Certified Organic Fence Posts

Actual certification costs or fees.

Certified organic fence posts.

Both are acceptable alternatives to treated wooden posts. Ask your certifier if he or she has an allowance for this practice for new construction you will need to use non treated wood. Our organic certified plastic posts are made from recycled blended polypropylene. Certified organic farmer meeting place pastures cornwall vt.

Signs shall be posted within five 5 days of the date of this order with lettering legible from a distance of at least 25 feet which states caution. Examples of lumber in contact with livestock in an organic livestock production area include. Stakes or posts placed in soil to indicate rows or identify boundaries next to crops. If your operation is not located in the u s see our international trade page to learn about your options for organic certification.

The fence shall be constructed according to the specifications attached as appendix d. Baseboards in high tunnels in contact with soil with crops grown in soil. Backed by a 20 year limited warranty these posts won t rot rust or crack. To maintain organic certification your certified organic farm or business will go through an annual review and inspection process.

Trellis posts including end posts and posts within a row line posts. Organic farm fencing pro fence offers untreated cedar wooden posts and galvanized metal posts as an acceptable option for organic farming. For fence posts certifiers will usually accept an electric wire polytape etc as a barrier to prevent animals from coming in contact with the treated wood. Nrcs can also help producers impellent livestock watering facilities and pipelines windbreak planting silvo pasture and livestock shelter structures composting facilities and waste management plants to meet usda organic requirements and protect soil and water quality from animal.

And unlike organisations like the catholics who have a supreme authority to define truth criteria for organic certification are left to a large extent to the local authorities to determine. Contact pro fence for details. Oeffa organic certification fact sheet reated lumber is not allowed for new construction or replacement repair on certified organic farms. The fence shall be installed within five 5 days of the date of this order.