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February 8, 2016

Organic Resources Unveiled by NCAT and USDA

New Tipsheets Outline Organic Regs

Series is available in both English and Spanish

They’re concise, ready to take with you into the field, and can make regulations for new organic farmers a whole lot easier to grasp.

A new series of tip sheets summarizes those rules and regulations along with basic steps, key processes, and additional resources newly certified operations need to know. Topics include the organic approach to animal health for poultry (meat and eggs), pork, and ruminant (meat and dairy) producers; treatment of sick and injured livestock; organic pest management; soil resources; manure; compost; crop rotation; and transitioning orchards.

The tip sheets were developed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) through the USDA National Organic Program’s Sound and Sensible Initiative.

They are available in both English and Spanish and available to download for free from the ATTRA website, www.attra.ncat.org.

The tips sheets are among the new tools the NOP has developed with partners in the organic community to help farmers and business people better understand the USDA organic standards and certification process.

Here is a list of the tipsheets:

Aquí están los títulos en español:

 

USDA Publishes Sound & Sensible Blog and FDA Publishes New Grant Opportunities

https://www.ams.usda.gov/report-presentation/sound-sensible

Author: USDA National Organic Program

Making organic certification more accessible, attainable, and affordable involves collaboration with many partners across the country and around the globe. To support this work, in September 2014 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) awarded 14 project contracts to 14 organizations with the goal of advancing the NOP’s Sound and Sensible initiative.  Each team had one year to complete their projects – all aimed at identifying and removing barriers to certification and streamlining the certification process – and AMS/NOP is now ready to launch the results of their work. In the coming months, AMS/NOP will publish these new resources in a series of releases, based on a common theme. Launch 1 highlights the Organic Value Proposition.

View the Sound and Sensible Infographic (pdf) (jpeg)

LAUNCH 1 (11/09/2015): Organic Value Proposition—Why Go Organic and Where to Start

Organic Sound and Sensible Resources Blog – Launch 1

Exploring the Organic Option

Planning the Path Forward

LAUNCH 2  (01/06/2016): Understanding Rules, Certification, and Inspections

Organic Sound and Sensible Resource Blog – Launch 2

Certification

Recordkeeping and Organic System Plans

Inspections

LAUNCH 3 (2/4/2016): Outreach and Education for Candidate Farmers

Organic Sound and Sensible Resource Blog – Launch 3

Contact:
NOP Staff
Main Office
202-720-3252
Programs & Offices:
National Organic Program

Making organic certification more accessible, attainable, and affordable involves collaboration with many partners across the country and around the globe. To support this work, in September 2014 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) awarded 14 project contracts to 14 organizations with the goal of advancing the NOP’s Sound and Sensible initiative.

February 8, 2016