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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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Organic activities at Expo East a rousing success for OTA and the industry
Events included equivalency signing, annual meeting, awards and more
September 30, 2013
Organic activities organized by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) at Natural Products Expo East this past week brought members together to celebrate, mark milestones, discuss trends, and hear from leaders about a wide range of topics related to organic agriculture, markets and trade.
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Melody Meyer of UNFI to lead OTA’s Board of Directors
Board members announced at OTA’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore Sept. 25
September 27, 2013
Melody Meyer, Vice President for Policy and Industry Relations at UNFI, has been named the new Board President of the Organic Trade Association, succeeding Matt McLean of Uncle Matt’s Organic who served as president for the past two years.
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United States and Japan today sign organic equivalence arrangement
Marks first U.S. organic arrangement in Asia, and first-ever without organic standards exceptions
September 26, 2013
Officials from Japan and the United States announced the signing of an organic equivalence arrangement between the two countries in ceremonies this morning at All Things Organic here at Natural Products Expo East. Present at the announcement were Mr.
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Organic Trade Association celebrates successful Annual Fund campaign
September 17, 2013
The Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) Annual Fund campaign hit record-breaking numbers once again in 2013. Funds raised will go towards OTA’s government relations, consumer education, and media outreach work in the United States and Canada.
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Report calls out health threat from antibiotic overuse in livestock
Organic offers clear choice for those seeking foods produced without this use
September 17, 2013
Pointing out that every year more than two million people in the United States get infections resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a result,
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Organic Trade Association’s Global Organic Trade Guide issues new organic market reports for France, Germany & the United Kingdom
Comprehensive go-to-market reports are available free online
September 12, 2013
The first comprehensive go-to-market reports covering the current organic industry in France, Germany and the United Kingdom have been published online by the Organic Trade Association’s new Global Organic Trade
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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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