Appropriations Testimony, March 2010 - Organic Trade Association

OTA submitted written testimony on Friday, March 19, to the House Appropriation Committee’s Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, requesting continued funding and expanded programs pertinent to the organic industry. The testimony focuses specifically on funding for NOP, Organic Data Initiative, Organic Agriculture Extension and Initiative, Organic Transitions Research, and Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA). The testimony explains that funding these programs at the requested amounts will help to ensure the continued growth of U.S. organic agriculture through important data collection and measures to safeguard the integrity of the organic label and support research for organic agriculture. Learn more.