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Organic Integrity Learning Center
New Course: Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) Final Rule Core Course
Consistent implementation of USDA organic regulations is essential to building fair and competitive markets and maintaining consumer confidence in organic products. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule, published in November 2023, clarified the previous organic livestock health care and living conditions standards, added new standards specific to avian species, and added detail to some of the existing health care and living condition requirements for livestock. These details help producers and certifiers enforce the organic livestock regulations consistently across operations to ensure a fair marketplace and bolster consumer confidence in the organic label.
The new Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) Final Rule Core Course helps organic certifiers, inspectors, and producers apply the changes to the USDA organic regulations from the OLPS final rule before the rule goes into effect in January 2025, helping to promote transparency and consistency in implementation. The changes in the final rule include new requirements for livestock living conditions, indoor and outdoor access, transportation, handling, and slaughter.
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The course contains a variety of instructional materials that teach you how to fulfill the requirements of the final rule and further promote consistency in organic livestock and poultry health and care standards.
Microlearning:
NOP Certification and
Accreditation Costs
The National Organic Program (NOP) accredits and oversees organizations that offer USDA organic certification services to farms and businesses. These organizations are called “certifiers.” Each certifier charges applicants for certification and certified operations according to its fee schedule. The new NOP Certification and Accreditation Costs microlearning explains how certifiers charge their certified operations and applicants for certification for inspections and other certification services and how the NOP charges certifiers for maintaining their USDA accreditation.
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