Story: Organic farming
Page 5 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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BioGro New Zealand – FAQs about organic farming
This BioGro web page answers frequently asked questions about organic farming in New Zealand.
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The Biological Husbandry Unit (BHU)
The site of the Biological Husbandry Unit at Lincoln University includes cultural notes and a calendar for small-scale organic vegetable growing in Canterbury.
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Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment
From CSAFE’s home page you can download a report on ‘The state of the organic sector in New Zealand, 2007’.
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Organic farming in New Zealand
This 1997 report, published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, was written by Caroline Saunders, Jon Manhire, Hugh Campbell and John Fairweather. It evaluates the current state of organics, its future, and research needs.
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Organic production
On the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry website, this page links to MAF reports on organic production in New Zealand.
More suggestions and sources
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Fisk, Trisha. Practical organics for New Zealand farmers. Auckland: Reed, 2003.
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Teulon, David A. J., and others. Plant protection in organic arable and vegetable crops: a grower’s resource. Christchurch: New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research, 2005.
