Do you use integrated farming in the USA?

Question

It is a system for growing things in the European Union which is very strongly regulated like organic but it allows the use of pesticides in a controlled manner and only in certain cases and for a certain pest and in a certain amount, it also regulates land use and the percentage of land that must be kept without intact for wildlife. The agricultural product then gets certified as coming from integrated production and is then easier to sell.

Does something like this exist in the USA or there is either organic or conventional?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yes, this is a practice here as it is in many places. The nice thing about Agriculture is it is not a great big huge secret embraced by government and unscrupulous businesses. It is shared and compared and given as a cherished gift to those who are hungry and in need. With very few big breakthroughs in the farming world anymore for the most part, when something happens that is at all important it is highlighted, spotlighted, launched with fireworks and cheerleaders down main street. And such a good thing that agriculture is not a state secret. The EU as been huge in helping all it's new members over the years get on the right track in agriculture with all the political changes that have occurred and all the people who, with their farms now have a new market as a member of the Union and the free west. I have always been involved in agriculture and with that, lived in Deutschland from 1978 to 1984 with the military, and enjoyed my free time studying European farming under the shadow of the "Berlin Wall". I hope sometime soon to be able to go back and see the Europe that was closed to me then, and see the farms and culture and people.

United States agriculture is right there with the rest of the world and we have some of the oldest most respected agricultural Universities in the west doing a whole lot of research.

From a sales point of view, here, products are organic or they are not. That is all the consumer needs to know, and the rules for organic production are black and white, strictly watched, and products guaranteed organic are just that, or the law is strictly brought into play. Consumers don't have a general interest in things like integrated farming systems or sustainable agriculture, but they are becoming more involved and educated as farming has such a huge impact on the environment; big in the news these days.

Answer 3

There are things that are sold in the US that are certified hormone free or free of certain chemicals. Also products that come from farms that are in the five year transition period to organic are sold labeled as transitional organic and not yet certified by the USDA as organic.

Answer 4

Integration in farming has been the law in the US since 1965. It is illegal to separate white corn from yellow corn or green peppers from red peppers. Before then green peppers were given preferential treatment in agricultural schools even though farmers claimed they were separate but equal.

Answer 5

We have no regulated integrated farming in the USA.  It's unfortunate, but we have NPIP poultry, organic farming, we have a government system that you can sign up for that requires you to keep a portion of land untouched (habitat for wildlife) in return for a tax break on your property taxes....

The different programs are separate and confusing.  No integration at all.  BUT, participation in certain programs does increase your sales value...  If you can figure it all out.