Guides Assist Farmers Who Are Transitioning to Organic; Selling to Processors
ALBANY, NY (06/22/2009)(readMedia)-- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today announced the availability of organic production guides for growers of certain vegetable crops. The new guides provide information for farmers on how to grow organic carrots, peas, snap beans, and cucurbits, which includes winter squash and cucumbers, for the processing sector.
"There is a growing interest from food processors here in New York State to procure local and organically grown vegetables," the Commissioner said. "We also have farmers who are seeking to transition to organic production and are in need of specific information on how to grow certain crops. These production guides were developed in response to both of those desires and are the first in what we hope will be a series of useful and practical production guides for those seeking to transition into organic."
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