Certified Organic Fence Posts

Backed by a 20 year limited warranty these posts won t rot rust or crack.

Certified organic fence posts.

To maintain organic certification your certified organic farm or business will go through an annual review and inspection process. Stakes or posts placed in soil to indicate rows or identify boundaries next to crops. The fence shall be constructed according to the specifications attached as appendix d. Ask your certifier if he or she has an allowance for this practice for new construction you will need to use non treated wood.

If your operation is not located in the u s see our international trade page to learn about your options for organic certification. They are safe for horses ideal for organic operations and environmentally friendly. Contact pro fence for details. Both are acceptable alternatives to treated wooden posts.

For fence posts certifiers will usually accept an electric wire polytape etc as a barrier to prevent animals from coming in contact with the treated wood. Organic farm fencing pro fence offers untreated cedar wooden posts and galvanized metal posts as an acceptable option for organic farming. The issue with treated posts is not based in science or reality but in belief and philosophy within the official certification community. The fence shall be installed within five 5 days of the date of this order.

Our organic certified plastic posts are made from recycled blended polypropylene. Baseboards in high tunnels in contact with soil with crops grown in soil. Oeffa organic certification fact sheet reated lumber is not allowed for new construction or replacement repair on certified organic farms. Signs shall be posted within five 5 days of the date of this order with lettering legible from a distance of at least 25 feet which states caution.

Actual certification costs or fees. Examples of lumber in contact with livestock in an organic livestock production area include. And unlike organisations like the catholics who have a supreme authority to define truth criteria for organic certification are left to a large extent to the local authorities to determine. Trellis posts including end posts and posts within a row line posts.