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Italian: azienda in conversione

English translation: farm in conversion







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Italian term or phrase:azienda in conversione
English translation:farm in conversion
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Science - Agriculture / bio-agriculture
Italian term or phrase: azienda in conversione
Azienda standard che sta diventando azienda biologica
chiara37
Italy
farm in conversion
Explanation:
The term "farm in conversion" gives 35 Google hits. Here is an example of its usage:
"Potatoes, onions, sugarbeet and wheat are the predominant crops, and this unit has a 420 acre farm in conversion for organic production."
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Pnina
Israel
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3 +2farm in conversionPnina
4 +1transitional (organic) farm or (organic) farm in transitiontatyana000
3a farm converting to organicpomiglia


  

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farm in conversion

Explanation:
The term "farm in conversion" gives 35 Google hits. Here is an example of its usage:
"Potatoes, onions, sugarbeet and wheat are the predominant crops, and this unit has a 420 acre farm in conversion for organic production."


    Reference: http://www.frederick-hiam.co.uk/profile.html
Pnina
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Rachel Fell: or: in conversion to organic production http://www.farm-direct.co.uk/farmers/direct/fmrh9lod.html
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Rachel.

agree Umberto Cassano
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Umberto.
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a farm converting to organic

Explanation:
or an agricultural business converting to organic farming

pomiglia
United States
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transitional (organic) farm or (organic) farm in transition

Explanation:

An example from the web: (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/organcert.html)
At this time, producers may not use "organic," "transitional," "transition to organic," or any similar terminology to describe and market production from fields or farms in transition.

There lots of google hits for both variations.

tatyana000
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree Ma. Unica Real Encinares: farm in transition
2 hrs
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