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OTA’s members work together through networking, advocacy, and other initiatives to encourage and protect organic farming practices, and to share messages about the positive environmental and nutritional attributes of organic products with consumers, the media, and policymakers.

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Tell USDA to publish the final rule on Origin of Livestock

Submit a unique comment or take 1 minute to submit a pre-written comment through our Advocacy Action Center.

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Organic Week D.C.
June 8-10, 2020

If you have to choose just one organic event to attend in 2020, choose Organic Week in Washington, D.C.! Mark your calendars now to join us for a week of education, advocacy, and connection.

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Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions Program

Organic Trade Association members may now voluntarily pre-enroll in an organic fraud prevention program to help minimize or eliminate organic fraud.

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Meet your Board!

Meet the Organic Trade Association’s democratically- elected leadership.

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And if you buy organic, you'll never have to

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The Organic Trade Association's mission is to promote and protect ORGANIC with a unifying voice that serves and engages its diverse members from farm to marketplace. OTA's vision is to grow ORGANIC to achieve excellence in agriculture and commerce, protect the environment and enhance community well-being.

Our priorities: healthy markets, successful farmers, expanded production.

We bring the U.S. organic industry to developing markets around the world.

We track market size, growth, and consumer perceptions on the nearly $50B U.S. organic sector.

We want more research, more technical assistance, and more education on organic.

Current Issues

Take Action on Origin of Livestock

Tell USDA to publish the final rule on Origin of Livestock before December 2, 2019.

New Program: Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions

Be an early adopter and pre-enroll to help eliminate organic fraud.

Implementing Farm Bill Advancements for Organic

Learn more about how organic priorities fared in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Lawsuit against USDA to defend organic advances

Motion for summary judgment states USDA acted unlawfully in withdrawing livestock standards.

September 5, 2019
5 must-attend organic sessions at Expo East
September 2, 2019
The Benefits of Bacteria in Organic Apples
August 27, 2019
Date set for final arguments in landmark organic animal welfare case
November 6, 2019
Organic Trade Association announces webinar on NOSB fall meeting
October 31, 2019
Organic Trade Association advances court battle to defend organic standards
October 30, 2019
Diverse panel of farmers agree: Strong organic program is critical

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The Organic Center is a trusted, go-to source of information for scientific research about organic food and farming. As a non-profit research and education organization, The Center covers up-to-date studies on sustainable agriculture and health, and collaborates with academic and governmental institutions to fill gaps in the current knowledge base about the many benefits of organic food and farming.

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REASONS TO JOIN OTA

JOIN OTA to receive the information you need to run your organic business.

JOIN OTA to add your voice to the growing number of companies who are shaping the future of the organic products industry.

JOIN OTA to show your support for the only trade association excusively dedicated to promoting and protecting organic standards and organic trade.

CONTACT OTA
Headquarters | Washington, D.C.
444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 445A
Washington D.C. 20001
T: 202-403-8520
 
Member Services | Vermont
28 Vernon St, Suite 413
Brattleboro VT, 05301
T: (202) 403-8630 
 
Canada Organic Trade Association
Suite 210-4 Florence Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0W7
T: 613.482.1717
F: 613-482-2920