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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 statement on reported choice of Tom Vilsack as next Ag Secretary
MEDIA STATEMENT
December 09, 2020
The Organic Trade Association released the following statement today on the reported choice of former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President-elect Joe Biden.
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Organic produce members team up in Organic Trade Association’s Produce Council
New forum enables members to collaboratively problem solve, supported by association’s expertise
November 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 16, 2020) – The American organic produce sector is big and complex. It accounts for more sales than any other organic sector, and its production regions stretch across the United States reaping a dizzying array of fruits and vegetables.
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Organic Trade Association gives 5-star rating to USDA’s fraud-fighting courses
Trade association collaborates with USDA on new course geared for certifiers and inspectors
October 28, 2020
Organic businesses wanting to prevent and fight fraud in their operations now have a full arsenal of fire power at their disposal: the Organic Trade Association’s groundbreaking Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program and, now, with the help of the trade association, a complete fraud-fighting training package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Organic Trade Association hosting virtual fly-in on climate change
Organic producers and businesses from across the country to participate in ground-breaking event
September 17, 2020
The need to tackle urgent problems never goes away, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Responding to that need, the Organic Trade Association is putting into motion a Congressional fly-in unlike any it’s held in the past to address one of today’s most serious challenges – climate change.
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Organic Trade Association congratulates Pipeline Foods on completion of Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions
Association also expands its benchmark program to non-members
September 09, 2020
Pipeline Food’s supply chain is complex and global. It stretches from the organic grains farmer in Minnesota to the organic soybean and corn producer in Argentina, and from the organic grain elevator in Canada to the organic oilseeds processor in India.
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Organic takes on climate change
Organic Trade Association unveils blueprint to advance organic in climate change policy
August 20, 2020
The threat that climate change poses to our world, our ecosystem and our health demands bold policy solutions, and, as the devastating impacts of a warming Earth mount, the push for the development of robust and comprehensive federal climate policy is gaining traction.
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Organic Trade Association’s fraud fighting program endorsed by USDA
August 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 4, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recognized the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions as an example of an effective private initiative to prevent fraud in the organic supply chain.
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Organic Trade Association announces Virtual Trade Missions
International buyers can come to your home … virtually
July 30, 2020
Organic exporters will be able to “travel” to Asia, Europe and other spots around the globe from the comfort of their kitchen tables in September.
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Organic Trade Association’s Board backs sweeping farm workforce reform
Board also calls for efforts to safeguard agricultural workers in COVID-19 outbreak
July 07, 2020
The Board of Directors of the Organic Trade Association has voted unanimously to take strong action to support the health, safety and legal standing of the nation’s farmworkers, and called for more attention to be paid to the well-being of this vital workforce that is toiling under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Organic Trade Association seats new Board members and officers
Democratic election at the center of robust governance structure
June 17, 2020
In a running start for the 2020-2021 governing year, the Organic Trade Association’s Board of Directors seated two new members, welcomed back three others, and appointed representatives to serve as leaders on the Board and within the Association’s affiliated organizations just two days after its record-breaking, first-ever virtual Annual Meeting for mem
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