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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.
2017 Annual General Membership Meeting
Be sure to attend the 2017 OCIA Annual General Membership Meeting, February 8th and 9th at the Holiday Inn Council Bluffs at Ameristar. We have a great line up of workshop presenters that you won't want to miss! Join author and organic farmer, Atina...
OCIA Family Farmer Spotlight: Chapter Contacts
Paperwork is a national organic program for farmers to certify organic. USDA National Organic Program is implementing a Sound and Sensible initiative to help people into the process. The NOP's Candace, a fictional character, said something in a video on "The...
OCIA Family Farmer Spotlight: Doug & Sharon Brandt
Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up and farmer probably won't make the list. Market pressures and increased costs have pushed the job outlook for the occupation to decline by 19 percent from 2012 to 2022 in the United States, according to the U.S....
2016 Annual General Membership Meeting
Join us February 10th and 11th at the Holiday Inn Bloomington I-35 for the 2016 OCIA Annual General Membership Meeting. Located across from the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, the room rate for this hotel is $89 per night. Blocked room rates are good thru...
OCIA Family Farmer Spotlight: Bart Hall
Organic farming has been called a myth and a hoax by academics in the span of about 60 years. Yet people are buying organic products more than ever, according to a 2015 FiBL-IFOAM report. Retails prices might catch a customer's eye first....
TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA LA FORMACIÓN DEL SISTEMA DE CONTROL INTERNO EN GRUPOS COMUNITARIOS
CURSO: TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA LA FORMACIÓN DEL SISTEMA DE CONTROL INTERNO EN GRUPOS COMUNITARIOS OBJETIVO: Proporcionar orientación y herramientas en la formación del Sistema de Control Interno en Grupos Comunitarios de Productores, así como en la formación de...
TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA LA FORMACIÓN DE INSPECTORES ORGÁNICOS APICULTURA
CURSO: CURSO - TALLER DE CAPACITACIÓN PARA LA FORMACIÓN DE INSPECTORES ORGÁNICOS APICULTURA OBJETIVO: Proporcionar orientación y herramientas en la formación de inspectores externos e internos en grupos comunitarios con énfasis en la producción de miel orgánica....
FLOCERT and OCIA Announce Certification Partnership in Mexico
Bonn, Germany 21 July 2015. FLOCERT is pleased to announce we have entered into partnership with OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement Association) to benefit multi-certified producers in Mexico. The initial agreement is for a one year term, during which the two...
OCIA Family Farmer Spotlight: Terry Sheehan
The United Nations made 2015 the International Year of Soils with healthy soils being the basis for healthy food production as one of its key messages. A key part of the organic agricultural movement started with soil building. "Because organic farmers do not use...