The Organic Trade Association Board of Directors has unanimously recommended the following slate of candidates for the upcoming 2017 elections to be held this summer. Three U.S. seats are up for election. The Board will also appoint two U.S. members. Kim Dietz, Senior Manager, Environmental, Natural and Organic Policy, The J.M. Smucker Company Tom Dziki, […]
In response to a May 28 article entitled “Your organic cotton t-shirt might be worse for the environment than regular cotton,” the Organic Trade Association points out that it fails to consider the big picture when comparing the environmental footprint of organically and conventionally grown cotton. It notes that although conventional cotton yields have increased […]
Programming for OTA’s 2017 All Things Organic Conference is coming together. The conference will be held September 14-15 in Baltimore as part of Natural Products Expo East. There’s still time for you to submit your ideas for a session or a speaker of interest to organic. Past speakers have included thought leaders from industry, academia, […]
OTA members drive our work each day. We are pleased to welcome the following new members into OTA’s membership during May: 23.4 Tilt, Apeel Sciences, Doctor Moms, Fagundes Bros. Dairy, Heavenly Vibes Organic Farm, Hi-Pointe Development Corp, Karmalize LLC, Nature Pearls America Inc., Organic Production Services LLC; Papa John’s, Shenandoah Growers Inc., and Tanimura & […]
USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) will hold a one-hour training webinar for organic handlers on Wednesday, June 14. The topic will be “Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain.” To help guard the integrity of organic imports, this training webinar will focus on the role of organic system plans and recordkeeping systems in ensuring organic integrity […]
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