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NOP/ACA Professional Development Training
Saturday, January 25, 2025 - 12:00pm to Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 12:30pm January 28-31, 2025
Please contact Scott Rice, Regulatory Director, to schedule a time to meet on-site at this event!
Registration not open yet.
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Event Dates:
January 28: NOP – Certifiers and inspectors only. This will be both LIVE and LIVESTREAMED free of charge. You do not need to register with ACA for the LIVESTREAM. That registration link will come from NOP. Registration information will be available in January 2025.
January 29-30: Everyone is welcome
January 31: Certifiers and inspectors only
The Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA) strives to ensure consistent implementation of USDA Organic Regulations through collaboration and education of accredited certification agencies.
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Georgia Organics Annual Conference: SOWTH
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 12:00pm to Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 12:00pm
February 4-6, 2025
Please contact Dr. Amber Sciligo, PhD, Director of The Organic Center, to schedule a time to meet on-site at this event!
Join us for the inaugural SOWTH: A Regional Small Farms, Big Community Conference, a three-day gathering of over 1,000 farmers and leaders committed to sowing a strong sustainable agricultural movement across the South.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Session: Organic Farming Funding and Marketing Strategy
This session will discuss and distribute information on financial institutions, public conservation programs, funding opportunities, and market strategies. We will discuss knowledge gaps and actionable steps to facilitate transitioning to organic agriculture for a profitable, resilient production system. The panelists will engage the audience to receive farmer feedback on the status of organic farming's financial opportunities and challenges.
Facilitated by Kristie Wendelberger, Rodale Institute.
Sessions that are part of the OREI Track are presented in partnership with North Carolina A&T State University and Rodale Institute. This work is supported by the Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative, project award no. 2024-51300-43046, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Speakers:
Kim Butz
Edna Ely-Ledesma, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amber Sciligo, The Organic Center
Kristie Wendelberger, Rodale Institute
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Organic Grain Conference & Tradeshow
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 12:00pm to Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 12:00pm
Please contact Lynne Haynor, Organic Conservation Specialist, to schedule a time to meet onsite at this event.
February 5-6, 2025
iHotel, Champaign, IL
Organic Grain Conference & Tradeshow offers four unique, educational grain related tracks. Educational tracks will encompass grain commodities, agronomy training for professionals, cultivating resilience, current research from the NCR SARE farmers forum and more!
Lynne Haynor, Organic Conservation Specialist, Organic Trade Association, will speak during the session below.
Thursday, February 6, 10:15 a.m.-11 a.m.
Session: Supporting Organic and Transitioning to Organic Producers in Accessing Conservation Assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
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UNFI Orlando
Monday, February 10, 2025 - 12:00pm to Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 12:00pm Please contact Irene Cardozo, Director of Industry Marketing and Communications, to schedule a time to meet onsite at this event! The Organic Trade Association will have a tabletop display at this event.
February 10-12, 2025
Coronado Springs Resort | Orlando, FL
The UNFI show exhibits the full spectrum of products and services, supporting both the natural and conventional suppliers, as well as all grocery retail customer channels for our East and Central regions.
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Grow Appalachia
Monday, February 10, 2025 - 12:00pm to Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 12:00pm
February 10-11, 2025
Contact Dr. Amber Sciligo, Director of The Organic Center, to schedule a time to meet on-site at this event!
The Organic Center's Dr. Amber Sciligo, PhD, will speak to central Appalachian residents and farmers at Grow Appalachia about the importance of organic for consumption and for backyard gardening/homesteading.
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Biofach
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 8:00am to Friday, February 14, 2025 - 5:00pm February 11-14
Nuremberg, Germany
Please contact Sarah Gorman, International Trade Manager, to set up a time to meet onsite during the event.
Experience organic food in its purest form at the world’s leading organic trade fair in Nuremberg. Since 1990, BIOFACH has been the can’t-miss destination for pioneers and newcomers who share their passion for organic food and the organic market and want to exchange ideas with like-minded people along the entire value chain. From February 11-14, 2025, the largest organic food trade fair will once again open its doors at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre and bring together exhibitors and visitors from the entire organic and natural cosmetics sector, with regional, national and international stakeholders. A diverse trade fair programme and a wide range of products invite visitors to use all their senses to explore the world of organic food, by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling. At BIOFACH, you will experience a lively market of opportunities and a trade fair packed full of ideas, inspiration and enjoyment.
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USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 12:00pm to Friday, February 28, 2025 - 12:00pm
February 27-28, 2025
Crystal Gateway Marriott | Arlington, VA
Please contact Matthew Dillon, co-CEO, to schedule a time to meet onsite at this event!
The Ag Outlook Forum’s programs have consistently drawn a diverse group of farmers and ranchers, food and ag industry representatives, policymakers, government officials and non-governmental organizations, and this year was no different with 1700 attendees in person and thousands more online.
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