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.

Organic Trade Association Executive Director and CEO Laura Batcha told the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) that state agriculture directors are critical in the creation of much-needed policies that provide more choice and opportunity—including the organic option—in today's U.S. agricultural system.

As summertime heats up, Santa Cruz Organic® lemonade beverages are a way to celebrate the summer organically. The lemonades contain no artificial preservatives and have long been a favorite summertime treat for picnics, barbecues, family trips and gatherings.

In a groundbreaking move for the nation's organic sector, the Organic Trade Association (OTA), in collaboration with the GRO Organic Core Committee, on Tuesday formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin steps to conduct a vote on and implement a research and promotion check-off program for the organic industry.

According to a new survey by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) of families across the nation, today's moms and dads know more about organic, and empowered with that knowledge, more parents are deciding to purchase organic than ever before.

Acting on extensive feedback and input from its members, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday filed two petitions with the National Organic Program to amend the National List of substances that can be used in organic production and processing – in one case strengthening the requirement for organic ingredients and in the other, removing a non-organic substance from the list.