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Younger, health-conscious consumers are embracing organic, OTA survey shows
Millennials, Gen Z putting high value on organic’s health benefits
February 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A $70-billion market now, organic may be maturing, but younger consumers --including new parents and their babies -- are eating it up.
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Diverse panel of farmers agree: Strong organic program is critical
Growers urge lawmakers and USDA to advance organic through continuous improvement
October 30, 2019
Testifying before a Congressional committee on Wednesday, a diverse panel of organic famers from all sizes and types of operations, from geographic regions across the United States, had one important commonality -- a strong commitment to robust government support for organic agriculture and the stringent enforcement of organic standards.
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Trade association’s Fiber Council to take part in Textile Sustainability Conference
Council messages will focus on organic integrity, best labeling practices for textiles
October 09, 2019
In an effort to enhance consumer trust in the organic label, the Organic Trade Association’s Fiber Council will focus on organic supply chain integrity and best labeling practices for organic textiles when it participates in the 2019 Textile Sustainability Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, later this month.
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In a historic setting, Organic Trade Association honors leaders making history
Leadership Awards Celebration attracts hundreds to applaud organic visionaries
September 18, 2019
The site of the historic Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore once was part of the estate owned by one of America’s early visionaries, leaders and heroes, John Eager Howard. Howard, a Revolutionary War hero and one of our Founding Fathers, had a vision for a better world, and he lived his life following that vision.
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Organic Trade Association applauds Senate Appropriators for moving forward Origin of Livestock rulemaking
September 17, 2019
The Organic Trade Association applauds the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee for protecting organic dairy farmers and ensuring that consumers can trust the integrity of organic.
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Where in the world is organic? Find.Organic will show you!
Organic Trade Association unveils new online directory to help market U.S. organic products
September 10, 2019
It’s not easy for an organic seed dealer in Oregon to get connected with that organic grain farmer in Iowa who’s in need of organic seeds, or the organic granola maker in California who wants to use environmentally-friendly containers to find out about the sustainable packaging company in Texas.
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Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program announces fraud-fighting training courses
Organic Trade Association teams up with USDA, Michigan State to combat fraud
September 10, 2019
In a significant enhancement to its arsenal of tools available to the organic sector to help fight fraud, the Organic Trade Association on Wednesday announced the development of three online training courses to bolster its Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program.
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All Things Organic session to dig into organic dairy at Expo East
Thought-provoking session will look at new research, trends and challenges
September 05, 2019
At nearly 14 percent of the total market for U.S. organic products, dairy is a major driver of dollar and volume sales in organic, with a $6.5 billion market in 2018. But for a second year running, the category has struggled to maintain positive growth.
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GRO Organic shows power of collective effort
Organic Trade Association’s GRO projects on track to achieve solid success in Year 1
September 04, 2019
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. A little more than a year ago, the organic community realized it needed to take action to ensure the future of the organic sector.
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Aimed to educate and inform, Organic Trade Association sets new webinars
In collaboration with The Organic Center, association will update members on key issues
August 21, 2019
The Organic Trade Association, in collaboration with The Organic Center, is hosting a series of diverse and informative webinars through the end of this year. Initiated at the beginning of 2019 to educate and benefit members and other organic professionals, more than 1,000 Organic Trade Association members have registered for the ten webinars held up to this point.
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Organic Trade Association expands its support for “train-the-trainer” program
National Program Director named, Phase 2 of program getting underway
August 12, 2019
The hard reality for organic farmers – and farmers who want to go organic – is that the network of agronomists and technical service providers is often just not there to support growers through transition to organic and beyond.
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