Below are Comments or Testimony from the Organic Farmers Association that document our positions on issues that affect organic farmers.
COMMENTS TO USDA & OTHER AGENCIES
- March 1, 2024 Speciality Crops Competitiveness RFI
- May 24, 2023 Request for further funding disbursement through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Programs (ODMAP)
- January 22, 2023 Comments to the NOP: Information Collection
- November 15, 2022 USDA AMS OTI Pinpointed Market Development Listening Session
- November 10, 2022 USDA AMS Organic Livestock & Poultry Standards Rule (OLPS)
- June 15, 2022 USDA AMS Competition and the Intellectual Property System: Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs
- June 15, 2022 USDA AMS Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Midsized Food Processors
- April 21, 2022 Federal Trade Commission & Department of Justice Request for Information on Merger Enforcement
- March 30, 2022 USDA NOP Backlog Comments
- November 1, 2021 USDA Climate Change Comments to Commodity Credit Corp.
- August 30, 2021 USDA Livestock Processing Comments
- July 12, 2021 USDA Origin of Livestock Comments
- July 12, 2021 USDA Origin of Livestock Comments: Organization Letter (91 signatures)
- July 12, 2021 USDA Origin of Livestock Comments: Petition (1195 signatures)
- June 20, 2021 USDA Supply Chain Comments
- April 29, 2021 USDA Climate Change Comments
- April 29, 2021 USDA Climate Change Petition
- March 31, 2021 USDA AMS Pandemic Relief Comment
- October 5, 2020 USDA Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Comments
LETTERS TO CONGRESS & USDA
- April 6, 2022 NOP Ammonia Extract Letter
- January 28, 2021 118 Organizations & 249 Farms Send Letter to USDA RE: Organic Dairy Rule
- January 15, 2021 OFA & NOC Submit Letter to USDA RE: Covid Relief
- November 23, 2020 OFA Letter to Biden Administration Transition Team
- June 18, 2020 USDA misses Origin of Livestock Deadline: OFA sends letter to Congress
- April 2, 2020 Organic Groups Send Letter to USDA RE: COVID-19
- December 2, 2019 Letter to Secretary Perdue Concerning Origin of livestock
- November 22, 2019 Comments to the House Select Committee on Climate Change
- September 17, 2019 Letter to USDA concerning the comment by Under Secretary Ibach on GE in organics
- April 4, 2019 Letter to USDA regarding Origin of Livestock
- November 26, 2018 Letter to USDA RE: Origin of Livestock
- February 6, 2018 Letter to USDA RE: NOP Statement on Hydroponics
TESTIMONY TO NOSB
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ABOUT ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION
The mission of the Organic Farmers Association is to provide a strong and unified national voice for domestic certified organic producers. With the purpose to build and support a farmer-led national organic farmer movement and national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers; strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm organizations; and supporting collaboration and leadership among state, regional and national organic farmer organizations.