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Celebrating Stakeholder Diversity is Essential for Success

October 12, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

On behalf of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program (NOP), please join us as we continue celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. The month-long observance, that occurs every year from September 15 through October 15, celebrates the cultures and traditions of Americans...

USDA Results Trade

El Celebrar la Diversidad de Participantes es Esencial Para el Éxito

October 12, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

De parte del Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Servicio de Comercialización Agrícola (AMS, por sus siglas en inglés), por favor, únase a nosotros a medida que continuamos celebrando el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana. La observancia de un mes, realizada todos los...

USDA Results Trade

Organic Sound and Sensible Initiative: Spanish Resources

March 17, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

The Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) works every day to ensure that products with the USDA organic seal meet consistent, uniform standards. In addition to its rigorous certification process and oversight to protect the integrity of the organic seal, the program...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Iniciativa Orgánica Sound and Sensible: Recursos en Español

March 17, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

El Programa Nacional Orgánico (NOP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Servicio de Comercialización Agrícola (AMS, por sus siglas en inglés) trabaja todos los días para asegurar que los productos con el sello USDA Organic cumplan con estándares consistentes y uniformes. Además de su riguroso proceso de...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Helping Small Farmers in the South Go Organic

February 11, 2016 Elanor Starmer, AMS Acting Administrator

Rock Woods, Gulf States Regional Director for the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), knows the importance of persistence. Rock wanted to help more farmers in the southeast learn about organic certification, but he also knew that farmers are busy. That’s why Rock and NCAT launched a...

Initiatives Conservation

Organic Sound and Sensible Resources: Expanding Organic Education through Others

February 04, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program (NOP) is continuing to launch new resources resulting from our Sound and Sensible Initiative, which is making organic certification more accessible, affordable, and attainable. Today, we are launching resources that help those who...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Organic Sound and Sensible Resources: Understanding Rules, Certification, and Inspections

January 06, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

Last month, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program (NOP) announced new resources resulting from our Sound and Sensible Initiative, which is making organic certification more accessible, affordable, and attainable. Today, we are introducing more guides, videos, and other...

USDA Results Food and Nutrition Farming Trade

Organic Sound and Sensible Resources: Why Go Organic and Where to Start

November 09, 2015 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

Last week, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s National Organic Program (NOP) announced new resources resulting from our Sound and Sensible Initiative, which is aimed at making organic certification more accessible, affordable, and attainable. Today, we are introducing guides, videos, and...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Sound and Sensible Initiative Projects Simplify Organic Certification

October 27, 2015 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

USDA’s National Organic Program is the bedrock regulatory program responsible for developing national standards for organically-produced agricultural products. These standards assure consumers that products with the USDA organic seal meet consistent, uniform standards. In addition to protecting the...

Food and Nutrition Farming

USDA is Making Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Possible through STEM and Collaboration

September 30, 2015 Bernetta Reese, USDA Office of Communications and Dr. Stephen Lowe, Office of the Chief Information Officer

Today, USDA will engage with citizen-science professionals, researchers, and stakeholders from local, state, Federal, and Tribal governments, as well as representatives of the academic, non-profits, and private sector to celebrate citizen science at the first-ever White House citizen science forum...

Research and Science
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