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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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The Organic Center unveils newly re-designed website
Site highlights the science behind organic for consumers and others
September 09, 2013
The Organic Center today unveiled its newly re-designed website—www.Organic-Center.org—which aims to “Bring You the Science Behind Organic.”
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Research to address critical organic apple and pear challenges
The Organic Center seeks options to help growers
July 22, 2013
The Organic Center (The Center) this week announced a project to prevent a potential catastrophe now looming over organic apple and pear production in the United States.
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Honorees announced for OTA’s 2013 Organic Leadership Awards
Baltimore Museum of Industry will act as backdrop to focus on organic achievements past, present and future
July 09, 2013
Selected from a record-breaking 26 nominations, the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) 2013 Organic Leadership Awards will be presented to a passionate couple who have dedicated their lives to organic for almost three decades, a professional farmer who has advanced practices for growing organic tree f
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Organic Trade Association Marks Official Launch of Online Global Organic Trade Guide with New Market Data Section and Real-Time Map Tool
The world’s first user-friendly website designed to help U.S. organic producers and handlers export organic products, celebrates new era of global organic trade, more than $100 billion by 2015.
June 18, 2013
The Global Organic Trade Guide,the world’s first user-friendly website designed to help U.S.
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Ag Secretary Vilsack officially recognizes distinct needs of U.S. organic agriculture
Delivers agency guidance to remove obstacles to the growth of organic production
May 14, 2013
Speaking today to member-attendees of the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) Policy Conference, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack officially recognized the unique production system covering U.S. organic agriculture, and announced guidance to remove agency obstacles to its continued growth.
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Organic Trade Association plants “seeds” for active farmer involvement
Formalizes new Farmers Advisory Council to engage farmers across America
May 10, 2013
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has formally established a Farmers Advisory Council to provide input from small- to medium-sized organic farmers, ranchers and growers to the trade association on matters geared to advancing organic agriculture.
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Nominations sought for three prestigious Organic Leadership Awards
Deadline for submissions is May 31
May 01, 2013
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is currently seeking nominations for its prestigious Organic Leadership Awards. This is your opportunity to nominate an organic unsung hero who has made a significant difference to organic agriculture, industry and trade.
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Canada's organic market now worth $3.7 billion - Growth driven by broad-scale support of organic foods
April 12, 2013
Canada's organic market grew to $3.7 billion in 2012, with national sales of certified organic food and non-alcoholic beverages reaching $3 billion. The value of the Canadian organic food market has tripled since 2006, far outpacing the growth rate of other agri-food sectors.
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Eight in ten U.S. parents report they purchase organic products
Trust in the USDA Organic seal reaches an all-time high among organic buyers
April 04, 2013
U.S. families are increasingly embracing organic products in a wide range of categories, with 81 percent now reporting they purchase organic at least sometimes. This finding is one of many contained in the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) newly released 2013 U.S.
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Parents are increasingly aware of unlabeled GMOs in food
U.S. household survey finds one-third choose organic foods to avoid GMOs
March 19, 2013
Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Association (OTA) reveal that as U.S.
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