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A Publication of ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service • 1-800-346-9140 • www.
attra.
ncat.
org
ATTRA—National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service
is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology
(NCAT) and is funded under a
grant from the United States
Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Business-Cooperative Service.
Visit the NCAT Web site (www.
ncat.
org/sarc_current.
php) for more information on our sustainable
agriculture projects.
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Contents
By Ann H.
Baier
NCAT Agriculture
Specialist
© 2008 NCAT
Organic Standards
for Crop Production
Highlights of the USDA’s National Organic Program Regulations
This collection of excerpts from the U.
S.
Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program provides
the reader with key standards relevant to organic crop production.
This publication should be used
together with excerpts for all certified organic operations, as well as with those for organic livestock
production and handling of organ
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