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SECTION 13 
ORGANIC PRODUCTION PRACTICES 
1. In 2014, did this operation use any of the following practices for organic agricultural production: 
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 
e. 
f. 
g. 
h. 
i 
j 
k. 
I 
m 
Biological pest management? 
Apply or release beneficial organisms (insects, nematodes, fungi) to manage 
pests? 
701 
702 
□ 
□ 
Yes 
Yes 
□ 
□ 
No 
No 
Maintain a beneficial insect or vertebrate habitat for the specific purpose of 
managing or reducing the spread of pests or disease? 
703 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Plan planting locations to avoid cross infestation of pests in order to manage or 
reduce the spread of pests? 
704 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Choose a crop variety because of specific resistance to certain pests for the 
specific purpose of managing or reducing the spread of pests on this operation? . . 
705 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Plant crops at a specific time to avoid cross contamination from other pollen 
or weeds? 
706 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Produce or use organic mulch/compost? 
707 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Green or animal manures? 
70S 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
No-till or minimum till cropping practices? 
709 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Maintain buffer strips or border rows to isolate organic products from 
non-organic crops or land or take a buffer harvest? 
710 
n 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Use water management practices such as irrigation scheduling, controlled 
drainage, or structures for water control? 
711 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Free range livestock production? 
712 
□ 
Yes 
□ 
No 
Rotational grazing? 
713 
n 
Yes 
□ 
No 
21804125 
2012 Census of Agriculture Appendix B B-15 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
