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Organic Farming Recordkeeping Requirements

The National Organic Program final rule citation for recordkeeping requirements.

§ 205.103 Recordkeeping by certified operations.

(a)	A certified operation must maintain records concerning the production, harvesting, and handling of agricultural products that are or that are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as "100 percent organic," "organic," or "made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)."
(b)	Such records must:
	(1)	Be adapted to the particular business that the certified operation is conducting;
	(2)	Fully disclose all activities and transactions of the certified operation in sufficient detail as to be readily understood and audited;
	(3)	Be maintained for not less than 5 years beyond their creation; and
	(4)	Be sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the Act and the regulations in this part.
(c)	The certified operation must make such records available for inspection and copying during normal business hours by authorized representatives of the Secretary, the applicable State program's governing State official, and the certifying agent.

Some tools to assist you:

Grain Record Keeping Form Templates including sample farm map (MS Word, 20 pages)
Records For Organic Livestock Producers (MS Word, 21 pages)
Organic Vegetable Operation Record Keeping Systems (MS Word, 12 pages)
Typical Records Used to Become Certified (PDF, 18 pages)

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