Core Values & Principles in Organic Organic Methods in Agriculture Jay Feldman US Congressional Hearing June 14, 2016

State and Local Policies restrict pesticide use 21 States restrict pesticide use in schools States require posting signs and notification of use 14 States require prior notification to those on registry States restrict rights-of-way use Local governments restrict use on public property; 3 on all property

Core Values & Principles in Organic Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony.

environmental contamination during manufacture, use, misuse or disposal adverse human health effects biological and chemical interactions in the agroecosystem, including the physiological effects of the substance on soil organisms, crops and livestock Protecting Organic as the law requires

Registration of a Pesticide Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 1981 Registration of a Pesticide Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 1972 Unreasonable Adverse Effect Any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide. FIFRA, Section 2 (bb)

Conventional chemical- intensive vs. Organic

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