Standards Practice Level 3

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A farm grows a mix of CNG produce and conventional sweet potatoes for their CSA and farm stand. What steps should the farmer take to ensure they’re not representing their conventional sweet potatoes as CNG?

What are the feed requirements for CNG livestock farmers? (select all that apply) All feed must be:

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Gluten free

GMO-free

Soy free

Grown according to CNG standards (without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, etc.)

Organically certified

Not treated with post-harvest fungicides

Free from medications and non-approved synthetic supplements

What does a CNG grower need to document if they purchased conventional tulip bulbs?

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Nothing. Conventional bulbs are not allowed in CNG

How much the conventional bulbs cost compared to organic bulbs

Nothing. There's a variance for conventional tulip bulbs under CNG flower standards

Which three suppliers they consulted while searching for organic tulip bulbs

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A CNG farmer purchased land from another farmer. The greenhouse on the property was built with pressure-treated posts. Can the farmer use the greenhouse to produce CNG crops?

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Yes, but only if they replace the posts with untreated posts

Yes, but only if crops are grown on tables or hanging, and not in contact with the soil

No. The soil around the treated posts is contaminated and cannot be used for CNG crops

Yes. Treated posts in pre-existing structures are grandfathered in

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A CNG farmer growing produce says they include their livestock manure in their on-farm compost. What follow up questions would you ask to determine if it was fully composted, or whether instead they should be observing the 90/120 manure rule? (check all that apply)

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Did they establish an initial C:N ratio of between 25:1 and 40:1 in the pile?

Did they maintain a temperature of between 131 F and 170 F?

For how many days did they maintain their target temperature?

What type of system did they use? (i.e. static, aerated pile, or windrow system)

What type of livestock do they have?

Does it look like it’s finished composting?

You’re inspecting a fellow CNG farmer. They tell you they buy all of their seeds at Johnny’s. What would your followup questions be? (short answer)

A CNG farmer wants to start buying pig feed from her neighbor who grows non-GMO corn and soy. What should she ask her neighbor about his production practices?

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Does he use conventional fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides?

Does he treat the feed with post-harvest fungicides?

Does he add any medications or supplements to the feed?

All of the above

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Sprout growers must buy only certified organic or CNG certified seeds.

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True

False

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A CNG flower farmer plants conventional lisianthus plugs this spring. Can she sell her lisianthus as CNG in her bouquets with the rest of her flowers this summer at the market?

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No, they must be labeled as non-CNG this year

Yes

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A CNG farmer you are inspecting accidentally used potting mix with a synthetic wetting agent this season. What corrective actions and followups are necessary? (select all that apply)

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The farmer will lose their certification and need to reapply after the next calendar year

The farmer should use the rest of the potting mix and then buy an OMRI-listed mix next year

The farmer needs to discontinue use of the potting mix immediately

No corrective action is necessary

The violation and planned corrective action should be noted in the inspection report

The farmer should make a plan with the inspector to source a compliant potting mix

When purchasing compost that is not OMRI-listed, what do CNG farmers need to verify with their compost supplier?

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That the compost is free from prohibited additives (biosolids, synthetic fertilizers, wetting agents, etc.)

That all of materials (manure, straw, food scraps) that went into the compost were organic or CNG

That the compost was produced according to CNG compost standards

That the compost was aged for 180 days

All of the above

A and C

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A CNG farmer makes her own compost from her sheep manure, but she doesn’t monitor the temperature. Instead, she turns it often, then lets it sit for one year in a pile before applying it to her salad mix fields in the spring. Is the farmer compliant?

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Yes, since the farmer let the manure sit for over 120 days

No, because the farmer did not follow the guidance to produce compost

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Is it ok for a CNG farmer to purchase conventional perennial transplants?

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No, never

Only if they were unable to find organic/CNG transplants from at least three sources

Anytime. Perennial transplants are exempt from the organic transplant rule

Yes, but the crop can't be sold as CNG until a year after planting

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What requirements do CNG sprouts growers have to meet, in addition to complying with all the CNG produce standards?

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Annual water test

Only organic or CNG seeds are allowed

Growing media must be OMRI-listed

All of the above

A and B

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What is an example of an approved, natural wetting agent?

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Aloe

Jewelweed

Sedum

Yucca

Slippery Elm

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Microgreen growers must ensure that their growing media is free from what?

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Synthetic wetting agents

Perlite

Synthetic fertilizers

Microbes

A and c

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A farmer uses organic feed, gives his animals access to pasture and uses herbal treatments on his farm, but also administers vaccines. Based on this information, you know that the farmer is not eligible for CNG.

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True

False

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When is it ok for a CNG farmer to purchase conventional annual transplants?

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Never

Only if they were unable to find organic/CNG transplants from at least three sources

Only if they have received a special variance from CNG (in the case of a natural disaster)

Only if the transplant supplier buys organic seeds

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A CNG farmer makes compost tea from CNG-compliant vermicompost. When can he apply the tea foliarly to his kale?

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Anytime

Up to 90 days before harvest

He can only apply the tea to the soil

Never. Compost tea is not allowed in CNG production

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