Organic Crop Certification Documents
Crop Certification includes vegetables, herbs, fruits, nuts, flowers, grains, hay, pasture, etc. Click on the appropriate documents below to complete your request for organic crop certification. Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions while completing the documents.
Program/Guidance Documents:
You must complete the following documents to begin your certification request with NICS:
| Initial Application Checklist |  Initial Application Checklist (PDF) 489.14 KB
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| Organic Certification Affirmation |  Organic Certification Affirmation (PDF) 37.53 KB
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 Organic Certification Affirmation (Word) 97.11 KB
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| Organic System Plan (OSP) for Crop Certification | Organic System Plan for Crop Certification - Long Form (PDF) 565.31 KB
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Organic System Plan for Crop Certification - Long Form (Word) 715.00 KB
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| Field History Sheet for New Producers | Field History Sheet for New Producers (PDF) 106.08 KB
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Field History Sheet for New Producers (Word) 86.92 KB
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| Seeds, Seedlings, & Planting Stock Form | Seeds, Seedlings, & Planting Stock Form (PDF) 77.57 KB
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Seeds, Seedlings, & Planting Stock Form (Word) 93.01 KB
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| Organic Seed-Planting Stock Search Form | Organic Seed-Planting Stock Search Form (PDF) 53.54 KB
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Organic Seed-Planting Stock Search Form (Word) 77.63 KB
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| Materials Input Listing | Materials Input Listing (PDF) 58.40 KB
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Materials Input Listing (Word) 69.57 KB
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| Fee Estimate Worksheet for Crop Producers | Fee Estimate Worksheet for Crop Producers (PDF) 711.35 KB
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If you have additional certification needs, please complete the following organic system plans, as applicable to your operation:
| Greenhouse Production | Greenhouse Production (PDF) 172.91 KB
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Greenhouse Production (Word) 180.50 KB
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| Maple Syrup Production | Maple Syrup Production (PDF) 101.70 KB
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Maple Syrup Production (Word) 286.50 KB
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| Maple Syrup Production (Stand Alone) | Maple Syrup Production - Stand Alone (PDF) 109.87 KB
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 Maple Syrup Production - Stand Alone (Word) 427.00 KB
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| Wild Crop Production | Wild Crop Production (PDF) 46.50 KB
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Wild Crop Production (Word) 176.50 KB
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Supplemental Documentation for Crop Production
The following is a list of supplementary documents for organic crop certification. Please complete these documents, as applicable to your operation.
| Prior Land Use Declaration Form | Prior Land Use Declaration Form (PDF) 238.14 KB
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Prior Land Use Declaration Form (Word) 112.72 KB
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| Off-Farm Manure/Bedding Verification Form | Off-Farm Manure/Bedding Verification Form (PDF) 315.58 KB
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Off-Farm Manure/Bedding Verification Form (Word) 97.22 KB
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| Off-Farm Greenhouse Register | Off-Farm Greenhouse Register (PDF) 52.34 KB
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 Off-Farm Greenhouse Register (Word) 100.58 KB
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| Verification of Adjoining Land Use | Verification of Adjoining Land Use (PDF) 37.95 KB
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Verification of Adjoining Land Use (Word) 95.46 KB
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| Neighbor Notification Letter | Neighbor Notification Letter (PDF) 35.67 KB
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Neighbor Notification Letter (Word) 93.79 KB
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| Buffer Crop Usage | Buffer Crop Usage (PDF) 68.06 KB
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Buffer Crop Usage (Word) 93.47 KB
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| Clean Transport Affirmation | Clean Transport Affirmation (PDF) 288.45 KB
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Clean Transport Affirmation (Word) 112.35 KB
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| Clean Equipment Log | Clean Equipment Log (PDF) 60.15 KB
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Clean Equipment Log (Word) 72.80 KB
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| Compost Production Records | Compost Production Records (PDF) 40.78 KB
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Compost Production Records (Word) 64.79 KB
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| Harvest/Sales Summary | Harvest/Sales Summary (PDF) 47.75 KB
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Harvest/Sales Summary (Word) 99.12 KB
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| Facility Pest Management Agreement | Facility Pest Management Agreement (PDF) 48.54 KB
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Facility Pest Management Agreement (Word) 113.20 KB
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| Facility Pest Management Monitoring Log | Facility Pest Management Monitoring Log (PDF) 266.07 KB
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Facility Pest Management Monitoring Log (Word) 61.09 KB
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| Spray Drift Self Report | Spray Drift Self Report (PDF) 40.19 KB
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Spray Drift Self Report (Word) 96.03 KB
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| Transaction Certificate Authorization | Transaction Certificate Authorization (PDF) 49.38 KB
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Transaction Certificate Authorization (Word) 98.48 KB
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| Electronic Signature Authorization | Electronic Signature Authorization (PDF) 167.75 KB
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Electronic Signature Authorization (Word) 93.73 KB
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| Consent for Release of Records | Consent for Release of Records (PDF) 102.64 KB
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Consent for Release of Records (Word) 104.42 KB
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| Calendar | Recordkeeping Calendar (PDF) 216.60 KB
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Recordkeeping Calendar (Word) 95.15 KB
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