Anecdote, but a friend of mine is an avocado farmer in Carpinteria, CA. Around 15 years ago he went through the process of converting his orchards to certified

Anecdote, but a friend of mine is an avocado farmer in Carpinteria, CA. Around 15 years ago he went through the process of converting his orchards to certified organic. He said it's 99% paperwork and nothing really changed on the farming side. Swap out one chemical for another that skirts the rules and technically organic. I don't know if this is how it is in the rest of the farming world, but wouldn't surprise me.