A community of businesses joining forces to create pathways to action, connecting companies to resources, and working together to create solutions by leveraging the power of the natural products industry to reverse climate change. They shine a light on success stories and recognize companies for their great climate work, inspiring more companies to act.
The National Organic Coalition brings together diverse organic stakeholders to advance organic food and farming and to ensure that organic integrity is maintained, consumers’ confidence is preserved, and policies are fair, equitable, and encourage diversity of participation and access.
Membership is open by invitation to farmer organizations, non-profit consumer, environmental and animal welfare organizations, and businesses dedicated to organic integrity, including retailers and certification agencies. NOC members develop policy positions using a consensus process and have representation with Members of Congress through NOC’s Policy Director, Steve Etka. NOC represents more than one million citizens, farms, and businesses through their member organizations.
The Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI) and the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) fund research, education, and extension projects to improve yields, quality, and profitability for producers and processors who have adopted organic standards. ORG’s focus, however, is on supporting existing and transitioning organic producers to adopt organic practices and improve their market competitiveness.
The Organic Agronomy Training Service is a collaboratively managed training program for agricultural professionals working with organic or transitioning farmers in the United States. They seek to grow domestic organic production by strengthening the educational support network of agronomists, certified crop advisors, extension agents, and technical service providers. They aim to equip transitioning and organic farmer with robust access to technical service expertise by providing unbiased, science-based agronomic support for their farming operation.
Organic Farming Research Foundation works to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. OFRF cultivates organic research, education, and federal policies that bring more farmers and acreages into organic production.
Responding to double-digit growth in the fastest growing retail food category, the Organic Produce Network was founded in January 2017 to connect facets of the organic produce community through education, information, and live events.
Organic Produce Network releases a State of Organic report, which provides a comprehensive overview of how the industry performed the previous year, including data and analysis of retail sales of organic fresh produce.
Organic Trade Association serves as the unifying voice of the U.S. organic industry on Capitol Hill. They aim to advance a mission to promote and protect organic agriculture and trade through legislative and regulatory advocacy. As the only trade association working on behalf of the organic sector, they build and retain meaningful relationships with Members of Congress and their staff, USDA’s National Organic Program, NOSB, and the FDA on food and farming policy. They also provide the latest news and industry trends through market analysis reports, international trade updates, programs, events, and resources.
The mission of the Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition is to unite soil health advocates and partner organizations to promote evidence-based soil health education and communications, leverage funding, and offer collaborative technical assistance toward the widespread implementation of soil health practices across the Commonwealth.
The Organic Center partners with established research institutions, universities, and non-profits in the pursuit and achievement of sound science for the public good.
The Northeast Climate Hub is building network collaborations and partnerships, connecting stakeholders to climate-related resources, and working to fill in information gaps where needed. The 12 Northeast states form a diverse and complex agricultural region, including the seven most densely populated states that are also the most heavily forested region of the country. Production is varied with vegetables, horticulture, fruit production, and specialty crops supplementing dairy, poultry, and field and grain crops.
NIFA provides information about the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI), and the Organic Transitions (ORG).
How can farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners benefit from using technical service providers (TSPs)? Farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners often use TSPs to address specific natural resource goals, including developing nutrient management plans, developing sustainable forestry and grazing management plans, as well as increasing irrigation efficiency, and transitioning from traditional agriculture to organic.