OTA’s Board of Directors has unanimously recommended a slate of candidates for the upcoming 2013 elections to be held this summer. Trade members may nominate additional members to run for election. Any nominee should be an OTA member who has the commitment and vision to guide the future direction of OTA as a Board member. [...]
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Risk Management Agency seeks applications
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the Fiscal Year 2013 Request for Applications for the Risk Management Education Partnerships Program and the Targeted States Program in the Federal Register. Details, including application deadline and how to apply are provided in those published notices. Questions may be e-mailed to the Risk Management Agency or call [...]
Member discount for sustainability workshops
The Sustainable Food Trade Association is hosting two workshops for the organic food trade and offering OTA members a 10% discount. A Sustainability 201 Workshop – Creative Leadership, Collaboration and Co-creation for Sustainability will be held on August 8, 2013 at Annie’s Inc in Berkeley, CA. Get more information and register here using the discount code [...]
Webinar slated on amending soils in dairy pastures
Cindy Daley of California State University will be featured in a free eOrganic webinar on amending soils in the organic dairy pasture June 27 at 2 p.m. Eastern. Dr. Daley will describe a long-term soil remediation field trial designed at the University Farm to study the effects of a basic soil amendment program on forage [...]
2013 Organic Industry Survey
OTA’s 2013 Organic Industry Survey will be published later this month. The annual survey is the definitive source on the state of the U.S. organic industry, with more than ten years of market data across dozens of categories. OTA members can pre-order the Survey, and be among the first to receive this document when it [...]
All Things Organic Conference – Call for ideas
The All Things Organic Conference takes place Sept. 26-28, and is co-located in Baltimore with Natural Products Expo East. There, OTA will present a wide range of educational sessions on topics germane to organic. These sessions are offered free to show attendees. Past speakers have included thought leaders from industry, academia, government and the non-profit [...]
MOSES seeks nominations for Farmer of the Year
Nominations are now open for the 2014 MOSES Organic Farmer of the Year. This award is presented annually at the MOSES Organic Farming Conference to a certified organic farmer or farm family from the Midwest who exemplifies outstanding land stewardship, farming innovations, and outreach. Completed nominations forms are due by Sept. 15.
Open call for speakers
TEDxManhattan 2014: “Changing the way we eat” is currently accepting applications for speakers. If you are interested in being part of the 2014 event, please read more and fill out the application form. The exact date has yet to be set, but it will be either the last Saturday of February or one of the [...]
One week left for Organic Leadership Award nominations
Please remember to honor heroes in the organic sector by submitting a nomination for OTA’s 2013 Organic Leadership Awards. In addition to the traditional Organic Leadership Award for Growing the Organic Industry, OTA is seeking nominations in two inspiring new categories: an Organic Farmer of the Year award and a new Rising Star award. Nominations [...]
May 28 deadline for submitting items for The Organic Report
As an OTA member, your company is encouraged to share its business news, milestones, and new product releases in The Organic Report, OTA’s quarterly news magazine for its members. This opportunity is free and only open to OTA members. Meanwhile, OTA members receive discounted rates on advertisements placed in this news magazine, published both in [...]
