Organic Inputs

Composted manures offer yield and disease resistance benefits, Research Bried #45, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin

"Composted manures offer promise as beneficial soil amendments for vegetable growers. New research results show that composted manures can increase vegetable yield, influence crop diseases, and bring about changes in soil microbial life"

"Certified organic certified seed", SANET post from Mary-Howell, September 25, 2001

"There is no doubt that we need to work toward the goal of developing the capacity for producing organic seed for the organic community. But this needs incentive and commitment - and money, with an appropriate phase in period that may need to be regionally flexible and understanding of the all the different realities of 'commercial availability'."

Going Green in the Garden
Organic Treatments for Pests And Diseases Gain Ground In the Marketplace: A Guide to What Works, By Adrian Higgins, Washington Post Staff Writer, Thursday, May 10, 2001; Page H01

Concerned about the health of his staff, Mitch Baker pulled virtually all the chemical pesticides from the shelves of his two Bethesda nurseries last spring. Baker, vice president of American Plant Food, said he was bracing for the economic loss that would come from denying longtime customers the insecticides, fungicides and weedkillers that had become part and parcel of the bittersweet gardening experience.

Long-term Fertilization Trial Darmstadt (Germany) with new, extended web pages

There is only a very small number of long-term trials under organic farming conditions throughout the world, although long-term soil fertility is a key issue in organic farming. One of those trials has been started in 1980 at the Institute for Biodynamic Research in Darmstadt (Germany) and compares different types and intensities of farmyard manure and mineral fertilization. Two decades of research resulted in more than 60 scientific publications.

Use of Rotenon(e) in Organic Agriculture: FiBL Statement