[USCC] NOSB recommendations: Compost, Vermicompost, Processed Manures, Compost Teas

[Steve Diver]

The "big four" soil and crop amendment inputs that have been
waiting in que for upgraded NOP (USDA National Organic
Program) standards -- Compost, Vermicompost, Processed
Manures, and Compost Teas -- are listed on the agenda for
the upcoming NOSB meetings on October 17-19, 2006.


National Organic Standards Board Agenda
October 17-19, 2006
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nosb/meetings/10_06agenda.html


See the 23-page PDF download for the recommendations
for these four soil amendment inmputs under under the
Crops Committe

Recommendations for Compost, Vermicompost, Dehydrated
Manure and Compost Tea
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nosb/cropcommRMR/recommendations/
Oct2006MeetingRecs/CC-FNLCombinedCompostGuidance091306.pdf

Alternate URL: http://tinyurl.com/f7zfw


The first three pages contain a synopsis of the NOP standards
and background to formation of the NOSB Compost Task Force
and the NOSB Compost Tea Task Force.

The remaining part of the document contain the two task
force reports.

Regards,
Steve Diver