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The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has been meeting with congressional offices in Washington, D.C., to advocate for funding for organic in a Farm Bill extension and a Continuing Resolution to fund governmental operations or full FY25 appropriations. While Congress is currently considering allocating billions in additional funding for conventional operations in core commodities, organic remains underfunded relative to our economic impact.  

OTA has requested funding for three “orphan” programs as well as the continuation of Organic Market Development Grants: 

On September 30, our Organic Trade Association (OTA) employees trickled in from across the United States to the rolling hills of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, for a staff retreat. It was a week filled with farm tours and team building activities and offered a chance for longtime coworkers to clock facetime with each other and new employees to meet the team in-person.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is a longstanding advocate for increasing federal funding for organic transition to increase organic acreage and production and to strengthen the domestic supply chain.