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Video Replay: Where’s the (Organic) Beef?

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Where's the Organic Beef

GROWING ORGANIC LIVESTOCK: CLOSING THE FEED SUPPLY GAP
Growing demand for organic beef, dairy and eggs brings a pressing question: how can domestic organic feed production keep pace? In W&A’s Where’s the (Organic) Beef? webinar, panelists Mark King, Tracy Favre, Brian Halweil and Scott Rice joined moderator Sylvia Tawse to explore rising feed costs, infrastructure gaps and the challenges of keeping farmers in organic production. Their discussion offered a hopeful path forward through shared financial risk, multiyear purchasing commitments and investment in farmers and regional infrastructure.

Rodale Institute’s Farmers’ Toolkit 2026

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There is finally good news for U.S. farmers and it is reported state-by-state and region-by-region for ease of use by producers across the country. Currently most notable is the fact certified organic beef sales have surged 44.3% in 2025, the fastest growth of any organic subcategory, even as imports supplemented rising U.S. demand. The trend points to a larger question for American agriculture: Where are the opportunities for U.S. farmers and ranchers to capture more of a $76.6 billion U.S. organic market?
The Rodale Institute’s newly published report, “A Farmer’s Toolkit to Advance U.S. Organic Markets”, is designed to answer that question.

Keeping Watch: What’s Ahead for Organic

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This newsletter covers a new UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement affecting organic exports, plus China’s fast-growing organic farmland and sales. It rounds up US regulatory updates, including USDA’s rulemaking priorities, new HTS filing requirements, the newly available Common OSP templates, and open funding through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program and Specialty Crop Multi-State Program. Also featured are a Deloitte true-cost analysis favoring organic agriculture and growing consumer awareness of regenerative practices. It closes with industry news, including Rodale Institute’s 10 Million Acre Solution campaign and a tribute to researcher Dr. Kathleen Delate.

Video Replay: Demystifying the Common OSP

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Continuing the Common OSP Conversation:

The conversation doesn’t end when the webinar does. One of Wolf & Associates’ goals has always been to create opportunities for thoughtful, fact-based discussions around the issues shaping organic certification. This replay and recap highlights the key themes, questions, and insights from our recent webinar while providing additional context for the conversations that will continue across the industry.

Records Matter. Organic Integrity Matters More.

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This newsletter covers the gap between organic recordkeeping and true organic integrity, tying it to NOSB discussions on the Organic System Plan (OSP) and the new Common OSP initiative. It also rounds up global organic market trends, Farm Bill provisions on organic inspections, Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) data, EU gene-edited plant rules, and a Purdue study comparing organic versus conventional profitability, plus research on organic food and cancer risk.

The Common OSP Demystified

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Demystifying the Common OSP

The Organic System Plan (OSP) is the foundation of organic certification, yet many operators find it confusing, time-consuming, and difficult to navigate.
What if there were a better way?

Join Wolf & Associates and a distinguished panel of organic industry leaders for an engaging discussion on the origins, purpose, and potential of the Common OSP. Together, we’ll explore how a more standardized approach can reduce complexity, improve consistency, and expand access to organic certification for producers, processors, handlers, and certifiers alike.

Building Shared Infrastructure For Organic Certification And Beyond

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This newsletter details Wolf & Associates’ collaboration with Quick Organics on the Common OSP, an unfunded initiative aimed at bringing more consistency to organic certification and the Organic System Plan process. It also covers global and domestic organic industry news, including a new UK-Japan organic livestock equivalency agreement, an organic dairy farmers’ lawsuit over USDA milk marketing orders, and USDA specialty crop grant funding. Rounding out the issue are updates on OMRI’s standards revisions, research on small family farms’ role in organic acreage, food co-op organic sales data, and consumer survey findings on organic purchasing across generations.

Video: Tariffs, Turbulence & Truths

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Tariffs, Turbulence & Truths

Wolf & Associates hosted “Tariffs, Turbulence & Truths” — a focused, expert-led webinar from Wolf & Associates designed to cut through the noise and help you make informed decisions with confidence.

We brought together three of the sharpest minds in organic trade, regulatory policy, and market strategy to turn complexity into sound strategy—so you and your team can make informed decisions with certainty.
Check out the replay.

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