Learn about efforts to help farmers transition to regenerative organic practices, aiming to create healthier soil, which in turn leads to a healthier food system and healthier humans.

USDA said the recipients will be spearheading "unprecedented efforts to expand and open new revenue streams for the nation’s organic industry, building more value-added agricultural opportunities for farmers across rural America."

The certification process assessed Jiaherb’s farming practices to ensure compliance with organic cultivation processing standards.

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." 

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.