Learn how to achieve certification status and become a member of the organic trust.Click Here.
Please find below Organic Trust application forms
Application pack for Processers
Application pack for Retailers
Application pack for Primary Producers
Grant schemes available
Organic Farming Scheme - Application Form
Organic Farming Scheme - Terms and Conditions
Organic Farming Scheme - Business Plan Template
Standards Manual and up to date Standards Amendments can be downloaded below.
Please find below the seeds / feeds forms
You can get information about seeds suppliers and availability here.
How does the Organic Trust ensure the integrity of organic food?
By way of example, when the consumer sees organic beef, organic vegetables, organic poultry, organic lamb, organic bread and so on and so forth on sale in a shop or on the supermarket shelf , this could be labelled as follows:
10 Reasons for choosing to buy organic food
Ten good reasons for choosing organic produce.
Organic or Free Range - Is there a difference?
Confusion can arise amongst the food-buying public in relation to claims regarding nutrition, fat content, good/bad carbohydrates - even complex carbohydrates - it can all be too much to digest! At times the consensus would appear to be that one would need a degree -…
Organic Trust Submission re GM - February 2008
The Organic Trust Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Scrutiny in relation to EU proposals regarding genetically modified foods was presented on February 26th 2008. At a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Scrutiny held on February 26th 2008, the organic…
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and Organic Production
The Organic Trust are fundamentally opposed to the concept of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and organic production - these two concepts are completely incompatible. Genetic modification and organic production cannot co-exist - the Organic Trust have strenuously objected to the use of genetically modified organisms…
Soil Nutrient Management for Irish Organic Agriculture
From Dr Charles N Merfield, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle
We are delighted to present the following which is the first part in a 2 part article by Dr Charles Merfield
Management Tips
The end of December 2007 sees the non-organic feed allowance for ruminants cease and from 1.1.2010 a reduction from 10% to 5% for pigs and poultry. Poultry producers will be faced with the challenge of producing a ration with sufficient levels of lysine which, along…
Clippings
A selection of interesting news snippets from the Autumn / Winter 2007 edition of clover magazine
Consumer Info
How does the Organic Trust ensure the integrity of organic food?
10 Reasons for choosing to buy organic food
Organic or Free Range - Is there a difference?
Organic Trust Submission re GM - February 2008
GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and Organic Production
Soil Nutrient Management for Irish Organic Agriculture
Management Tips
Clippings
A flavour of the type of articles and items you are likely to find in Clover magazine - the quarterly magazine for the professional organic producer - published by Organic Trust.
