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<blockquote data-quote="RockFarmer" data-source="post: 378480" data-attributes="member: 6393"><p>It sure does. If you use a chemical, you have to wait three years before your field is organic again. Right now, if his field has been unused (no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides) for ten years, it can be organic immediately.</p><p></p><p>We are certified organic and got started with fields that had been neglected. It is an advantage over farmers transitioning from conventional agriculture. Do not put chemicals on the field!</p><p></p><p>Lime is fine for pH adjustment. So is wood ash, if it does not have construction waste as a component. Use manures like poultry litter or composted cow manure for N. Wood ash adds a large amount of K, which is great for our soils in New Hampshire. Otherwise, you will have to use sulfate of potash for K and that stuff is expensive.</p><p></p><p>Save receipts for all field and animal inputs. The receipts must say organic or be for inputs acceptable under the program. Go to the USDA site and read the National Organic Program for cattle and pasture. And contact your certifying agency before you put anything on the field that you are unsure of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockFarmer, post: 378480, member: 6393"] It sure does. If you use a chemical, you have to wait three years before your field is organic again. Right now, if his field has been unused (no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides) for ten years, it can be organic immediately. We are certified organic and got started with fields that had been neglected. It is an advantage over farmers transitioning from conventional agriculture. Do not put chemicals on the field! Lime is fine for pH adjustment. So is wood ash, if it does not have construction waste as a component. Use manures like poultry litter or composted cow manure for N. Wood ash adds a large amount of K, which is great for our soils in New Hampshire. Otherwise, you will have to use sulfate of potash for K and that stuff is expensive. Save receipts for all field and animal inputs. The receipts must say organic or be for inputs acceptable under the program. Go to the USDA site and read the National Organic Program for cattle and pasture. And contact your certifying agency before you put anything on the field that you are unsure of. [/QUOTE]
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