The Organic Trade Association extends a special thank you to SunOpta Inc., which has gone above and beyond to provide Leadership Circle support in 2017. In addition, we thank the following for pledging their support to this year’s Annual Fund: Baugher Ranch Organics, BJE Poultry, Bsyd Corporation, Clover Sonoma, Dole Tropical Products Latin America Ltd., […]
Dr. Jessica Shade, Director of Science Programs for The Organic Center, was among a select group of top-level agricultural experts, researchers and academics invited to participate this past week in the United Nation’s (UN) Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Development at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Speaking on “Organic: Innovations in Sustainability,” Dr. Shade […]
The cane toad is a large poisonous toad considered to be an invasive species in Australia, Hawaii and many other locations across the globe. Both the adult and tadpole of the cane toad produce defensive chemicals called bufadienolides that are toxic when ingested, and are responsible for the death of both wild and domesticated animals […]
The Organic Trade Association is setting up a Global Organic Supply Chain Integrity Task Force to address a vulnerability recently revealed in the organic supply chain involving fraudulent imports of soybeans and corn from Turkey that violated U.S. organic regulations. Its mandate is to develop a best practices guide to use in managing and verifying […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has published the Sunset 2017 final rule. This final rule removes the following three synthetic substances and five non-organic agricultural substances from the National List for use in organic production and handling: Lignin sulfonate (as a floating agent in postharvest handling), Furosemide, Magnesium carbonate, Chia, Dillweed oil, Frozen galangal, Frozen lemongrass, […]
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