• Land must be farmed without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides for three consectutive years to be certified organic.
• Manure must be composted before it is spread on the land.
• Producers must develop and implement an ecologically sustainable crop rotation.
• The producer must maintain accurate and current records of machinery usage and cleaning, rented land and storage.
• A minimum of a 25 ft buffer must exist between organic and conventional crops.
• Certified organic crops must be grown from certified seed varieties that are not genetically modified and are not treated.
• Organically certified seed will be required for the 2003 growing season and beyond.
• Producers are expected to provide the most comprehensive history available of all land to be certified.
• Animals must receive 100% organic ration.
• No use of antibiotics or synthetic hormones.
• Animals must have access to the outside throughout the year.

The Student Experimental Farm is located on class II soil. Class II soil means that the land is nearly level, deep, well drained and free of cobbles and stones. There is also a clay layer one meter beneath the surface which effects water absorbtion.

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