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Posted on Wednesday August 2, 2017

Negotiators for Canada, Mexico, and the United States will meet in Washington, D.C., August 16 – 20, to have the first round of talks concerning modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Organic Trade Association has submitted comments to the record, and provided testimony last month at a hearing on NAFTA modernization. The […]

Posted on Wednesday August 2, 2017

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has extended the deadline to August 25 for stakeholders to provide feedback on 30 questions posted by the agency concerning developing labeling for genetic engineering on products. The Organic Trade Association already submitted its final comments in time for the original July 17 deadline. The GMO labeling bill passed last summer […]

Posted on Wednesday August 2, 2017

The Organic Trade Association will hold a special one-hour webinar entitled “What you need to succeed in organic: Regulatory 101” on Thursday, August 10, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Open to all organic stakeholders, the free webinar will focus on key issues for the best trade show experience. Join Organic Trade Association staffers Gwendolyn Wyard (Vice […]

Posted on Wednesday August 2, 2017

International Executive Service Corps (IESC) and the Farmer-to-Farmer Program are seeking a volunteer expert to help organic producers in Morocco improve the marketability of their products. The objective of the 21-day Morocco-based assignment is to enhance the capacity of the Moroccan organic producers to improve the marketability of their products through establishing efficient branding and […]

Posted on Wednesday August 2, 2017

Want to see your trade association’s Board of Directors at work? You have the opportunity on Wednesday, September 13, when the Organic Trade Association’s Board will be meeting in conjunction with Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore, MD. Organic Trade Association members are welcome to attend and observe with the exception of any Executive Session. […]