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Posted on Wednesday March 22, 2017

Special discount registration fee of $495 ends this Friday, March 24, for the Organic Trade Association’s 2017 Policy Conference and Hill Visit Days. In addition to saving $55 off your conference registration, there are so many reasons to register now: A full day of compelling presentations by Members of Congress, agency leaders, and other inspiring organic stakeholders Updates […]

Posted on Wednesday March 22, 2017

Speaking at an Organic Farming Research Foundation luncheon, former U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan told those gathered to celebrate “that we are Big Food with values.” As reported in a posting on TheFencePost.com on March 14, Merrigan explained that the sector’s growing popularity will make it more difficult for competitors in conventional agriculture to convince the […]

Posted on Wednesday March 22, 2017

You have until April 19 to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service on the proposed organic research and promotion program published by USDA in the Federal Register earlier this year. Organic Trade Association staff is ready to work with you to write a detailed comment on any of the many components of the organic […]

Posted on Wednesday March 22, 2017

The Organic Trade Association, Global Organic Textile Standard, and Textile Exchange are coordinating a joint webinar to provide the industry with guidance on labeling textiles that contain organic material for sale in the United States. Any company with product sold in the United States or that is planning to begin sales in the U.S. is […]

Posted on Wednesday March 22, 2017

A Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) regional meeting will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Yotel Hotel, 570 10th Ave. (corner of 41st St), Club Cabin #4 (4th floor) in New York City. The meeting will cover changes to the standard with the release of version 5.0 and allow time to […]