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Posted on Wednesday August 30, 2017

A record 37 percent of Organic Trade Association member companies voted in this year’s Board of Directors election, re-electing an incumbent and seating two new members to the Board. Kim Dietz, Senior Manager for Environmental, Natural and Organic Policy for The J.M. Smucker Company, was re-elected to serve a three-year term. Dietz, who has been […]

Posted on Wednesday August 30, 2017

The fall 2017 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting will be here before you know it. NOW is a great time to start brushing up on the issues and planning to weigh in on this important and informative process. Please lean on the Organic Trade Association’s Regulatory team as a resource, and let us know […]

Posted on Wednesday August 30, 2017

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is in the process of reviewing several of the fertilizers, pest control products, livestock treatments, processing aids, and ingredients currently allowed for use by certified organic operations. NOSB will VOTE on whether these production and handling inputs will continue to be allowed in organic at its fall meeting. Although […]

Posted on Wednesday August 30, 2017

The Organic Trade Association will hold its next Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, September 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Baltimore, MD, n conjunction with Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore. Organic Trade Association members are welcome to attend and observe the Board meeting, with the exception of any Executive Session. If […]

Posted on Wednesday August 30, 2017

The Organic Trade Association will host its Annual Meeting for members immediately preceding the Annual Leadership Awards Celebration the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Baltimore, MD. The meeting will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Visionary Art Museum. . Plan to join the Organic Trade Association for discussions about association […]