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Label Changes Coming? | Early Look at NOSB | GenZ Wants Good Food
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Label Changes Coming? | Early Look at NOSB | GenZ Wants Good Food

Curious about key decisions at the National Organic Standards Board? We sum it up for you here (and in our wrap-up issue available exclusively to newsletter subscribers). Labels are getting some attention in Europe and California, and that may spell big changes for packaged goods makers. Plus, there’s some new research on: what GenZ shoppers look for when they are food shopping; what’s happening in the Ontario, Canada organic market; U.S. Organic cotton production, and more.

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SOE Gets Real(er) | Organic Produce Packs a Punch | Tell USDA What to Do
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SOE Gets Real(er) | Organic Produce Packs a Punch | Tell USDA What to Do

Find out more about a rancher who inspired Bill Wolf. September means school time, and the Organic Materials Review Institute and the International Organic Inspectors Association have teamed up to offer more training webinars on input materials. Plus, in this edition, there’s a link to a free webinar especially for the coffee sector on Strengthening Organic Enforcement, National Organic Program news, opportunities to serve USDA advisory committees, a new report about what a taste and nutrition powerhouse organic produce can be and more.

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Growing the Organic Sector and the Demand for Organic Ingredients
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Growing the Organic Sector and the Demand for Organic Ingredients

With organic standards specific to pet food and mushrooms finally advancing, we are reminded of our collective mission: To foster growth and innovation within the organic sector. How can the organic sector move forward with integrity and use our collective power to make it happen? We’ve put together our thoughts.

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SOE is here!
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NOP Import Certificate Requirements Under SOE

Effective March 19, 2024, all organic imports to the United States must be accompanied by an NOP Import Certificate (NOPIC). This certificate, which is part of the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule published by the USDA in January 2023, aims to enhance the oversight and traceability of organic products entering the U.S.

The grace period is coming to an end soon. Are you ready?

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Combating Climate Change
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Seeds Adapt | USDA Gives Grants | Atlanta Show Goes All Organic

For the featured topic this month, Bill Wolf and John Foster outline why organic agriculture is so important in efforts to combat climate change. This month’s issue also includes summaries of recent studies on how agriculture methods change seeds, which categories lead US organic sales, and how rural and urban shoppers differ.

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May 2024 Farm Bill Update
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May 2024 Farm Bill Update

Our own Mark Lipson prepared this update on the federal Farm Bill developments and initiatives concerned with organic production and regulation. Check it out!

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People Trust Organic | SOE Bring Changes | Canada to Update Standards

Our latest issue is bursting with news, including a summary of the Organic Trade Association’s consumer research, standards updates in Canada, and California’s efforts to define “regenerative agriculture.” The Strengthening Organic Enforcement rules brought changes to the National Organic Program’s Handbook and to the Organic Materials Review Institute’s operations. Read it here, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter over on the Contact Us page so you’ll get the next one by email.

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Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines | More Farms Worldwide | Farm Bill?

Japan is using organic farms to further climate goals; the European Union drops their pesticide reduction plan, and everyone in Denmark buys organic. This issue is stuffed with international news, plus information on grants of interest to the organic community and our COO’s take on recent industry events.

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Are you ready for SOE?
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Ready for SOE? | EU Promotes Organic | Organic Veg Exports Fall

The new year brings the deadline for the Strengthening Organic Enforcement regulations—get our take on how it’s going. Organic vegetable exports are down, but there are bright spots in the USDA’s “Vegetable and Pulses Outlook: December 2023.” Concerned about how much time organic paperwork requirements take? Chime in by January 22 on ways to reduce the paperwork burden. Plus, news from Europe, award recipients, and a shift in upper management at OTA.

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Organic for All | Anti-fraud tool | Remembering Friends

Bill Wolf remembers our friend and colleague Roger Blobaum this month. There’s also plenty of news from around the world, including new organic pet food rules in the European Union and a campaign in the United Kingdom to make organic products available and affordable for everyone.

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Earthworm super powers | NOP news | Let’s expand markets for minor ingredients

The October newsletter from Wolf & Associates includes research recaps—with one study highlighting the super powers of earthworms. We also take a look at one way to boost markets for organic agricultural products by requiring more items on the national list to be subject to the commercial availability clause. National Organic Program updates, community news, happenings from Washington and India round out the issue.

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Check Organic - Global Supply Chain Integrity
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Check Integrity / Check Organic: Tools to help you maintain Organic Supply Chain Integrity

Adopting this software tool is timely, given that both the US and EU are implementing stricter organic regulations to prevent fraud and assure supply chains can be trusted. Check Organic provides state of the art, cloud-based fraud detection and ingredient traceability and can help US organic brands comply with the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) regulatory changes that come into full force in March of 2024.

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