[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR205.205]

[Page 393]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 205--NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart C--Organic Production and Handling Requirements
 
Sec. 205.205  Crop rotation practice standard.

    The producer must implement a crop rotation including but not 
limited to sod, cover crops, green manure crops, and catch crops that 
provide the following functions that are applicable to the operation:
    (a) Maintain or improve soil organic matter content;
    (b) Provide for pest management in annual and perennial crops;
    (c) Manage deficient or excess plant nutrients; and
    (d) Provide erosion control.