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| PRODUCTS & PRACTICES | |
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| Question | Answer |
| List what you intend to sell through NFC. (if applicable) (e.g. meats, grains, jellies, crafts; also note if you have any heritage breeds) |
Oregon Spur Red Delicious, Blushing Golden, and Arkansas Black apples |
| Describe your farming, processing and/or crafting practices. (if applicable) | Do not process or sell "windfalls" due to contamination possibilities. |
| Describe your pest and disease management system. (if applicable) | Use a dormant spray of lime sulfur - 1 application onlyFor scab control a full bloom spray of Captan 50After apple set - 1 application of Diazinon 25 spray For coddling moth - 1 application of Diazinon 25 spray |
| Describe your herd health and productivity management. (if applicable) (i.e. do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids) |
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| Describe your feeding practices. (if applicable) (grass-fed only, free-range, feed-lot, etc.) |
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| Describe your soil and nutrient management. (if applicable) (Do you compost, use fertilizers, green manures or animal manures?) |
Foliar feeding of nitra calcium for apple sizing |
| Describe your water usage practices. (if applicable) (If you irrigate, describe how - e.g. deep well, surface water, etc., and explain how you conserve water or use best management practices. Describe how you are protecting your water source from contamination/erosion). |
Rain water only |
| Describe your conservation/land stewardship practices. (if applicable) (e.g., do you plant windbreaks, maintain grass waterways, riparian buffers, use green manures for wind erosion, plant habitats for birds, improve soil quality, etc.) |
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| Describe any additional information and/or sustainable practices about your operation that
would be helpful to a potential customer in understanding your farm or operation better. (e.g. if you are raising any heritage animals you might list breeds or list varieties of heirloom seeds. List the percentage of Nebraska ingredients in your processed items). |
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| List your food liability insurance coverage, both general and product-related, as well as any licenses and tests that you have available. (if applicable) | |
| ORGANIC PRODUCERS | |||
| List which products you are selling as organic. (if applicable) | |||
| List certifying agency's name and address: (if applicable) |
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| Certifying Agency's Phone: (if applicable) |
Certifying Agency's Fax: (if applicable) |
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| Do you have available for inspection a copy of your current organic certificate? (if applicable) | Yes No | ||
| I affirm that all statements made about my farm and products in this application are true, correct and complete and I have given a truthful representation of my operation, practices, and origin of products. I understand that if questions arise about my operation I may be inspected (unannounced) by NFC. If I stated my operation is organic, then I am complying with the National Organic Program and will provide upon request a copy of my certification. I have read all of NFC"s producer standards and fully understand and am willing to comply with them. | |||
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I agree
| Friday 10th of October 2008 | ||