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Deadline: July 26 to Apply for
Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance
The Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) was created to assist certified organic dairy producers facing a unique set of challenges in recent years, including higher costs attributed to the pandemic and drought conditions across the country.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing financial assistance for a producer’s projected marketing costs in 2023 based on 2022 costs. ODMAP provides a one-time cost-share payment, based on marketing costs, on pounds of organic milk marketed in the 2022 calendar year. Organic dairy producers should apply by July 26, 2023 at their local USDA Service Center.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Webinar on Organic Seed: Current Research
in Availability, Production Challenges,
and Producer Needs
August 1, 2023, 3:00 pm Eastern
Join this webinar during which we will discuss research findings from Organic Seed Alliance on organic seed availability, climate challenges, and more. This webinar will describe findings from Organic Seed Alliance’s State of Organic Seed report. Trends in organic seed sourcing and availability, needs of organic seed producers, climate change impacts, and the importance of adapted varieties will be highlighted. This webinar is presented in partnership with Oregon Tilth, as part of a series of webinars on organic topics.
Reminder! Course NP-130: Organic Seed Search
Available in the Organic Integrity Learning Center
Sourcing organic seed and planting stock is a key requirement of organic certification. The supply of organic seed is growing; however, most organic operations still rely on non-organic seed for at least part of their operation, when an equivalent organically produced variety is not commercially available. The uneven supply of organic seed presents challenges to certifiers and inspectors in verifying compliance with the seed requirement. This course provides best practices for addressing some of the most common challenges that certifiers and inspectors face when reviewing seed searches. It also explains how to document organic seed searches and provides operations with resources for sourcing more organic seed and conducting variety trials.
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