Evaluation of metfod production in terms of implementation of organic farming in Poland

The aim of this paper was to evaluate production technologies in organic farms in terms of the achievement of general and specific objectives of organic farming. The research was conducted in 210 organic farms (which had undergone the conversion period) located in Warminsko-Mazurskie, Lubuskie, Dolnośląskie, Zachodniopomorskie provinces. For the achievement of the objective pursued, crop rotation was evaluated in terms of maintaining good agricultural condition, and also an analysis of the level of fertilization was done and the amount of fertilizer components introduced into the soil was estimated. The amount of nutrients uptake with the yield was evaluated. The crop structure is dominated by crops that reduce erosion and supply nitrogen to the ecosystem, in other words permanent grassland and grasses with small-seed leguminous companion crops. Results of the conducted research indicate that approximately 25% of the studied organic farms carry out livestock production in the conventional system. None of the farms carries out organic livestock production. On arable lands, crop rotation was generally incorrect due to excessive amounts of cereals. Manure fertilization was not applied in the farms with crop and livestock production; the only source of biogens are animal droppings on pastures. In the studied group of organic farms, there is a real risk of permanent decrease in the amount of nutrients in soils.

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