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OTA Call to Action: Organic is Under Threat

OTA is calling for the defeat of a move that would impact organic animal welfare provisions and work to weaken organic.

July 26, 2023

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is urging Congress to oppose an amendment to the House Agriculture Appropriations bill that "would effectively block the USDA from adopting regulations that update key organic animal welfare provisions."

OTA Awarded Lead Role in USDA Organic Partnership Program

July 18, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) is the largest single investment in organic agriculture ever made by the USDA, and OTA and Rodale Institute will play key roles.

Survey: Organic Certification Increases Land Value

August 12, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—What is the impact of organic certification on land value? Mercaris, along with partners including Croatan Institute, Laird Norton Company, Merge Organics, Midwestern BioAg, and People’s Company, addresses the topic in the first whitepaper in its Mercoterra project. The key finding: Certified organic cropland can command higher rents. Data gathered...

Organic Farmers Ask Congress to Enforce, Aid Organic

October 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—A panel of organic farmers testified before a Congressional committee on Wednesday, urging lawmakers and USDA to advance organic and enforce organic standards, according to a press release from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). The growers told members of the House Agricultural Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research that...