Do you have a third-party conservation plan addressing this area of concern? Yes No If yes, note the type of conservation plan below and attach a copy of your current plan as part of your organic system plan If no, identify which of the following practices you use on or adjacent to sites where organic or transitional crops are harvested to maintain or improve water quality in terms of pesticide contaminants. Agrichemical handling facility Heavy use area protection Seasonal till Alley cropping Integrated pest management Riparian forest buffer Contour buffer strips Irrigation water management Riparian herbaceous cover Contour farming Lined waterway or outlet Strip-cropping Filter strip Micro-irrigation Tailwater recovery Grassed waterway Pond Tree/Shrub establishment Other (please specify): Excessive Sediment in Surface Waters Are streams, shorelines, or irrigation channels (canals, ditches, etc.) on or adjacent to sites where Yes No organic or transitional crops are harvested? Are gullies present on or adjacent to sites where organic crops will be harvested? Yes No If you answered No to both of these questions skip to the end of this section
Do you have a third-party conservation plan addressing this area of concern? Yes No If yes, note the type of conservation plan below and attach a copy of your current plan as part of your organic system plan If no, identify which of the following practices you use on or adjacent to sites where organic or transitional crops are harvested to maintain or improve water quality in terms of pesticide contaminants. Agrichemical handling facility Alley cropping Contour buffer strips Contour farming Filter strip Grassed waterway Heavy use area protection Integrated pest management Irrigation water management Lined waterway or outlet Micro-irrigation Pond Seasonal till Riparian forest buffer Riparian herbaceous cover Strip-cropping Tailwater recovery Tree/Shrub establishment Other (please specify): Excessive Sediment in Surface Waters Are streams, shorelines, or irrigation channels (canals, ditches, etc.) on or adjacent to sites where organic or transitional crops are harvested? Yes No Are gullies present on or adjacent to sites where organic crops will be harvested? Yes No If you answered No to both of these questions skip to the end of this section