Organic Trade Association
OTA Reaching Out to More Organic Farmers
The Franklin family has been farming in southern Vermont for nine generations and the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is making sure their soil stays fresh. A family operation with one son helping full-time and two others pitching in on weekends, the certified organic dairy farm stays busy raising and milking some 52 dairy cows, […]
The Organic Center Tops Crowdfunding Goal in Fight Against Citrus Research
With donations ranging from $5 to as large as $5,000, The Organic Center raised $20,417 through its first-ever crowdfunding drive, easily exceeding its goal of $15,000 as part of a major campaign to fund a research effort to find organic solutions to a devastating disease threatening the nation’s citrus industry. “We’re thrilled that so many individuals […]
OTA to Throw First-Ever #OrganicFestival on Social Media
It’s party time at the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and for 10 straight days everyone’s invited, according to the Washington-D.C. based nonprofit group. September is “Organic Month,” and OTA and its member companies are teaming up with other leading organic influencers to throw “Organic-Palooza,” a first-ever, 10-day social media festival that begins today and celebrates the benefits […]
OTA To Honor Visionaries for Work in Organic Farming and Trade
The Washington-based Organic Trade Association (OTA) will award three men for their “visionary work” it says is transforming both organic farming and trade. Being honored are Marty Mesh, executive director of Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, who will receive the Growing the Organic Industry award; Doug Crabtree, farmer and organic farm trainer, Vilicus Farms, will receive […]
Study Finds Nutritional Benefits for Organic
The British Journal of Nutrition published results from a major study that found conclusive evidence that organic crops, and the food made from them, are nutritionally superior to their conventional counterparts, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA, Washington D.C.). The study corrects many of the shortcomings of earlier studies and should put to rest any doubts […]
Citrus Greening Threatens Organic Growth
Americans drink more than 550 million gallons of orange juice every year with more than 60 million gallons of that juice being organic, according to The Organic Center (Washington, D.C.), an independent non-profit educational and research organization operating under the administrative auspices of the Organic Trade Association (OTA). But a devastating bacterial disease known as citrus […]
Aversion to GMOs Becoming Driving Factor in Buying Organic
Avoiding GMOs (genetically modified organisms), for themselves or their children, is an increasingly important reason why parents choose organic food, according to the a study conducted by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs 2014 Tracking Study is a survey of more than 1,200 households across the nation with at least […]
Organic Trade Association Welcomes U.S.-Korea Agreement
The Washington D.C.-based Organic Trade Association (OTA) welcomed a new organic equivalency arrangement between the United States and Korea, saying it reopens a critically important Asian market for U.S. organic processed food products. The new agreement will create jobs and opportunity for the American organic food and farming sector, according to the OTA. “We extend […]
Parents Willing to Pay More for Organic Label
A new Organic Trade Association (OTA) tracking study reveals an increasing number of American parents are willing to pay more for organic food for their families. The assocaiton’s U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes & Beliefs 2014 Tracking Study, a survey of more than 1,200 households with at least one child under the age of 18, found that price […]
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