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 Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing this past week dedicated to research needs for the 2018 Farm Bill. During the hearing, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) both asked questions on the importance of organic research to USDA staff testifying in front of the committee.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) have announced that the first farm bill listening session will be held in Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday, June 24. The series of listening sessions planned around the country will be entitled “The Next Farm Bill, Conversations in the Field.” Several Organic Trade […]
This past week, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research hosted a roundtable discussion on organic issues and needs for the next farm bill. Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha was part of the invited five-person panel on organic. The other panelists included Brise Tencer from the Organic Farming Research Foundation, Theo Crisantes […]
The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees (ATAC) met this past week with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer. Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha participated in the session as a member of APAC. APAC provides advice to government leadership on the administration of U.S. trade […]
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