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(Beyond Pesticides, November 6, 2017)\u00a0The next Farm Bill will be up for negotiation soon. Bi-partisan legislation to address two issues that are important for organic agriculture \u2013increasing funding for organic \"\"research and strengthening enforcement of the organic standards:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Organic Agriculture Research Act<\/em> (H.R. 2436) will provide $50 million in funding annually for the USDA\u2019s flagship organic research program, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI).<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0The Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017<\/em> will improve oversight of organic imports.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This action will allow you to send messages to your U.S. Representative requesting that they co-sponsor the bills or thanking the member if she\/he is already a co-sponsor.<\/p>\n

    Ask your U.S. Representative to support organic in the next Farm Bill by co-sponsoring these two bills. If your Representative is already a co-sponsor, send a thank you.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Organic is one of the fastest growing sectors in U.S. agriculture. The bi-partisan Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) <\/strong>introduced by U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will help more farmers transition to organic production in response to growing demand in the marketplace.\u00a0Organic research helps farmers become more productive, efficient, and profitable and leads to the development of new agricultural practices that can be used by conventional and organic farmers alike. Unfortunately, over the past five years, while overall funding for agricultural research has grown significantly, funding for organic research has stagnated. This bill would go a long way toward closing that gap. The Organic Agriculture Research Act<\/em> has 39 co-sponsors, and the list is growing.<\/p>\n

    Another bill, the Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871)<\/strong>, introduced by Representative John Faso (R-NY) is needed to strengthen oversight of the $47 billion organic industry. Strengthening enforcement of the organic standards, especially for imported organic products, is critical to safeguard the integrity of the organic label and to ensure consumer trust. A recent Washington Post<\/em> investigation and USDA\u2019s own investigations have shown that some imported organic products have been fraudulently labeled. A report from the USDA\u2019s Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed areas that need to be improved in the oversight of international organic trade and the enforcement of organic standards for imported organic products. Organic farms and operations that comply with the stringent organic standards are undercut when they are forced to compete with fraudulent products in the marketplace. The Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act<\/em> has 20 co-sponsors, and the list is growing.<\/p>\n

    Ask your U.S. Representative to support organic in the next Farm Bill by co-sponsoring these two bills. If your representative is already a co-sponsor, send a thank you<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    (Beyond Pesticides, November 6, 2017)\u00a0The next Farm Bill will be up for negotiation soon. Bi-partisan legislation to address two issues that are important for organic agriculture \u2013increasing funding for organic research and strengthening enforcement of the organic standards: The Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) will provide $50 million in funding annually for the USDA\u2019s flagship organic research program, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI). \u00a0The Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 will improve oversight of organic imports. This action will allow you to send messages to your U.S. Representative requesting that they co-sponsor the bills or thanking the member if she\/he is already a co-sponsor. Ask your U.S. Representative to support organic in the next Farm Bill by co-sponsoring these two bills. If your Representative is already a co-sponsor, send a thank you. 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The bi-partisan Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) introduced by U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) will help more farmers transition to organic production in response to growing demand in the marketplace.\u00a0Organic research helps farmers become more productive, efficient, and profitable and leads to the development of new agricultural practices that can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,2,320,1,368],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-alternativesorganics","category-national-organic-standards-boardnational-organic-program","category-uncategorized","category-us-department-of-agriculture-usda"],"yoast_head":"\nTake Action: Tell Your U.S. Representative to Support Organic in the Next Farm Bill - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2017\/11\/take-action-tell-u-s-representative-support-organic-next-farm-bill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Action: Tell Your U.S. Representative to Support Organic in the Next Farm Bill - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, November 6, 2017)\u00a0The next Farm Bill will be up for negotiation soon. 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