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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"certified organic"”.
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BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
Since the inception of the National Organic Program (NOP) housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the substantial growth of the organic food market has garnered both enthusiasm and criticism. While large farm operations and food companies boast a significant reduction in …
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BEYOND ORGANIC: DEFINING ALTERNATIVES TO USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
Since the inception of the National Organic Program (NOP) housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the substantial growth of the organic food market has garnered both enthusiasm and criticism. While large farm operations and food companies boast a significant reduction in …
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Testing USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Verified Project Labeled Foods for the Presence of Genetic Modifications
… the presence or absence of GMO markers in USDA Organic Certified and in Non-GMO Project food products. We investigated only corn or soy-based products that were purchased from many types of retailers. Our study was limited to products that contained a label for USDA organic certification and/or …
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Nematode Community Structure and Indicators of Biologically-Based Fertility: Influence of Management During Transition to Certified Organic Production
… in systems transitioning from conventional to organic production. The goal was to improve soil assessment and ultimately performance of organic production systems. Soil samples were collected from a trial with three transition pathways (pasture, row crop, and intensive vegetable production). …
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Assessing policy and institutional change's influence on alternative agriculture in Zimbabwe since 1980
… from the second study show that NGOs are using certified organic agriculture, a form of alternative agriculture to facilitate community development. They are targeting poor vulnerable communities and facilitate training in organic farming, research, market linkages, create awareness, advocate …
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Examining the spatial influences of natural capital in the Australian agricultural landscape
… 1) the spatial influences on the adoption of certified organic farming (which is used as a proxy indicator of natural capital conservation technologies) at a regional level in Australia using agricultural census data from 2010/11 and 2015/16; 2) the association between the presence of …
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Food Supply Chains and Food-Miles: An Analysis for Selected Conventional, Non-local Organic and Other-Alternative Foods Sold in Missoula, Montana
… distribution and by a more transparent market. Certified organic foods began as an alternative to conventional foods. However, certified organic foods have increasingly been criticized for adopting similar business practices as the conventional system and thus travel the same lengths, if not …
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Food Supply Chains and Food-Miles: An Analysis for Selected Conventional, Non-local Organic and Other-Alternative Foods Sold in Missoula, Montana
… distribution and by a more transparent market. Certified organic foods began as an alternative to conventional foods. However, certified organic foods have increasingly been criticized for adopting similar business practices as the conventional system and thus travel the same lengths, if not …
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Fruit cluster pruning impacts on yield and quality of three tomato cultivars in an organic high tunnel system
… space within a high tunnel is well-suited to organic farming and can be used to grow many specialty crops. Fruit load management is practiced in tree fruit production (e.g. apples and peaches), but there is little consensus concerning the effectiveness of fruit cluster pruning on tomato …
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Three essays analyzing the role of social capital on individual and firm decision making
… 1: <em>Are Local Market Relationships Trumping Organic Certification? The Case of Small and Medium Fruit and Vegetable Farmers</em>. This article investigates how an organic fruit and vegetable farmer’s choice to use direct-to-consumer market channels impacts his/her decision to be certified …
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Adopting Organic Agriculture in British Columbia as an Established Pathway to Regenerative Agriculture
Organic agriculture is increasingly touted as an ecologically superior farming method, and as such, a pathway towards regenerative agriculture. This study is situated in British Columbia, where demand for organic produce continues to grow, yet local adoption of organic agriculture remains limited. …
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Quantifying the effects of fertilizer type, source, and concentration on the post-production growth of containerized culinary herbs
… into 11.4 cm-diameter containers filled with certified organic substrate and irrigated with solutions containing 100, 200, or 300 mg∙L–1 N from a conventional or organic water-soluble fertilizer (WSF); or were transplanted into the same organic substrate amended with 0.25, 0.5 or 0.75 kg N∙m …
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Understanding Organic Prices: An Analysis of Organic Price Risk and Premiums
Organic food products are produced without synthetic chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers. Food grown in organic systems that are certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture command a price premium, whether it is direct to consumer via farmers markets or …
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Groundcover Management System and Nutrient Source Impact Physical Soil Quality Indicators in an Organically Managed Apple Orchard
… soil physical condition of a newly established, organically managed apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) orchard. Annual applications of municipal green compost (GC), shredded office paper (SP), wood chips (WC), and mow-blow (MB) grass mulch were utilized as GMS, and NS supplied to trees were from …
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Allyl isothiocyanate reduces Salmonella enterica Michigan and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of whole cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.)
… contamination on cantaloupe surfaces for certified organic production.
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Is organic beekeeping possible? A multi-year study of pesticide contamination and landscape effects in the Northeast US
… health. A potential mitigation strategy is organic management, but formal apiculture standards have not been adopted. Draft guidelines require up to a 6.4 km pesticide-free foraging zone for certified colonies, which is more land than is likely to be available surrounding most apiaries. …
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Comparative analysis of antioxidant properties, quality attributes and yield of organically and conventionally grown melons (Cucumis melo L.) and tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
… food choices is one of the driving forces of the organic industry. Organically grown fruits and vegetables are perceived to be more nutritious than those that are produced under conventional production system. Comparison studies on selected fruit and vegetable crops have been carried out to …
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Understanding women's perspectives and experience in sustainable agrifood systems in the Mid-South region of the United States
… rates of sustainable practices like USDA-certified organic farming. This presents a conundrum, as scholarship suggests women farmers often favor sustainable methods due to family and community nutrition motivations. Women characteristically manage smaller landholdings, rely on lower-input …
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USING ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES TO ASSESS THE ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTER OF CITRUS ESSENTIAL OIL
… claims stating reductions in sugar and salt, organic certified, organic compliant, and all natural; moreover the ingredients used in flavors must meet these label claims as well. More often than not, the challenge in using ingredients that follow these requirements is the pricing, the sourcing …