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Let's Change the Farm Bill NOW
The 2012 Farm Bill is currently being debated in the U.S Congress. While the Senate version of the bill, released the week of April 23rd, maintains many important programs that support organic...
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The 2012 Farm Bill is currently being debated in the Senate, and there’s no better time for YOU to get engaged and demand a bill that will support organic agriculture! Organic farming stands to gain a...
View ArticleWe Could Still Get A Farm Bill….and Should!
The 2012 Farm Bill has passed out of the full Senate and out of the House Agriculture Committee. While the Senate version of the bill maintains many important programs that support organic agriculture,...
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They're Listening... REALLY!
With Congress in your districts on recess during August and some of September, it's the perfect time for you to meet with your Representative and staff. We've been telling our Representative how...
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The Beginning Determines the End
According to National Young Farmers' Coalition's 'Building a Future' report, 83% of first-generation farmers surveyed are organic. It makes sense that with growing organic consumer demand, we should be...
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Congress Needs to Buckle Down, Too!
Ron Meyer of Strawberry Hill Farm near Coshocton, Ohio knows all to well about the impact that a loss of funding for organic programs would have on farmers. The draught has destroyed nearly 30% of his...
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"Certification Cost Share is crucial..."
When I asked Abby Sadauckas, Organic Farmer and Educator at Bacon Brook Farmstead, what Organic Certification Cost Share means to her, she did not hesitate to share with me how much of an incentive it...
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Hard to believe that we aren't hurting bad enough...
The 2008 Farm Bill expired yesterday, Sept. 30. As of today, the U.S. is operating without direction for a modern agricultural system driven by unprecedented consumer demand. With an election coming...
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Farm Bill A Campaign Vice
According to the Capital Press, “As the presidential campaign enters its final month, nowhere have the two major candidates’ differences in their approach to government been more apparent than in...
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Celebrating Good Food and Supporting Organic Farmers
As people all over the U.S. gather to celebrate good food, we here at OFRF are excited about a great opportunity to get YOU engaged in calling for reforms at the federal level in support of organic...
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It's Spooky Not Knowing What's In Our Food
For many, Halloween is about embracing our more secretive sides and seeing what lurks among the shadows. The one thing I don’t want veiled in mystery, however, is the content of my food. OFRF believes...
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Organic Farmers Stand Strong
Well folks, it’s over. The flurry of nonstop campaign ads, tele-campaign calls and colorful glossy mailings has ceased, and it’s now time to move forward. While we’re disappointed that California voted...
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Rural America Remains Relevant
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a recent speech that rural America is “becoming less and less relevant” in agricultural politics. While we agree that the USDA and farm legislators need a more...
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FSMA Rules Threaten Small Organic Farmers: Comment Deadline Friday
By Mark Keating, OFRF Policy Advisor This Friday, November 22 brings to a close your opportunity to comment on the FDA’s proposed rules for implementing the Food Safety...
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Good News for Organics in the Latest Federal Spending Bill
By Mark Keating, OFRF Policy Consultant In a hopeful sign Monday that Washington is returning to the peoples’ business, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released a compromise...
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Sowing the Seeds of Organic Integrity
At the recent EcoFarm Conference in California, I attended a session called “Keeping GMOs out of Organic Food and Farms.” The panel included representatives from an organic food company, an...
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Balancing Conservation and Food Safety on Organic Farms
The practices of conserving and fostering biodiversity and natural resources are at the heart of organic farming, and are part of the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). At the same time, ensuring...
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Putting the Earth Back in Earth Day
“Essentially, all life depends upon the soil... There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.” --Charles E. Kellogg /USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1938How...
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Breeding “Organic Ready” Corn
Amidst the controversy over transgene (GMO) contamination—a growing concern for organic farmers, researchers, consumers, and advocates—plant breeder Frank Kutka has been working to develop an “organic...
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