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USDA Announces Cost Share Funding for 2025-2026
07.07.2026 | USDA
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting applications to help with organic certification costs for the 2025 and 2026 program years through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Producers and handlers must apply by Dec. 31, 2026, for both program years.
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Senate Farm Bill Fails Committee Vote
08.12.2026 | Organic Farmers Association
While the Senate bill eliminates some of the most harmful provisions proposed in the House bill and includes several key policies that the Organic Farmers Association (OFA) has advocated for, the bill still falls short of what is needed for organic producers.
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NOSB Spring Meeting 2026
04.27.2026 | USDA NOP
The National Organic Standards Board will meet from May 12 to May 14 in Omaha, Nebraska to discuss substance petitions and to hear public comments.
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USDA Announces $32.4 Million in Grant Funding Available through the Local Agriculture Market Program
04.22.2026 | USDA
The USDA today announced $32.4 million in grant funding available through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to help local and regional food entities develop, coordinate, and expand producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets, and local food enterprises.
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House Farm Bill Advances with Some Organic Wins—but Falls Short of What Farmers Need
03.09.2026 | National Organic Coalition
The House Agriculture Committee has advanced the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in a 34–17 vote.
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NOSB Fall 2025 Meeting Cancelled
10.23.2025 | National Organic Coalition
National Organic Standards Board Fall 2025 Meeting Cancelled
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USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
04.15.2025 | USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year.
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National Organic Standards Board Spring 2025 Meeting
04.03.2025 | USDA NOP
Comment Period Open through April 28, 2025
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APHIS Reopens Comment Period for Interim Final Rule Updating Indemnity Program for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Poultry Farms
03.13.2025 | USDA
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reopening the public comment period on an interim final rule updating the conditions for poultry facilities to receive indemnity and compensation after testing positive for HPAI. Comments will be accepted for 30 days, until April 14, 2025.
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USDA Announces Five New Members to the National Organic Standards Board
01.02.2025 | USDA NOP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of five new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The NOSB is made up of 15 members from the organic sector. The new members announced today will serve five-year terms, from January 2025 through January 2030.
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Organic Final Rule Published for Mushrooms and Pet Food
12.23.2024 | USDA NOP
The USDA National Organic Program (NOP) published the final rule on Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food. This change will promote a fairer market and encourage growth in these sectors by ensuring organic products are produced to the same consistent standard.
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Organic Certification Cost Share Deadline is October 31, 2024
10.21.2024 | USDA
OCCSP provides cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products. Certified operations may receive up to 75 percent of their certification costs paid during the program year, not to exceed $750 per certification scope. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2024
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USDA Expands Market Information for Organics
10.21.2024 | USDA
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Market News recently expanded its collection and distribution of price and production cost information for organic agricultural products by adding organic milk, cattle, grains and feedstuffs, and fertilizer to its list of published reports.
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