1. I’ve heard that non-organic milk replacer, fed to calves, often contains cattle and hog blood. Is this allowed in organic production? Published: March 04, 2009
2. Should I add molasses to the soil? Published: March 02, 2009
3. Does being certified organic allow for unique marketing options? Published: January 22, 2009
4. I’m an organic dairy farmer. What can I use for fly control in the barn and in the milk house? Published: January 17, 2009
5. I have a small dairy herd, milking about 30 cows. It is a pasture system and I don’t raise any row crops. Do I have to get my pastures certified in order to sell organic milk? Published: October 29, 2008
6. Am I allowed to vaccinate livestock against diseases and still qualify as certified organic? Published: October 29, 2008
7. I'm a certified organic livestock farmer and wonder about animal bedding. I have heard that using pressure treated lumber and buying non-certified organic wood chips or sawdust for bedding could disqualify you. Is this true? Published: October 29, 2008
8. Is the feed that is fed to organic livestock and poultry "vegetarian" feed? Published: October 29, 2008
9. With Avian Influenza becoming an increasingly serious issue in the poultry industry, what can organic poultry producers and their certifying agents do to help recognize and prevent the spread of this disease? Published: October 29, 2008
10. Can I use homeopathic treatments to treat my organic livestock? Published: October 29, 2008
11. Can I sell an organic dairy animal as slaughter stock? Published: October 29, 2008
12. Is there a source for organic pullets? Published: October 29, 2008
13. Where can I find information about housing for swine and poultry that meets organic rules and regulations? Published: October 29, 2008
14. Can wool be certified organic? Published: October 29, 2008
15. Does a feed mill producing organic feed need to be certified? Published: October 29, 2008
16. My slaughter house is considering getting organic certification. What issues should they be concerned about? Published: October 29, 2008
17. What are the differences between organic and non-organic beef production? Published: October 29, 2008
18. How long do I have to wait before my farm's fields can be certified organic? Published: October 29, 2008
19. May I use rhizobial inoculants for legume seeds on my certified organic farm? Published: October 29, 2008
20. I have a certified organic farm. Do annual transplants have to be organic? What about planting stock like garlic, sweet potato slips, or potato tubers? What about strawberry plants? Published: October 29, 2008
21. What are the organic certification requirements for the production of potted herbs, annuals and perennials for resale? Published: October 29, 2008
22. Can treated wood be used for fence posts, trellis systems, etc. in organic production? Published: October 29, 2008
23. Can reclaimed water be used for irrigation on organic farms? Published: October 29, 2008
24. My certifying agent instructed me to keep "monitoring records" of water quality on my organic farm. I irrigate some fields using river water. What kinds of records should I be keeping? Published: October 29, 2008
25. I operate a certified organic farm and I wish to purchase compost from a commercial compost operation. Does this compost have to be certified organic? Published: October 29, 2008
26. Must manure used to fertilize organic crops come from an organic source, that is from animals that have been raised organically? Published: October 29, 2008
27. How should producers and growers become familiar with the intricacies of the NOP regulation? Published: October 27, 2008
28. For how long is my organic certificate valid? Published: October 27, 2008
29. Who may use the “USDA Organic” seal? Published: October 27, 2008
30. Who is responsible for enforcement of the National Organic Program and how do compliance actions proceed? Published: October 27, 2008

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