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From an insider’s look into the upcoming presidential race, to opportunities for organic with the legalization of industrial hemp, to how organic can be accessible and affordable for more of our changing population and still fetch a fair price for producers, the Organic Trade Association’s

The Organic Trade Association’s export promotion program closed the first quarter of 2019 with a flourish, and is beginning the second quarter in an equally robust way.

The phrase “ecosystem services” is a new way to talk about a well-established idea: that organic agricultural systems protect natural resources (including air, soil and water), and help to mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas pollution.

Nate Powell-Palm might not be a farmer now if it were not for organic. The organic Montana farmer told members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture on Wednesday that the organic way of farming has given him and other farmers the opportunity to use sustainable agricultural practices, earn premium prices for their crops and stay in farming – and flourish – as a result.

Today’s organic industry was built on activism and leadership. Its founders challenged conventional wisdom by creating a new vision for agricultural production, built upon the premise that if the organic community worked collectively to create stringent voluntary standards for food and agriculture, families would see its value.

Longtime civil rights and rural activist Rudy Arredondo, President and CEO of the National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Association, will be among the distinguished speakers at the Organic Trade Association’s 2019 annual conference looking at the changing face of organic, and how organic can adjust to meet the needs of all – consumers and producers alike.

Organic has expanded to a $50 billion market in the United States, from food to textiles to personal care products and more. But can the organic industry grow in a way that preserves the core trust that consumers have bestowed upon the label?

Industrialized hemp became legal in the U.S. with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, and it is already a $1-billion market with sales projected to double by 2022. But hemp is a highly regulated and complex crop to grow and market.

Attendees of the Organic Trade Association’s spring policy conference will have the rare opportunity to get an insider’s look into the upcoming presidential race when they hear from one of the few political analysts in the country who accurately forecast the results of the historic 2016 election.

In a major step by the organic industry to fight against fraud in the global organic system, the Organic Trade Association on Wednesday announced the official launching of its groundbreaking Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program.