Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30
AGPR33A
Module 33A: Organic Crop Production - Fundamentals (Optional)
Outcome
Explore the
fundamentals of organic
crop production.
Indicators
| (a) | Discuss how organic farming differs from conventional farming (e.g., green manure usage, manipulation of seeding dates and seeding rates, strategic tillage for weed control, types of organic fertilizers that can be used and strategic usage of crop rotation to control insects, weeds and diseases). |
| (b) | Explore the advantages and disadvantages of organic crop farming. |
| (c) | Compare organic biodynamic farming. |
| (d) | Describe how organic crop farming principles can be used in conventional operations. |
| (e) | Outline the steps to become a certified organic crop producer. |
| (f) | Explain the significance of, and the organizations (e.g., Ecocert, Pro-cert or TransCanada Organic [TCO]) involved in, organic certification. |
| (g) | Investigate ways to utilize livestock to replace synthetic compounds (e.g., manure instead of chemical fertilizers and grazing as weed control instead of herbicides). |
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