Category FAQs Search : Fertigation Farming
Question: Can I Use this Fertilizer on My Organic Farm?
Answer: Organic farming relies primarily on the cycling of organic matter to maintain soil fertility. The
maxim to ‘feed the soil to feed the plant’ summarizes the organic approach. Compost, cover
crops, plant by-products, animal manure, and other biological materials form the bulk of what is
applied to organic fields for fertility. Organic farmers are also permitted to supplement the
addition of organic matter with the use of other natural products, such as mined minerals. The
US Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) rule [7 CFR 205] establishes
the standard for agricultural products that can be labeled as ‘organic.’ Most synthetic fertilizers
are prohibited by this standard [7 CFR 205.105(a)], with a few specific exceptions found on the
National List [7 CFR 205.601(j)].
(Source: , 01 Sep 2021)
Source Link: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_045863.pdf