Demeter International Standard 2023: an overview about manures and commercial organic nitrogen fertilisers – End of the professional services as biodynamic advisor on 31 December 2023. No more biodynamic advisory work is done.

Manures and fertilizers use in the Standard 2023, link to the Standard https://demeter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220929_BFDI_Standard_englVersion_final_fs.pdf

Evaluation by Harald C. Letizi about the management of “farmyard manure as chicken dried manure” from the International Standard 2017 until the Standard 2023 until the definition of the new term “commercial organic nitrogen fertilisers” (appendix 4.2. standards 2022-2023) and consequent nitrogen fertilization limits. See text and excel table with the changes:

https://organicgarden.gr/documents/20230204%20letter%20about%202017-2023%20%20nitrogen%20limits%20per%20hectare%20imported%20commercial%20organic%20manures%20DS040223HLC0605.pdf

http://organicgarden.gr/documents/20230204%20table%20of%20nitrogen%20limits%20and%20composting%20in%20Demeter%20standards%202017%20-%202023%20-Letizi%20Harald%20C.xlsx

“Statement” about “Commercial organic fertilizers” by Demeter International Standard Committee link https://organicgarden.gr/documents/20230316_statement_commercial_fertilizers_final_fs.pdf

Answer by Harald C. Letizi to the “statement”, and six points that show it as invalid, see the link: https://organicgarden.gr/documents/20230506%20-%20Letizi%20Harald%20C%20-%20about%20commercial%20fertiliser%20and%20manures%20in%20demeter%20standards.pdf

Demeter International Standard in Spanish version 2023, see link : https://demeter.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220929_BFDI_Standard_espVersion_final_et.pdf

Demeter International Standard in English version 2021, see a copy at the link : https://organicgarden.gr/documents/20201204_bfdi_standard_for2021_final_sc%20demeter%20standard.pdf

Demeter International Standard in English version 2022, see a copy at the link : https://organicgarden.gr/documents/20211013_BFDI_Standard_for2022_englVersion_final.pdf