Industry Sector Grain
Farm Management
- Practices
- Standards
- Case Studies
Organic Grain - Is it for you? This course has been designed to give you a practical understanding of what you need to do to convert to your farming operation to organic and, facilitate the process of becoming certified. The course covers the following; What it means to grow organically The first steps in converting Different certifications and standards Common issues and how to address them Choosing a certifier The application process Developing an organic management plan (OMP) Organic cereal production Online Course (ID: FRTC0429) and Face-to-Face (ID: FRTC0305) courses set upon demand, contact us to reserve a place in your region. Online Price: $198 per person Availability: 24 hours, 7 days a ... Read more |
Grain - StandardsThis summary has been drawn from the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce. The National Standards a minimum standard for Australian certification bodies (CBs) and some CBs may use a ˜private standard™ that imposes additional requirements. Please check with your CB to ensure compliance.Requirements in this Standard are complementary and additional to other health, agricultural, environmental, food and production related regulatory requirements at Commonwealth, State, Territory and other relevant levels. This includes adherence to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals ... Read more |
Malcolm Loechel Malcolm and Sue Loechel and their children are BFA certified farmers who farm at Nildotie, in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.Malcolm was born in the district and has farmed there all his life. He says I™ve farmed for 35 years since I left school, but I was farming long before that too.The Murray Mallee soils are not easy to farm, organic or not, and Malcolm readily describes his country as fragile and marginal. He describes most of the 3,700 acres is like station country. About 1,000 acres of arable land forms an island if crop able land surrounded by lime stone plain. They have quite large area of native mallee and bush, ensuring several kilometers of protection from conventional farmers.The 400 acre home ... Read more |
Market Trade and Supply Chain
- Export
- Retail
Grain - Export Export Markets outside USA and JapanAt present all AQIS accredited certified organic produce is accepted for entry into the EU, based upon an equivalence arrangement between the EU and the Australian Government. For most categories of goods, specific certification arrangements are required for entry into the USA and Japan. The USDA operates the National Organic Program (NOP) and Japan operates the Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS).China has recently announced a requirement for Chinese certification, and most organic goods will need to ... Read more |
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The Market for Organic food The market for organic food continues to grow in response to rising environmental awareness and even in current economic downturn the industry is still growing, albeit at a lower rate ... Read more |
Farmers Markets Shocked by the poor quality of food available in US cities, I started the search for an edible piece of fruit.I first discovered farmers markets on a six-week research trip ... Read more |
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Grain - Features
New Australian Standard for organic products At last we have an organic standard with some real relevance to the domestic marketplace. It represents the culmination of ... Read more... |
Organic Grain in the current market Organic grain was the largest organic export from Australia until the recent drought conditions established across south Australia. Since that ... Read more... |
Conversion to Organic Grain - Research paper Extract from Els Wynen Conversion to organic grain farming in Australia, 11th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Adelaide, September 2003 In ... Read more... |
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