WASHINGTON (USDA) On Tuesday United States Agri culture Secretary Dan Glickman announced a new proposal for uniform and consistent national standards for organic food. “This is the most comprehen sive and strongest organic stan dard in the world,” said Glickman. “I believe that is ex actly what American consumers and organic farmers want.” Essentially, the proposal offers a national definition for El 30th ANNUAL SPRING SALE m jSEHOUBI ISENOUrI MARCH 6th To MARCH 25th, 2000 «™ 10% DISCOUNT SALE: HARDWARE - TOOLS - PAINTS - OIL - P!PEnrDNDS| IMMERGLIT BATTERIES - RED BRAND FENCING ■ WHEEL RARROWE - EXPRESS WAGONS - BRAND 32 in Fence Wire, 6 in Stay 39 in Fence Wire, 6 in Stay 47 in , 6 in Stay 47 in , 6 in Stay, Solid No 9 16 Ft Hog Panels 16 Ft Cattle Panels 12 Ga 4-Point Barbed Wire High Tensile Barbed Wire High Tensile Wire 2,000 Ft Rolls 4,000 Ft Rolls . 200 Ft Horse Wire Keep Safe Diamond Horse Wire, 165 Ft. Rolls . We Have Special Prices On Poly Wire If Tape. 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Paul Keller 610-589-2614 December 1997 organic pro posal. “We listened to consumers and organic farmers and closely followed the recommendations of the National Organic Stand ards Board to develop a national organic standard that is better than our original proposal,” Glickman said. “We believe these new standards fully meet consumer expectations and re flect current organic farming practices.” PI ible; Brown Mid-Rib Sorghum Blends for Intensive Grazing Kemal Festululolium Mega Green Sudangrass Hi Protein Corn Brassicas Forage Soybeans Forage Oats Ttiticale Cereal Rye Secretary Glickman also announced sev eral other steps the Administration is taking ro promote or ganic agriculture. President Clinton’s fiscal 2001 budget pro poses five million dol lars for research to develop improved or ganic production and processing methods, evaluate economic benefits to farmers, and develop new or ganic markets. Glickman said USDA will establish a pilot organic crop in surance program to help organic farmers better manage risk. He also announced that USDA and the Uni versity of California at Davis will conduct re search on organic pro duction and ways to enhance farmers’ abil ity to market organic fruits and vegetables. The proposed na tional standard and additional steps Secre tary Glickman an nounced this week will help stimulate one of the fastest growing sectors of American agriculture. USDA es- Itimates that the value of retail sales of or ganic foods in 1999 was approximately $6 billion. The number of or ganic farmers is in creasing about 12 percent per year and now stands at about 12,200 nationwide, most of them small scale producers. Fact sheets and other background ma terials on the proposed organic rule can be ac cessed on the web at www.ams.usda.gov/ nop. BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster
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