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Organic Poultry
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The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) has created a Farmer Transition Hotline - 1-888-551-4769. This is a new toll-free hotline established for Midwest producers interested in making the transition to organic production. The purpose of the Hotline is to give farmers the chance to get clear answers to their questions about organic production and marketing 'From planting and cultivating crops, to livestock production, to marketing and final sale of the organic product.' The Hotline will be staffed by long-time organic farmer, trainer and certifier, Harriet Behar, of Gays Mills, Wisconsin.


 

 

LINKS OF INTEREST

Directory of Minnesota Organic Farms - farms can be listed by county, last name of producer, or by product produced (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Minnesota Organic Farmers' Information Exchange (MOFIE) HTML


- International -

Factors Affecting International Demand and Trade in Organic Food Products (ERS, USDA) PDF

Label Rouge: Pasture-based Poultry Production in France (ATTRA) PDF

Organic Agriculture Worldwide 2002 - Statistics and Future Prospects (in German and English) PDF

Organic Farming Research in Europe (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) HTML


- National -

Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World? (American Council on Science and Health, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1996) HTML

National Organic Program (AMS/USDA) HTML

Recent Growth Patterns in the U.S. Organic Foods Market (USDA/Economic Research Service) PDF

U.S. and Global Organic Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Production: Implications of International Trade (USDA/FAS) HTML

Using the Claim "Certified Organic By ...." on Meat and Poultry Product Labeling (FSIS: Food Safety and Inspection Services, USDA) HTML

A Vision for Organic Growth - and a Welcome to Incoming USDA Secretary Mike Johanns – (The New Farm, Jan. 7, 2005) - In his open letter to Ag Secretary Johanns, who was confirmed on Jan. 6, National Organic Standards Board member Jim Riddle outlines the Organic Program priorities Johanns needs to put at the top of his list. HTML


- Minnesota -

Directory of Minnesota Organic Farms (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) - farms can be listed by county, last name of producer, or by product produced HTML

Minnesota Organic Farmers' Information Exchange (MOFIE) HTML

University of Minnesota Organic Ecology HTML

Greenbook '99 - A Decade of Tools (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2000: Marketing Sustainable Agriculture (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2001: Sustaining Agricultural Landscapes (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2002: Sustaining People, Land and Communities (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2003: Caring for the Land (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2004: Sustainable Energy from Agriculture (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2005: The Next Generation of Sustainable Agriculture Farmers (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2006: Sustainable Agriculture (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

Greenbook 2007: Hands of Change (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML


- General information -

Arsenic in Poultry Litter: Organic Regulations (ATTRA) PDF

Poultry: Equipment for Alternative Production (ATTRA) PDF

Organic Poultry Production (Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, UK) PDF

Selecting Organic Poultry Breeds (Cyber-Help for Organic Farmers) HTML



PRODUCTION PRACTICES

Organic Meat and Poultry Processing Basics: Why Consider Organic? (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) PDF


- Nutrition -

Protein Supply for Organic Poultry: Options and Shortcomings (Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming) PDF

Organic Poultry Production: Providing Adequate Methionine (ATTRA) PDF


- Health issues -

Parasite Management for Natural and Organic Poultry: Coccidiosis (ATTRA) PDF


- Pasture production -

Alternative Poultry Production Systems and Outdoor Access (ATTRA) PDF

Poultry Perspectives, Fall 2003 (University of Maryland) PDF
  - Alternative poultry production - by Nathaniel Tablante
  - Raising antibiotic-free poultry - by Jeff Wilson
  - Disease risks associated with raising free-range poultry - by Michael Darre

Poultry Genetics for Pastured Production (ATTRA) PDF

Profitable Poultry: Raising Birds on Pasture (SAN: Sustainable Agriculture Network) HTML

Raising Organic Pasture Poultry (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Canada) PDF / HTML


- Poultry meat production -

Label Rouge: Pasture-based Poultry Production in France (ATTRA) PDF

Organic Poultry - Meat Birds (Maritime Certified Organic Growers, Nova Scotia) PDF


- Egg production-

Comparing Alternative Laying Hen Breeds (Sustainable Agriculture & IPM Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture) PDF

Organic Poultry - Eggs (Maritime Certified Organic Growers, Nova Scotia) PDF


CERTIFYING AGENCIES

Indiana Certified Organic, Inc.
8364 S SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
Tel: 317-539-4317
Fax: 317-539-4317
Email: icoinfo@earthlink.net

Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA)
PO Box 344
Viroqua, WI 54665
Telephone: 608-637-2526
Email: mosa@mosaorganic.org

Oregon Tilth Inc.
470 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
Telephone: 503-378-0690 / Fax: 503-378-0809
Email: organic@tilth.org


RESOURCES

Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) HTML

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC; USDA National Ag Library) HTML

Organic Food Production (AFSIC; USDA National Ag Library) HTML

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) HTML

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (University of Wisconsin-Madison) HTML

Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program (Minnesota Department of Agriculture) HTML

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) HTML

Land Stewardship Project (LSP) HTML

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Iowa State University) HTML

Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services (MOSES) HTML

Midwest Organic Resource Directory (MOSES, 7th Edition, 2007) PDF / HTML

Minnesota Institute of Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) HTML

National Database of Projects (SARE) HTML

National Organic Program (AMS, USDA) HTML

New Ag Network (consortium led by Michigan State University) HTML

North Central Region (NCR) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program HTML

Organic.org HTML

Organic Ag Info - Organic Agriculture Consortium (OAC)/Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research (SCOAR) HTML

Organic Agriculture (USDA, ERS) HTML

Organic Agriculture - Research and Education (Iowa State University) HTML

Organic Ecology (University of Minnesota) HTML

Organic Farmers' Agency for Relationship Marketing (OFARM) HTML

Organic Farming Research in Europe (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) HTML

Organic Farming Research Foundation (Santa Cruz, CA) HTML

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) HTML

Organic Volunteers - National network of organic volunteer, apprenticeship and internship opportunities HTML

Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) HTML

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (Michigan State University) HTML

Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota (SFA) HTML

Wholesome Harvest - An organic meat farmer coalition HTML

 

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