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| USDA: Organic Farming
United States Department of Agriculture.
This 1980 Report and Recommendations on Organic Farming summarizes findings of a comprehensive study and assessment of organic farming in the United States and Europe. |
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| How to Go Organic - Resource for Organic Transitioning
Organic Trade Association
Pathway to Organic offers a wealth of information for farmers and processors transitioning to organic production. Features searchable North American Organic Directory and guides to key organic resources by region and by sector. |
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| Organic Roots
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Search Organic Agriculture Information Access (Organic Roots), an electronic collection of historic USDA publications related to organic agriculture. Contains almost 200 documents published before 1942 (before synthetic chemicals became widely used) that contain data that are still very pertinent for today's agriculture. |
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| OrganicAgInfo
Organic Agriculture Consortium. Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research.
Review "scientifically-based or practically validated information about organic agriculture." Search or browse by commodity, region, subject or other identifying term. Learn about organic crop and livestock production, certification requirements, transition strategies, farmer experiences, economic data, research results and more. |
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| Data Sets: Organic Production
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Data, presented in 57 tables, show the change in U.S. organic acreage and livestock numbers from 1992 to 2006. |
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| Cyber-Help for Organic Farmers
Canadian Organic Growers; Certified Organic Assocations of British Columbia.
Works to facilitate organic food production in Canada and increase farmer access to electronic information. A "Learning" section focuses on organic crop and livestock production, production systems, marketing, certification, soil testing and animal welfare. Offers access to full text news articles and a database of seed sources for Canadian growers. |
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