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High Frequency Noun Phrases

Below are the top 500 noun phrases sorted by frequency. The extraction of phrases relies on part-of-speech information provided by Brill's Tagger.  Using a tagged version of the USDA public comments collection, all consecutively-occuring nouns are grouped together to form noun phrases.      

1	sewage sludge	5590
2	national organic standards board	4044
3	national list	2855
4	food production	1897
5	food irradiation	1187
6	food products	1015
7	food supply	945
8	national organic program	909
9	nosb recommendations	851
10	organic foods production act	837
11	organic food production act	817
12	national organic standards	803
13	sewer sludge	759
14	organic food	598
15	food industry	581
16	docket #tmd	572
17	genetic engineering	568
18	term effects	564
19	organic foods	554
20	federal register	535
21	national organic production rule	524
22	dear ms	522
23	united states	432
24	livestock feed	421
25	livestock production	417
26	crop production	369
27	growth hormones	366
28	factory farming	365
29	animal cannibalism	365
30	animal products	364
31	dairy products	355
32	farming practices	338
33	fee structure	329
34	organic standards	328
35	animal parts	322
36	dear usda	307
37	livestock section	304
38	national organic standard board	286
39	organic farming	283
40	antibiotic use	273
41	food producers	267
42	eileens. stommes	265
43	shelf life	261
44	consumer confidence	260
45	food chain	258
46	foods industry	257
47	piperonyl butoxide	251
48	organic farmers	248
49	animal drugs	244
50	prohibited substances	244
51	farm animals	242
52	production methods	241
53	docket number tmd	241
54	food standards	222
55	certification programs	216
56	soil fertility	214
57	cation balancing agent	213
58	chemical fertilizers	209
59	violates ofpa section	205
60	may concern	194
61	usda proposal	193
62	bio solids	187
63	comment topic	186
64	engineered organisms	182
65	agri business	179
66	comment period	178
67	theu.s. department	171
68	animal production	170
69	future generations	167
70	eco labels	167
71	eileen stommes	165
72	food safety	161
73	nosb recommendation	161
74	certification organizations	160
75	food crops	159
76	usda standards	158
77	certification bodies	157
78	national organics standards board	157
79	certification standards	157
80	insect mating disruptors	155
81	usda rules	155
82	consumer choice	154
83	animal feed	149
84	manure management	148
85	pesticide formulations	148
86	agro ecosystem	146
87	growth promoters	146
88	farm practices	145
89	sulfur dioxide	144
90	national lists	142
91	food product	142
92	processing agents	141
93	animal protein	141
94	po box	139
95	livestock standards	139
96	crops section	135
97	organic products	135
98	family farms	135
99	subpart b	135
100	cell fusion	134
101	chemical pesticides	134
102	chemical companies	134
103	gene deletion	133
104	organic agriculture	132
105	waste animal body parts	130
106	farming methods	129
107	production practices	129
108	usda rule	129
109	certification process	128
110	emergency situations	127
111	national organic standard	127
112	national organic standards board recommendations	126
113	national list section	126
114	e mail	126
115	certification fees	125
116	slaughter stock	122
117	dear sirs	122
118	factory farms	122
119	food additives	121
120	docket tmd	121
121	epa list	120
122	handling operations	120
123	ofpa section	119
124	california organic foods act	118
125	fee system	117
126	post harvest	116
127	oregon tilth	116
128	consumer expectations	116
129	food items	116
130	grocery store	115
131	side effects	115
132	5 years	114
133	growth hormone	114
134	organic label	113
135	california standards	113
136	food consumers	112
137	dairy production	112
138	bottom line	112
139	dairy animals	111
140	national organic standarrds board	108
141	severe chemical sensitivities	108
142	certified organic	107
143	deputy administrator	107
144	health problems	107
145	organic trade association	107
146	livestock portion	105
147	dairy cows	105
148	mad cow disease	104
149	health risks	104
150	animal remains	104
151	family farmers	103
152	processing aids	103
153	certification agencies	102
154	organic rule	102
155	cow disease	101
156	rule changes	101
157	handling operation	101
158	interest groups	100
159	gene introduction	100
160	certification program	100
161	state standards	99
162	engineering interventions	99
163	food market	98
164	p.o. box	96
165	paper products	95
166	organic food production	95
167	deputy administrator usda ams tm nop room	95
168	water quality	94
169	agribusiness interests	94
170	eileens. stommes deputy administrator usda ams tm nop room	93
171	national standards	93
172	case basis	92
173	docket number	92
174	amino acids	91
175	food source	91
176	pest control	91
177	quality food	89
178	food label	88
179	industry practice	88
180	compost feedstocks	87
181	nosb standards	87
182	livestock health care	87
183	food consumer	86
184	acetic acid	85
185	sewage sludge fertilizer	85
186	crop rotation	85
187	state certification programs	84
188	market share	84
189	inert ingredients	84
190	food item	84
191	organic crop	84
192	residue testing	84
193	term health	83
194	farming industry	82
195	consumer groups	82
196	waste products	82
197	federal government	80
198	national standard	80
199	washington dc	80
200	general section	80
201	municipal sludge	80
202	food labels	79
203	nop rules	79
204	california certified organic farmers	79
205	business interests	78
206	chemical additives	78
207	dear sir	78
208	food processing	78
209	processing practices	77
210	confinement operations	76
211	food sources	76
212	final rule	76
213	time consumer	75
214	united states department	74
215	government agencies	74
216	pesticide residues	74
217	meat products	73
218	usda intervention	73
219	superfund sites	73
220	dan glickman	72
221	scale certifiers	72
222	organics industry	71
223	supplementary information	71
224	risk assessment	70
225	dear secretary glickman	70
226	organic gardening magazine	69
227	market place	69
228	pest control substances	69
229	waste sludge	69
230	organic production	68
231	certificationðthe industry	68
232	state programs	68
233	product differentiation	68
234	public interest	68
235	industry standards	67
236	sewage treatment plants	67
237	consumer trust	67
238	health effects	66
239	cfr part	66
240	mother nature	65
241	quality standards	65
242	health reasons	65
243	engineering practices	65
244	chemical compounds	65
245	european union	64
246	acid additives	64
247	prohibit antibiotics	64
248	foods market	64
249	government agency	63
250	farming community	63
251	drug use	63
252	term organic	62
253	food allergies	62
254	usda regulations	62
255	food system	62
256	seed treatment	61
257	draft rules	61
258	food movement	61
259	organic industry	61
260	usda request	61
261	food processors	60
262	dear national organic program staff	60
263	livestock products	60
264	emergency circumstances	60
265	standards board	59
266	deputy administrator usda ams tm nop	59
267	toxic sludge	59
268	consumer demand	59
269	term studies	59
270	opinion crops	58
271	feed additives	57
272	food stuffs	57
273	rulemaking process	57
274	web site	57
275	handling standards	56
276	bio diversity	56
277	family farm	56
278	s agstop	56
279	usda consideration	55
280	animal byproducts	55
281	national organic program topic	55
282	organic livestock	55
283	herbicide resistance	55
284	chemical residues	55
285	cotton defoliants	55
286	livestock confinement	54
287	not organic	54
288	tax dollars	54
289	docket# tmd	54
290	scale fee system	53
291	bone meal	53
292	food choices	53
293	5 year period	53
294	certification requirements	53
295	sludge fertilizer	53
296	health food stores	52
297	sustainable agriculture	52
298	national organic program proposals	52
299	production systems	51
300	s ag	51
301	animal manure	51
302	federal standards	51
303	healthcare emergencies	51
304	foods movement	51
305	nosb national list recommendations	50
306	unacceptable violates ofpa section	50
307	accreditation program	50
308	dear ms stommes	50
309	definitions section	50
310	big business	50
311	grocery stores	50
312	ofpa mandates	50
313	not allow	49
314	bio engineering	49
315	animal waste	49
316	word organic	49
317	growth stimulants	49
318	secretary glickman	49
319	fiber products	48
320	national list procedures	48
321	american public	48
322	soil quality	48
323	milk products	48
324	pesticide use	48
325	family farming	47
326	scale farmers	47
327	independent organic inspectors association	47
328	uniform standards	47
329	animal manures	47
330	giant supermarket chains	47
331	safety issue	47
332	washington state	47
333	food quality	47
334	government regulation	46
335	usda proposals	46
336	organic standards board	46
337	farming techniques	46
338	usda changes	46
339	livestock living conditions	46
340	agri businesses	45
341	food producer	45
342	egg production	45
343	consumers preferences	45
344	production process	44
345	new jersey	44
346	soil amendments	44
347	new york	44
348	breast cancer	44
349	breeder stock	44
350	end product	44
351	factory farm style production methods	43
352	usda waters	43
353	health care	43
354	premium prices	43
355	comment here--	42
356	usda national organic standards	42
357	grower associations	42
358	organic growers	42
359	crop fertilizer	42
360	foods consumer	42
361	usda seal	41
362	term impact	41
363	materials sewage sludge	41
364	term safety	41
365	feed supplements	41
366	consumer confidence issue	41
367	organic certification	41
368	foods production	41
369	land usage practices	41
370	end result	40
371	fledgling industry	40
372	organic consumers	40
373	chemical changes	40
374	animal confinement	40
375	not support	40
376	alternative labels	40
377	number tmd	39
378	organic crop improvement association	39
379	national list process	39
380	process products	39
381	national organic regulations	39
382	rule change	38
383	animal husbandry	38
384	propylene glycol alginate	38
385	premium price	38
386	processing products	38
387	sewerage sludge	38
388	soil amendment	38
389	organic gardening	38
390	food growers	38
391	eco label business	38
392	potassium sulfate	38
393	nosb?s prohibition	38
394	pest management	38
395	crop plants	38
396	health concerns	37
397	handling practices	37
398	pesticide residue	37
399	farm plan	37
400	sludge use	37
401	chemical industry	37
402	organic foods act	37
403	land application	37
404	herbivore animals	36
405	chemical sensitivities	36
406	draft rule	36
407	sodium alginate chymosin	36
408	farm workers	36
409	drinking water	35
410	farm inputs	35
411	nop rule	35
412	animal drug	35
413	performance standards	35
414	handling requirements	35
415	government regulations	35
416	food regulations	35
417	national organic rule	35
418	health benefits	35
419	factory farming practices	35
420	animal drug administration	35
421	standards mandate	35
422	phosphate b	35
423	usda ams tm nop room	35
424	way nature	35
425	organic produce	35
426	contamination level	34
427	nosb?s recommendations	34
428	food supplies	34
429	usda ams tm nop	34
430	display panel	34
431	quality product	34
432	san francisco	34
433	eco system	34
434	consumers right	34
435	certification authority	33
436	ve read	33
437	quality products	33
438	cell biology	33
439	animal genes	33
440	state government	33
441	water supply	33
442	residue levels	33
443	land use	33
444	organic plan	33
445	rule states	33
446	labeling rules	33
447	food processing aids	33
448	government standards	33
449	giant step	33
450	pest resistance	32
451	organic producers	32
452	irrigation water	32
453	issue number	32
454	confinement factory farming	32
455	national organic standards boards	32
456	regulatory impact assessment	32
457	long term effects	32
458	crop pests	32
459	potassium nitrate	32
460	national organic program rule	32
461	organic foods protection act	32
462	emergency provisions	32
463	consumer rights	32
464	usda ams	32
465	agribusiness lobbyists	32
466	usda label	31
467	livestock animals	31
468	national organic	31
469	farming movement	31
470	member national organic standards board	31
471	livestock producers	31
472	growing practices	31
473	farming process	31
474	farming system	31
475	dairy farmers	31
476	consumer fraud	31
477	environmental protection agency	31
478	export markets	30
479	consumer right	30
480	consumer protection	30
481	account nosb recommendations	30
482	o. box	30
483	farming standards	30
484	animal farming	30
485	marketing tool	30
486	state regulations	30
487	state level	30
488	plant stock	30
489	first amendment	30
490	health hazards	30
491	food plants	29
492	animal wastes	29
493	epa definition	29
494	livestock ? section	29
495	table grapes	29
496	mother earth	29
497	review comments	29
498	organic movement	29
499	agribusiness companies	29
500	time frame	29

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Updated on April 21, 2003.
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