-'26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28, 2002
National Organic Standards: What Do They Mean In Pa. ?
(Continued from Page A 1)
Eberly processes about 20,000
game broilers per week and
»0(K) organic tnrkevs per year
pan of his poultry
ration.
Nov that the 1 SDA is allow
ust ol the (I SDA Organic)
i, v\ should see an inciease in
sales " he s,ud
beilv noted that the mvv
i idards should also help elhm
i e “fraudulent companies"
t seil meats under misleading
mic labels.
i’CO member David Fogarty -
nish has a mixed response to
_ new' regulations. He and his
e, Peggy, grow 35 different
, es of vegetables and run a
imunity-supported
iculture (CSA) op
tion on Scarecrow
.<< Farm near Ephra-
I think it’s positive
the customers be
,>e they want to be
ired they’re getting
tilied organic
d,” Fogarty -Harn
said.
J e also believes that
rules can benefit
illei operations
h as Scarecrow Hill
he degree that thev
me all piodueeis
>bide by the same
book.
from oui stand
. it, it's good be
se our competitors
fallowing the same
• s,” he said,
t the same time,
,arty-Harnish is
that the na-
ial standards have
ited some of the
■ dices organic
ners adhere to as a
Wilson
Elected
JORCROSS, Ga.
hael M. Wilson,
tsident and chief
niraling officer
< >0) of Agrium Inc.,
) elected chairman
he Potash & Phos
,->te Institute (PPI)
..■rd of Directors at a
cent meeting.
‘ Mike Wilson
mgs an impressive
iickground of
nievement and lead
i ship experience and
\ - certainly welcome
I > talents in this key
r iponsibility as chair
i an for the year
l ead," said Dr.
! ivid W. Dibb, PPI
I esident.
Wilson joined Agri
i n (formerly known
Cominco Fertil-
ts) in 2000 with
r >re than 25 years of
i anagement and ex
i utive management
t perience in the
c ernical industry. His
i >st recent position
fore coming to Agri-
■n was as executive
>ce president and
r esident, Methanol,
, »th Methanex Cor
, ration in Vancou-
4t Agrium, Mr.
ilson is responsible
North American
holesale (operations
J technical services,
>rketing and distrib
>.ng, and supply
■nagement), North
icrican retail.
matter of principle.
“Some things have been water
ed down to include lai ger farms,”
Fogartv-Harnish said. He point
ed out that Scarecrow Hill pro
duction standouts aie “actually
exceeding the i tiles.
‘Some small faimcis think the
name ‘omanii' was stolen fiom
them
\ccoidmg to P( O ccrtifiei
Sandoval, the increasing involve
ment of latgei companies m the
organic business should help vali
date the industry as a major pait
of the food system.
“We're hoping that consumers
will see that no matter where
they go, organic means the same
thing,” she said. “It's not just a
fad anymore.”
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