Insect pest suppression through soil fertility management and an understanding of how and what nutrient relationships influence insect pest populations. Management strategies for insect pests that hide from predators within the fruit like pepper weevils and fruit flies. This will help conventional growers move away from environmentally harmful chemical controls. Shifting the cost of organic certification from organic producers who have pioneered farming practices that do not contaminate to manufacturers, sellers and end users of agricultural chemicals not approved for organic production. Organic growers, handlers and retailers currently pay all certification costs by both private certifiers and government agencies.
Organic food is no longer the domain of the corner health food store.
Clearly labeled certified organic tomatoes, lettuce, carrots and bananas can be found in supermarkets throughout the world. The demand for organic food continues to grow. Certified organic acreage continues to increase. Progressive stores continue to attract more customers with eyecatching point of purchase information that identifies and explains organically grown products. The chemical revolution of the 40s and 50s that promised a pest free farm was a false dream.