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- From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 10:08:08 -0600
There are differences of opinion on what
standards GAP uses. Primus Labs is one of the largest, if not the largest GAP
certifier, operating out of the Salinas Valley, CA. I attended a workshop
headed up by their folks a month ago. My recollection is that they were not
comfortable with any use of manure, aged or not. However, keep in mind that
these are certifiers, not lawyers or regulators. I’m not aware of any law
regarding use of manure, other than organic certification. That may soon
change, and if you participate in USDA programs, the issue may be moot. But if
you are not required by your market to use GAP, you may not need to comply with
any of them. However, you may not want to risk liability if your customer gets
the flu. It’s a social issue, not an ag issue. Bill From:
market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of KAKerby AT aol.com Regarding the statement below about
manure-to-harvest intervals, I'd be curious to know how many folks on this list
have attended GAP training, and/or how many people are putting GAP into
use. When I attended an intro session here last month, the recommendation
is now 210 days between application of manure and harvest of ANYTHING - roots,
leaves, fruits, whatever. That sure set us back. We decided that
knowing the new guidelines, we couldn't in good conscience expand into a field
that would clearly fall between the old 125-day and new 210-day withdrawal
period. One whole field of production - removed from consideration in
2010. Anyone else weighing those options? Frog Chorus Farm In a message dated 3/2/2010 7:07:40 A.M.
Pacific Standard Time, organic87 AT frontiernet.net writes:
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Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training,
KAKerby, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, William H Shoemaker, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Garth & Kim Travis, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Road's End Farm, 03/02/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training,
KAKerby, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Garth & Kim Travis, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, David Inglis, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Ryan Platte, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Road's End Farm, 03/03/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training,
KAKerby, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Garth & Kim Travis, 03/02/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] manures/GAP training, Road's End Farm, 03/03/2010
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