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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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Organic Trade Association gears up far-reaching strategy to boost organic exports
USDA awards OTA $785,000 in market promotion funds for 2015
December 03, 2014
If Taka Yamaguchi has his way, athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be eating organic—an ambitious plan that more than 100 of Japan's top grocery retailers, food importers and distributors learned about at a recent Organic Trade Association (OTA) sponsored seminar in Japan.
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Industry innovation spurs Organic Trade Association move to tighten organic standards
OTA says petitions to USDA will continue trend of reducing synthetics in organic food
November 06, 2014
Acting on extensive feedback and input from its members, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday filed two petitions with the National Organic Program to amend the National List of substances that can be used in organic production and processing – in one case strengthening the requirement for organic ingredients and in the other, removing a non-organic substance from the list.
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Organic Trade Association reaching out to more organic farmers
OTA launches new Farmstead Membership category
October 21, 2014
The Franklin family has been farming in southern Vermont for nine generations. A family operation with one son helping full-time and two others pitching in on weekends, the certified organic dairy farm stays busy raising and milking some 52 dairy cows, along with producing fresh organic eggs and farm-raised organic beef, and some of the best-tasting organic maple syrup in Vermont.
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Early findings of Harvard, Northeastern research show organic's benefits
The Organic Center trustees hear updates on health, soil projects
October 02, 2014
Members of The Organic Center's Board of Trustees gathered at Harvard University this week for their annual retreat and for scientific briefings on collaborative research on organic's impact on the health of humans and the environment.
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Organic social media festival reaches more than 15 million consumers
Success of OTA event demonstrates huge interest in organic
September 26, 2014
A mom shared a picture of her toddler watering their organic vegetable garden, a college student asked about the stringency of organic standards, a diabetic adhering to a gluten-free diet appreciated the organic recipes and an influential Capitol Hill reporter tweeted to her thousands of followers about Organic Palooza.
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The Organic Center tops crowdfunding goal in its fight against citrus disease
TOC is leading the effort to find organic solutions for all growers
September 25, 2014
Thanks to donations ranging from $5 to as large as $5,000, The Organic Center has raised $20,417 through its first-ever crowdfunding drive – easily exceeding its goal of $15,000—as part of a major campaign to fund The Center’s research effort to find organic solutions to a devastating disease threatening the nation’s citrus industry.
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Organic sector praises Canada-Japan deal
September 23, 2014
After intensive discussions between the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Japan and Canada have agreed on an equivalency in organic products.
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OTA encouraged by FDA revisions to Food Safety Modernization Act
Feedback from the organic sector has a meaningful impact
September 19, 2014
Encouraged by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) revised language for its new rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Organic Trade Association (OTA) said on Friday that the revisions clearly indicate that FDA listened to the feedback from organic producers and handlers and responded to the unique requirements of the organic system.
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Organic leaders assess strategic challenges now and in future
OTA says expanding organic acreage is key issue for next decade
September 18, 2014
The state of the organic industry is thriving, filled with opportunities on a host of fronts but faced with challenges on many, said Organic Trade Association Executive Director and CEO Laura Batcha at the Natural Products Expo East trade show in Baltimore on Thursday.
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Melissa Hughes of Organic Valley to lead OTA’s Board of Directors
Board members announced at OTA’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore Sept. 17
September 18, 2014
Melissa Hughes of Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative was tapped on Wednesday as the new president of the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors by fellow Board members.
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