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Organic Leaders Honored at Organic Week 2025
September 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2025) – The Organic Trade Association (OTA) honored eight individuals for their longstanding commitment to advancing the organic movement during last night’s annual leadership awards event.
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OTA to highlight key organic issues at Natural Products Expo East
Consumer concerns, GMOs, latest trends top OTA’s “All Things Organic” in Baltimore
September 10, 2014
It’s been a busy year for the organic industry. Record sales in the United States, intensifying competition for the attention of the increasingly savvy organic consumer, and a dogged debate over what organic really stands for have meant a very full plate for the organic community.
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Organic Center receives $5,000 matching grant for citrus greening research
September 10, 2014
A new matching grant from RSF Social Financial to The Organic Center will help increase the impact of the public’s contribution to find organic solutions to the devastating citrus disease called citrus greening.
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Organic thought leaders team up to get out organic message
Organic Trade Association to throw first-ever #OrganicFestival on social media
September 03, 2014
It’s party time at the Organic Trade Association. For 10. Straight. Days. And everyone’s invited.
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Three organic visionaries to receive 2014 Organic Leadership Awards
Celebration set for September at American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore
August 07, 2014
A pioneer and tireless teacher of the organic way for more than 40 years, an organic farmer dedicated to making his farming operation a compelling example of a better way to farm, and an environmental engineer who triggered an organic revolution in the mattress and bedding industry will be honored next
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Organic industry briefs Congress on its efforts to fight deadly citrus disease
Concerns rising about dangerous chemicals being used to ward off disease
July 30, 2014
As concerns rise over the heavy spraying of unhealthy chemicals in many of the most productive citrus regions of the country to fight off a deadly citrus disease, staff members from more than a dozen congressional offices gathered for a briefing on Tuesday to hear from the organic industry on its effor
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Conclusive study finds big nutritional benefits for organic
Study reinforces what millions of consumers already know: organic makes a difference
July 11, 2014
A major new study from the United Kingdom finds conclusive evidence that organic crops, and the food made from them,
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The Organic Center launches major research effort to fight citrus greening
Organic growers to get critical help in battling deadly disease
July 08, 2014
On any day, a carton of orange juice can be found in almost 7 out of 10 American refrigerators. Americans drink more than 550 million gallons of orange juice every year with more than 60 million gallons of that juice being organic.
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Organic Trade Association welcomes U.S.-Korea agreement
OTA sees pact creating jobs, opportunity for U.S. organic sector
July 01, 2014
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) today welcomed a new organic equivalency arrangement between the United States and Korea, saying it reopens a critically important Asian market for U.S.
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Aversion to GMOs becoming driving factor to buying organic
Health motivation still top reason to go organic; parents also want to steer clear of GMO
June 26, 2014
Of all the thoughts that race through the mind of a mom or dad as they do the weekly grocery shopping and decide whether to put an organic or non-organic item in the shopping cart, the desire to stay away from foods that have been genetically modified has never been greater.
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