The size of an ideal organic farm varies depending on the specific goals and resources of the farmer. Typically, organic farms range from a few acres to several hundred acres in size. It is important to consider factors such as crop rotation, soil health, and biodiversity when determining the optimal size for an organic farm.
There are many farms in Kenya.We have the vast large scale farms,middle range farms and the small/plot farms. These variety of farms is found all over the country.Take the Coast province for instance.It has vast sisal and palm tree farms as well as the small peasant farms. In total,these farms are many and are registered under the Ministry of Lands.
All organic compounds can be burned.
Carbon is a common element found in all organic compounds.
all organic compounds contain carbon
Organic farms,from the soil!
by organic pesticides.
Approximately 2% of the total farms in the US are certified organic farms. Organic farming is a growing sector in the agriculture industry, but still represents a small portion of overall farm operations in the country.
Yes, the government funds organic farms differently than they do non-organic farms. Organic farms need to fulfill certain requirements and pass regular inspections through governmental organic agriculture-supportive programs. The eligibility and funding requirements reflect different cultivation requirements and marketing systems.
Organic farms, commercial farms, "factory" farms, grain farms, ranches, chicken farms, pig farms, dairy farms, beef farms, bison ranches, etc.
The National Organic Program database lists 114 certified organic operations based in Kentucky in 2010. About 10 of these are strictly organic processors; the rest are farms.
There are farms all over Israel that sell organic foods, and numerous places that deliver as well. For some useful information in both English and Hebrew, see the Related Links.
According to the USDA 2008 Organic Production Survey, there were 4.1 million acres of farms and ranches in organic production, comprised of 14,540 individual farms. They were counting only those farms that were certified organic or were exempt from certification because their sales were less than $5,000US annually.
Overall, yes. Eating organic is also important because, first, all the chemicals that are used in non-organics always seep into the water system and air. Also, they usually get on the food. Organic farms have even proved to be less harmful to the surrounding than other farms. Organic farms also have more sustainable practices. Check this blog out for for info, it has some useful information: http://pl-greenlife.blogspot.com/
Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe are places which have organic farms and practice organic farming. The locales and the procedures may vary by latitude. All of the above-mentioned places nevertheless shelter farms which emphasize local, natural, non-genetically modified, non-synthetic, on-site inputs and resources.
Rejection of genetically modified and lab-manufactured inputs and use of local and on-site resources are ways in which organic dairy farms differ from conventional farms. Conventional farms permit genetic alteration and synthetic treatments in all aspects of raising livestock for revenue from milk and milk-related products whereas organic farms do not admit anything into their procedures which involve genetic changes, non-local provenance, or synthetic make-up.
In 2007 there were 1,087 dairy farms, 128 organic vegetable farms and only three percent of the States workforce are involved in agriculture.