Section 552 Of Article 8. Sustainable Agriculture From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 8.
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. The purpose of this article is to promote more research and
education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as organic
methods, biological control, and integrated pest managements,
including the analysis of economic factors influencing the long-term
sustainability of California agriculture. This article is intended to
foster economically and ecologically beneficial means of soil
improvement, pest management, irrigation, cultivation, harvesting,
transportation, and marketing for California agriculture based on
methods designed to accomplish all of the following:
(a) The control of pests and diseases of agricultural importance
through alternatives that reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides
and petrochemicals.
(b) The production, processing, and distribution of food and fiber
in ways that consider the interactions among soil, plants, water,
air, animals, tillage, machinery, labor, energy, and transportation
to enhance agricultural efficiency, public health, and resource
conservation.