News & Research
Stay up-to-date on the latest from OCIA International, our operators, and the organic industry.News: Updates from the Organic Industry
We’ve compiled the latest news from the organic industry to help you stay up-to-date on industry innovations and regulatory updates.
2025 Winter Communicator
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OCIA Farmers advance to Grower of the Year Finals
We’re proud to share that OCIA certified organic farmers Harold and Ross Wilken of Janie’s Farm and Janie’s Mill have been named finalists for the 2025 Organic Grower of the Year Award at the Organic Grower Summit! Their commitment to organic farming and soil health...
New Funding for Organic Cost Share Program
July 2025- The Organic Certification Cost Share Program has been allocated $8 million per year through 2031 as part of the latest federal budget reconciliation legislation. This program offers partial reimbursement to certified organic farmers, ranchers, and...
June 2025 OCIA Communicator
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2024 TOPP Impact Report
Read full report to the Transition to Organic Partnership Program below: https://ocia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TOPP-Impact-Report-2024-F2-1.pdf
Organic Connections – The Roots of Transition and Transformation
Workshop Description:The most powerful tools for navigating challenges and making changes on our farms comefrom what we put in our heads, not what we put in our sheds.Whether you’re a beginning farmer exploring organic transition or have decades ofexperience, join...
2024 Winter Communicator
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Organic Agriculture After the Election: What is at Stake?
With most election results now confirmed, the path forward for organic farming faces new challenges. Looking ahead, securing the necessary funding to sustain and grow the organic sector will be increasingly difficult. In addition, it’s crucial that...
Organic Eye recognizes OCIA as certifier upholding the Highest Ethical Standard
Organic Eye publishes "Take Back the Organic Farming Movement". Recognizing OCIA as a certifier Upholding the Highest Ethical Standards. Click below to read the article from Organic Eye Organic Eye






