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OTA MAKES NEWS

05.14.13 Vilsack recognizes distinct needs of U.S. organic agriculture
05.10.13 OTA plants “seeds” for active farmer involvement
05.01.13 Nominations sought for three Organic Leadership Awards
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INDUSTRY NEWS

05.17.13 Organic industry’s political clout grows on Capitol Hill
05.17.13 USDA pumps up organic services
05.16.13 Specialty crops, organic checkoff do well in House farm bill
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NEWS FROM OTA

05.16.13  Senate Ag Committee approves Farm Bill
05.16.13 OTA establishes Farmers Advisory Council
05.16.13 Two weeks left for Organic Leadership Award nominations
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ISSUES

Executive Summary of “Arsenic in Food and Agriculture: An Assessment by the Organic Trade Association”

OTA Task Force publishes a draft white paper to determine what is known about arsenic in foods and the implications for the organic sector.

OTA has issued a special six-page supplement of The Organic Report news magazine focusing the U.S. – EU Organic Equivalency Agreement.

OTA works to protect organic from GE contamination and oppose unconditional deregulation of GE crops.

OTA’s White Paper on Fortification of Organic Foods provides a data and fact-based analysis of the market for fortified organic foods.

OTA applauds the first ever Organic Pilot Program in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

OTA advocacy protects organic farmers and producers from costly duplication in the Food Safety Modernization Act.

OTA Members: Stay engaged in issues affecting organic through OTA task forces.