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Archived pages: AOP Autumn 2010

Articles AOP Autumn 2010:

- From the Chairman – BFA-registered ‘soft inputs’ popular with growers
- News – Surveys out for next Australian Organic Market Report
- Production - More Than One Way to Mulch by Greg Paynter
- R&D –Renowned Bioregional Planner Brings Change Close to Home at Guyra
- Grower Profile – First Organic Achachairu Fruit Produced in North Queensland
- Trade – From Prime-cuts to Meatballs, Organic Meat Travels Well 
- Cropping – Organic Grain Advantage for Karana Organics
- Industry – Organics, Australia’s fastest-growing Employer
- Allowed Inputs – Seasol Success turns Kelp into Australian Best-seller
- Grower Profile -  The ins-and-outs of Organic Olive Certification
- Grower Profile – It’s all about that Country Heritage: Entrepreneur Continues Family’s Success through Diversification
- Farmer Health –Holding back to Chemical Tide
- International – Organic a Natural Choice for Falkland Islands
- Standards – ACOS 2010, the Most Directly Used Standard
- Events –Event Calendar
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (INPUT) DIRECTORY Autumn 2010
 

Archived pages: AOP Summer 2010

Articles AOP Summer 2010:

- From the Chairman – Major Gains in a Year of Growth
- Certification News – Joint Freshcare & Organic Audits; Organic Enrolments at a High
- Grower Profile – Coffee Worth a (Double) Shot for Hightrees Estate Coffee
- Environment – Cattle Aid in Carbon Sequestration
- Environment – CPRS – What it Means for Agriculture
- Technology – Keeping it Cool – Why Temperature Control is Critical for Growers
- R&D -  Native Cover proves an Asset for Vineyards
- Standards – A Year in Standards
- Industry News – A New Niche with Native Bushfoods
- Supply Chain – Finding and Maintaining Markets: the Battle for Hearts, Minds and $
- Innovation – Waste not, Want not, with Natural Dietary Zeolite
- Innovation –Botanical Inputs Given Green Light
- Innovation – Thistle Hill Wine takes Top Prize
- Livestock – Steering Sheep Along the Organic Country Road
- Allowed Inputs – Silicon Advances: Essential Nutrient Enriching Potential
- Grower Profile – Organic Farming, an Early Champion (Bill a’Beckett)
- Awards –B.-d. Dairy Secures Premier’s Award
- Events – Event Calendar
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (INPUTS) DIRECTORY Summer 2009/10 
 

Archived pages: AOP Spring 2009/ 10

Articles AOP Spring 2009/ 10:

- From the Chairman -  Organic/ Biological Workshops Attract Huge Interest
- Industry News – Organic Client Support Service Starts
- Industry News – Catching Carbon – the Mechanics of Humus Building
- R&D –Trials to Shed New Light on Soil Health
- Industry News – A Tribute to an Organic Trailblazer (Tony Tod)
- Standards – Organic Standards: The Latest Fictions and Realities
- Industry News – Maps Identify GM Canola Sites in WA
- Industry News – Swiss Doctor Presents at Conference: A Look at the Heart of Biodynamics (Dr. Manfred Klett)
- Meat – A Meaty Problem: are Mobile Abattoirs a Solution for Organic?
- Grower Profile – Nuts About Organic (Featuring: Stahmann Farms & Wellwood Wallace)
- Grower Profile – Keeping it Simple: Why Small Producers Continue to Grow (Howard Rubin, Founder of OGA)
- R&D – Rock on Top Makes for Better Pasture and Broadacre Crops
- Seeds – No Seed too Hard: Organic Seed Production a Natural for ACO Producer
- Grower Profile – Organic in Drought, not Doubt (Neill and Gina Wiseman - Keillna)
- Grower Profile –Tea Grower finds Success in Garlic (Bellbrae Organics)
- Livestock – Changing Organic Meat Marketing
- Technology – The Organic-thinking Offsider – SD Track Weeder
- Events – Event Calendar: National Organic Week (NOW)
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (INPUTS) DIRECTORY Spring 2009
 

Archived pages: AOP Winter 2009

 

Articles AOP Winter 2009:

- From the Chairman – Vic/ SA Road Trip Highlights Innovation of Producers
- Industry News –Digging up the Dirt on Healthy Soil Workshops
- Industry News: Doctor has Passion for Biological Agriculture (Dr. Maarten Stapper)
- Health – A Microbial Diet: Better Eating Starts with Soil (Dr. Carole Hungerford)
- Marketing – Ethical Consumerism, Changing Consumer Trends
- Standards – Australian Organic Standard Update
- Mark your diary: Undervine slasher on show at Mudgee
- Supply Chain – Through the Organic Farmgate: Farmers Join Forces to Increase Market Impact (Featuring: Bauers Organic Farm, Googa Farms)
- Biodynamics – Marketing Gardening and Catching Carbon (Hugh Lovel)
- Certification – Making the Most of your Organic Management Plan (OMP) (Greg Paynter)
- Grower Profile – Decade of Organic Exploration Comes to Fruition (O’Connors Organics Farm)
- Technology – Good Cop, Bad Cop, or Fair Cop? Does Technology have its place in Organic Farming?
- Allowed Inputs –From Chemicals to Compost (Katek Fertilizers)
- Livestock –Unstable Milk Prices not Dairy Farmers Main Problem
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (INPUTS) DIRECTORY Winter 2009 
 

Archived pages: AOP Autumn 2009

Articles AOP Autumn 2009:

- From the Chairman – BFA Ideally positioned for a generation of growth
- Organic news – Organic property up for grabs: the value of staying certified
- Organic news – BFA opposes Filipino banana import son organic grounds; Taiwan and Australia: organic partnership
- Organic news –Improved logos for marketing of farm and gardening inputs
- Industry news – Ausveg study excursion to the US: a learning trail from farm to fork with Steve Skopilianos 
                               (Ladybird Organics)
-  Industry news –Australian Certified Organic scores success in the Falklands
- Biodynamics – The biochemical sequence by Hugh Lovel
- Case study – Prime Lamb and organic
- Grower profile – Organic property leads in ecological management (Rob Fenton and the National Environment Centre)
- Operator profile –Dropping urea, building humus and utilising local resources (Robyn and Ged Plunkett)
- Book review – Restoring carbon to the soil – a ‘how to’ for farmers (Carbon Grazing – a missing link by Alan Lauder)
- Markets – The cost of success (supply chain shortages)
- Environment – Where have all the bees gone?
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (INPUTS_ DIRECTORY Autumn 2009 
 

Archived pages: AOP Summer 2008

Articles AOP Summer 2008: 

- From the Chairman – BFA a world leader in organic market access
- Industry News – World’s First: Australian livestock producer more than meats Japanese standards
- R&D – Future’s bright for endophytic fungi
- Industry News – Organic seeds: A time and place for growth
- Industry News – Global trends change organic consumer buying habits
- Standards – Your organic questions answered with Dr. Andrew Monk
- Letter to Editor – Have your say
- Pest Control – SARDI entomology: Developments in IPM and Biological control
- R&D – New genotypes to improve the quality and yield of organic spelt
- Profile – Dr. Maarten Stapper: The simple answer is SOIL
- Grower Profile – Lakelands Olives: From barren beginnings to best-of-the-best
- Operator Profile – Over The Moon cheese
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (ALLOWED INPUTS) DIRECTORY Summer 2008 

Archived pages: AOP Spring 2008

Articles AOP Spring 2008:

- From the Chairman – A gauge for guiding future growth
- Industry News – Organic producers first in Australia to shed light on laser labels
- Industry News – Safe meets organic: Freshcare and ACO combine audit forces
- Industry News – Organic dairy: No bad input
- Industry News – Soil carbon claims: Why we’re staying cautious
- Industry News – Cows vs. Climate: Can we make methane efficiencies?
- Industry News – Success comes naturally to Lisa Mahon, RIRDC Rural Woman of Year Victoria 
- Allowed Inputs – Enjoy a brew? Compost tea and food safety: Is the organic industry doing enough?
- R&D & Markets – Australian Organic Market Report: A summary
- Soil Health – Not another frost!
- Pest Control – Integrated Pest Management (IPM) proves its merits
- Supply Chains – Supply Chain thinking: A vital skill for organic producers
- Cropping – Green Farm achieves environmental badge of honour (Miloudamat Farm)
- Livestock – Part Two: Correct phenotype is the key to sustainable profitability
- BFA REGISTERED PRODUCTS (ALLOWED INPUTS) DIRECTORY Spring 2008