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Organic Farming

Organic farming is based upon management practices that work with the environment – fertilisers and chemicals are limited or excluded, soil health is carefully managed and suppression rather than elimination is favoured with weeds. As a result, there are strict guidelines to follow when running an organic enterprise.

Find out how to become an organic producer and how to manage organic crops, fruit and vegetables and livestock.

Organic pest and disease management

Managing downy mildew and powdery mildew in organic grapevines

How to deal with fruit fly and scale insects in citrus.

Find out how to organically manage internal parasites of sheep.

You can find out more about pests and diseases.

Green manures

An easy way to get healthy soil without resorting to chemicals is by growing green manures.

Find out which green manure you should grow.

Learn about green manures that are suitable for vegetable cropping

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