Organic Trade Association Press Releases

• Published on March 8, 2011 - 15:14 GMT

  Anaheim Organic Food Safety Workshop sold out, but space is available for April

  Course will educate food safety, operation and communication professionals about HACCP principles and how they apply to organic operations Angela Jagiello, Organic Trade Association, Tel: (802) 275-3831; Email: AJagiello@ota.com Greta Houlahan, …

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• Published on March 7, 2011 - 15:13 GMT

  Organic Trade Association honors Senator Sherrod Brown

  Senator Brown to receive 2011 Public Servant Award Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com ) Washington, D.C., (March 7, 2011)—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) today announced it will honor Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio with …

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• Published on March 1, 2011 - 20:14 GMT

  Organic Trade Association appoints Gwendolyn Wyard to new Associate Director for Organic Standards and Industry Outreach post

  Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C. ( March 1, 2011)—The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announces that Gwendolyn Wyard will begin working for OTA on Monday, March 7, to fill the new position of Associate …

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• Published on February 7, 2011 - 20:10 GMT

  OTA deplores USDA action to proceed with genetically engineered sugar beets despite court order

  Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb, 7, 2011)— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made a decision to continue to allow planting of St Louis based-Monsanto’s Roundup Ready sugar beets despite …

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• Published on January 27, 2011 - 20:12 GMT

  2010 plantings of U.S. organic cotton highest since 2000

  Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com ) BRATTLEBORO, VT (Jan. 27, 2011)— U.S. growers of organic cotton increased plantings of organic cotton acreage by 12 percent in 2010 over that planted in 2009, according to preliminary data …

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• Published on January 20, 2011 - 19:13 GMT

  Organic industry wants farmers protected in the marketplace

  And USDA has authority to do so Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 20, 2011)— The U.S. House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee today held a member forum spearheaded by Chairman Frank D. …

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• Published on December 22, 2010 - 00:12 GMT

  Organic Trade Association applauds passage of Food Safety reform

  Integrity of organic practices protected in final bill Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              802-275-3820      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, bhaumann@ota.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 21, 2010)—The …

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• Published on December 8, 2010 - 17:12 GMT

  Consumer survey finds 41% of parents buying more organic foods than a year ago

  U.S. families are buying a wider variety of organic products than ever Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820), bhaumann@ota.com ) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (Dec. 8, 2010)—In spite of the sluggish economic recovery, U.S. families continue to buy more …

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• Published on November 17, 2010 - 19:13 GMT

  Angela Jagiello joins Organic Trade Association staff

  Named Associate Director, Conference and Product Development Contact: Barbara Haumann (413-376-1220; bhaumann@ota.com ) GREENFIELD, Mass. (Nov. 17, 2010)--Angela Jagiello has joined the Organic Trade Association (OTA) staff to fill the newly …

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