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USDA Announces Plan for Farm Payments for Coronavirus

USDA announced details on how it will distribute $16 billion in direct payments…

Take Action for Organic Integrity!

We need to remind Congress they need to make sure USDA meets the deadlines…

May Policy Update: Coronavirus, NOSB & Action on Organic Integrity Rulemaking

The big news in DC, just like everywhere, continues to be the coronavirus…

OFA & NOC ask USDA for more support for organic farmers during COVID-19

Organic Farmers Association (OFA) and National Organic Coalition (NOC) write to…

Covid-19 Stimulus Package – Small Business Administration

More money for the Paycheck Protection Program is a SBA stimulus package…

OFA Testimony to NOSB: Spring 2020

Thank you, members of the NOSB for the opportunity to speak before you today.…

D.C. Covid-19 Policy Update

The response to the Covid-19 pandemic is essentially the only topic being…

OFA Testimony to NOSB: Spring 2020

Dear National Organic Standards Board Members, The Organic Farmers Association…

Organic Groups Send Letter to USDA RE: COVID-19

Dear Secretary Perdue: We are writing to make recommendations about emergency…

National Organic Standards Board Update

The NOSB was scheduled to meet in Arlington, VA (just outside Washington DC) in…