7 CFR § 205.205 - Crop rotation practice standard.

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title: "7 CFR § 205.205 - Crop rotation practice standard."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "205.205"
section_name: "Crop rotation practice standard."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT PROVISIONS"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 6501-6524."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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.