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O.C.I.A logo. The Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) is a member-owned, non-profit organization, which provides research, education and certification services to organic growers, processors and handlers around the world. OCIA certifies and verifies farm, livestock, processor/handlers, broker-traders, Community Grower Groups (CGGs), and ...
Gerritsen co-founded the Slow Food Aroostook and he is also known as the co-founder of the local chapter of the Organic Crop Improvement Association. In November 2011, the Utne Reader named Gerritsen an "Organic Food Champion" and one of the magazine's "world visionaries" for that year.
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (Title 21 of Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, codified at 7 U.S.C. ch. 94, 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.) authorizes a National Organic Program (NOP) to be administered by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The program is based on federal regulations that define ...
An organic garden on a school campus. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organic gardening and farming: . Organic farming – alternative agricultural system that relies on fertilizers of organic origin such as compost, manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. The Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA), formerly known as the International Crop Improvement Association, is a trade organization based in the United States. Founded in 1919, its function is to develop and promote certified varieties of seed for agricultural use.
Organic Crop Improvement Association; Organic Foods Production Act of 1990; Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association; P. Pomona College Organic Farm; R.
Texas produces more cotton than any other state in the United States. [32] With eight production regions around Texas, and only four geographic regions, it is the state's leading cash crop. [ citation needed ] Texas produces approximately 25% of the country's cotton crop on more than 6 million acres, the equivalent of over 9,000 square miles ...
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