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Document Name & Description	Operation Types	Document Type
About CCOF A helpful flyer about CCOF. Includes a brief history and our organic principles! Document About CCOF.pdf	Grower, Livestock producer, Processor or Handler, Retail, Processor located in Canada, Trader or Broker or Private label owner, I am not an organic operation	Helpful documents or flyer
Add Acreage Instructions Instructions for adding additional acreage to your existing certification. You will also need the following form: Parcel Application You may also need the following: Sample Affidavit of Land History, Parcel Map Guide Document Add_Acreage_Instructions.pdf	Grower, Livestock producer	Instructions
Affidavit of Input Material Composition This form may be used by CCOF-certified farm operations for non-manufactured input materials when the operation requesting use can provide an attestation regarding the composition. For example, straw, wood chips, raw manure, and on-farm made preparations. Document Affidavit_of_Input_Material_Composition.pdf Document Affidavit_of_Input_Material_Composition.doc	Grower, Livestock producer	Form
Allowed Livestock Medications Helpful tips on allowed medications for organic livestock. Document Livestock Medicines Allowed.pdf	Livestock producer	Helpful documents or flyer
Animal Slaughter Eligibility Verification If you buy or receive live ruminant animals, use this receiving checklist to verify that they are eligible for slaughter as organic. Document Animal_Slaughter_Eligibility_Verification.pdf Document Animal_Slaughter_Eligibility_Verification.doc	Livestock producer	Form
Apiculture Colony Application Use this form, in place of the Livestock Animal Application, to describe your bee hive/colony. Submit this with your initial CCOF application or if/when you have new hives/colonies you wish to certify. Document Apiculture Colony Application.pdf Document Apiculture Colony Application.doc	Grower, Livestock producer	Organic System Plan
Application for Parcel Transfer Use to transfer parcels between CCOF certified operations. Document Application for Parcel Transfer.pdf Document Application for Parcel Transfer.docx	Grower, Livestock producer	Form
Become a Certified Facility Would you like to make certified organic products for others, or pack your own products into other companies' labels? How about provide your services to certified organic businesses? Become a certified facility with CCOF and open yourself up to the growing organic marketplace! Document Become a Certified Facility.pdf	Grower, Livestock producer, Processor or Handler, Retail, Processor located in Canada, Trader or Broker or Private label owner, I am not an organic operation	Helpful documents or flyer
Biodiversity & Natural Resource Cost-Based Monitoring Log Organic production must, by definition, be managed to respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance and conserve natural resources. Certified organic operations must select, carry out and record production practices that “maintain or improve the natural resources of the operation,” (NOP§205.200). This template can be used to track costs associated with pest and fertility management on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis in order to monitor the effectiveness of the Biodiversity Conservation & Natural Resource Management plan outlined in OSP form G4.2 This template is available for download as a PDF or Microsoft Word document. If you do not have Microsoft Office you can save the file in your Google Drive and edit there. A Google email account is required. Document Sample Natural Resources Cost Based Monitoing Log.pdf Document Sample Natural Resources Cost Based Monitoing Log.docx	Grower, Livestock producer	Helpful documents or flyer, Template or worksheet
Biodiversity & Natural Resource Monitoring Log Organic production must integrate cultural, biological and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance and conserve natural resources. Certified organic operations must select, carry out and record production practices that “maintain or improve the natural resources of the operation,” (NOP §205.200). This template can be used to record observations made on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis to monitor the effectiveness of the Biodiversity Conservation & Natural Resource Management plan outlined in OSP form G4.2. This template is available for download as a PDF or Microsoft Word document. If you do not have Microsoft Office you can save the file in your Google Drive and edit there. A Google email account is required. Document Sample_Natural_Resources_Observation_Log.pdf Document Sample_Natural_Resources_Observation_Log.docx	Grower, Livestock producer	Helpful documents or flyer, Template or worksheet