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The National Organic Standards Board Report

OTA’s NOSB Report is a members-only publication that summarizes the twice-annual National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting and provides an overview of the agenda topics, public commentary, and key decisions made by the Board. The items included in this OTA report represent recommendations that NOSB developed and reviewed at its meetings. If accepted by the Board, recommendations pass to the National Organic Program, which determines the final form of the NOSB recommendations. OTA members are notified about OTA’s engagement in the NOSB process and of the various ways to weigh-in through OTA's News Flash and Government Affairs Forum list serve. 

Posted on Tuesday November 24, 2015

Rarely has so much been on the plates of the 15 volunteers charged with deciding what organic producers and processors can have in their toolbox. For four days last week in Stowe, Vermont, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) carefully weighed input from the public and steadily worked through that heaping plate of issues, in […]

Posted on Tuesday November 24, 2015

Rarely has so much been on the plates of the 15 volunteers charged with deciding what organic producers and processors can have in their toolbox. For four days last week in Stowe, Vermont, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) carefully weighed input from the public and steadily worked through that heaping plate of issues, in […]

Posted on Friday May 8, 2015
NOSB Report Spring 2015 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) held its public meeting April 27-30 in La Jolla, California. The NOSB Report, a members-only publication, is now available!   At-A-Glance Meeting Highlights Origin of Livestock: NOP started the NOSB meeting by announcing that the long-awaited ‘origin of livestock’ proposed rule is published and open for [...]
Posted on Friday May 8, 2015

NOSB Report Spring 2015 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) held its public meeting April 27-30 in La Jolla, California. The NOSB Report, a members-only publication, is now available!   At-A-Glance Meeting Highlights Origin of Livestock: NOP started the NOSB meeting by announcing that the long-awaited ‘origin of livestock’ proposed rule is published and open for […]

Posted on Thursday April 23, 2015
  Time is running out! Submit feedback today. View this email in your browser     Quick Links PARTICIPATE: Use OTA’s surveys to provide feedback on inputs under sunset review  READ: OTA summary of NOSB proposals and discussion documents FOCUS: NOSB is specifically looking for weigh-in on these inputs:  Sunset Crops Inputs,  Sunset Livestock Inputs,  Sunset Handling Inputs WATCH: Webinar recording of OTA’s sunset [...]