Seeds And Planting Stock
No.
Question
1
Are you using organically grown seed and annual planting stock for producing organic crops whenever equivalent varieties are commercially available?
2
If you are producing organic sprouts, is all the seed you are using for sprout production organic?
3
If you found it necessary to use seed or planting stock that was not organically grown, did you determine that these were NOT genetically engineered varieties?
4
If you found it necessary to use seed or planting stock that was not organically grown, did you determine that these were NOT treated with a prohibited substance?
5
Are you using only organically grown seedlings and transplants to produce organic crops?
6
If you are selling planting stock that will be used to produce an organic perennial crop, has the stock been organically managed for at least 12 months before it is labeled or otherwise represented as organic?