New organic production systems
The development of organic milk production systems
... two systems were based at the IGER Ty Gwyn farm in West Wales, with the Holstein-Friesian dairy herd in each system managed on a land area of ...of new crops and plant mixtures was evaluated, including ...
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Organic pig production in free range systems
... the organic regulations to have the sows on pasture for at least 150 days during summertime and a number of conventional farmers had positive experiences with keeping their sow herds outdoors all year round, the ...
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Towards animal oriented rearing methods in organic production systems
... suckling systems” In the summer of 2002 dairy farmer Jan Vrolijk started with a new method to rear the calves he wanted to keep to replace his dairy ...the new rearing method fitted in very well with ...
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Evaluation of cover crops in reduced tillage systems for organic production
... for organic growers across the ...a new oat/alfalfa–alfalfa–rye/soybean–oat/alfalfa rotation to continue examination of soil quality and crop performance under this new ...from organic no-till ...
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Maize Cultivar Performance under Diverse Organic Production Systems
... to New Mexico and New York were not found in any of the highest-yield- ing hybrids in their home environments; rather, each of these inbreds contributed to some of the highest-perform- ing hybrids across ...
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New challenges to improve organic bread wheat production in Europe
... total organic area in the EU-27 had an annual average growth rate of nearly 15% from 1998 to 2006 with winter wheat being the most important cereal ...in organic farming is around 30% to 70% of yield of ...
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Organic certification systems and farmers' livelihoods in New Zealand
... the New Zealand context for the following reasons. In New Zealand, the organic farms are often far apart and have very different production systems, so that marketing in groups with ...
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Attitudes Towards Conversion To Organic Production Systems: A Study Of Farmers In England
... of organic farming on the attitudes of farmers, more generally, towards taking up the ...the organic premium from conventional prices, may have shifted the emphasis from a set of “old” motives, concerned ...
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Innovations in Organic Food Systems for Sustainable Production and Enhanced Ecosystem Services
... keep organic farming locally tuned for sustainability and adaptable to changing economic, social and ecological ...47 organic farmers in Austria and 72 organic/agroecology farmers in Cuba in 2007 and ...
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Precision dairy technologies for organic and low-input dairy production systems
... National Organic Program pasture rule (USDA-NOP, 2017), which requires organic dairy cattle to graze for at least 120 d and receive 30% of their daily DMI from ...to new paddocks every 2 d based on ...
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New strawberry genotypes tested for organic production on a Verticillium infested site
... MATERIAL AND METHODS Nineteen advanced breeding clones (Table 1) were selected within five years (2004–2008) of seedling evaluation in a previous screening at the experimen- tal field at JKI. The selection was based on ...
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Three new systems for recycling of urban organic waste to agriculture
... composting of the residues. The AIKAN-plant (figure 3) consisting of 15 high-tech centralised combined biogas production- and composting units has been established near Holbæk by the composting firm Solum Ltd. in ...
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Biomass production in new sustainable multipurpose cropping systems
... For the crops in Table 8, the highest energy input is inor- ganic nitrogen fertiliser. Annual crops need about twice as much fertiliser as the perennial crops, so it is not sur- prising that the annuals rye and rape show ...
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Optimising production systems for organic pig production (OF0169)
... daily organic matter ...in organic pig production, a ‘Feed Handbook’ (publication C3) was compiled, printed and made available to UK organic ...
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Organic Production Systems Permitted Substances Lists
... The CANADIAN GENERAL STANDARDS BOARD (CGSB), under whose auspices this National Standard of Canada has been developed is a government agency within Public Works and Government Services Canada. CGSB is engaged in the ...
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Comparison of Production Costs and Resource Use for Organic and Conventional Production Systems
... for Organic and Conventional Production Table 6 reports the resource use for each crop and ...both systems for all vegetable and fruit crops, pro- cessing tomatoes, and ...the organic system ...
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HACCP based quality assurance systems for organic food production systems
... • limits on heavy metals in compost It is important, therefore that in determining the scope of the HACCP in the Terms of Reference, that careful consideration is given to both food safety and quality attributes. These ...
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Animal health in organic livestock production systems: a review
... Hardeng, F. Mastitis, ketosis, and milk fever in 31 organic and 93 conventional Norwegian dairy herds. Larsen, S.A Odegaard & T. Comparison of homeopathy, placebo and antibiotic trea[r] ...
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Energy Utilization in Crop and Dairy Production in Organic and Conventional Livestock Production Systems
... the farm level is that lower yields per hectare might have to be compensated for by less cash crop production or by increased feed purchases. This again might h[r] ...
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FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION
... following systems: Overhead sprinklers such as impact, micro-sprinklers, or ...greenhouse systems) used for pesticide application to a public water system unless the pesticide label prescribed safety ...
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