The Organic Insider: Archive

The Organic Insider is an email notification service that the AMS National Organic Program uses to send out program updates to the organic community. We send an average of 4-8 messages a month on a range of topics related to organic agriculture at USDA, including regulatory updates, requests for public comments, and notices about upcoming activities.

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Organic Insider Archives

This list includes messages sent out through the Organic Insider since January 2017, with the most recent first.

• Organic Market Development Grants and Other USDA Events– 5/23/23
• USDA Launches INTEGRITY Trade Partner Module and Publishes 2022 Peer Review – 5/18/23
• USDA Announces Organic Market Development Grants and Increased Cost Share Funding – 5/10/23
• Origin of Livestock Information Collection Notice: Request for Comments – 4/26/2023
• Growing the Organic Workforce: New Resources from the NOP Human Capital Initiative – 4/24/2023
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: Three New Microlearnings – 4/19/2023
• National Organic Program is Hiring Auditors– 4/18/23
• Reminder: NOSB Spring 2023 Meeting Starts This Week – 4/17/2023
• National List 2023-2024 Sunset Review Notice – 4/14/23
• National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting 2023 - 3/10/2023
• NOSB New Members Announced for 2023 – 3/10/2023
• National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting 2023 – 2/17/2023
• New Course and Video from the NOP Human Capital initiative: Growing the Organic Workforce – 2/16/2023
• Informational Webinar on Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule – 2/14/2023
• Organic Certifiers Recognized for Quality Data and Collaboration – 2/1/2023
• New Course: Inspector Training Through Real-World Situations – 1/30/2023
• USDA Builds Out Regional Networks for the Transition to Organic Partnership Program – 1/20/2023
• USDA Publishes Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule – 1/18/2023
• Now Hiring: Assistant Division Director for NOP Accreditation Division – 1/4/2023
• Trademark Registration Increases Cost of Misusing the USDA Organic Seal – 12/20/2022
• New Course and Microlearning: Organic Field Crop Practices – 11/22/2022
• USDA Amends the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances – 11/10/2022
• USDA Food Systems Transformation Resources for Organic – 11/8/2022
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 10/28/2022
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule Expands List of Codes Available for Organic Oversight – 10/26/2022
• USDA Announces Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) Regions and Listening Session on Market Development – 10/24/2022
• National Organic Standards Board Fall 2022 Meeting Starts This Week – 10/17/2022
• USDA Extends Comment Period for Two Organic Rules– 10/7/2022
• New Course: Origin of Livestock – 9/15/2022
• Oversight Update: Certifier Exits and Appeals Process – 9/12/2022
• NOSB Fall 2022 Meeting – 9/7/2022
• USDA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – 9/1/2022
• NOP is Now Hiring Auditors – 8/23/2022
• USDA to Invest up to $300 million in New Organic Transition Initiative – 8/22/2022
• USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule – 8/5/2022
• Annual Organic Oversight and Enforcement Report Now Available – 7/26/2022
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 7/21/2022
• USDA Renews Charter for National Organic Standards Board – 7/20/2022
• New Course and Microlearning: Organic Dairy Compliance 2 – 6/29/2022
• National Organic Standards Board Fall Meeting 2022 – 6/23/2022
• USDA Seeks One Nominee for National Organic Standards Board – 6/6/2022
• Now Hiring: Assistant Division Director for NOP Accreditation Division – 6/1/2022
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Food System Transformation Framework – 5/27/2022
• New Course and Microlearnings: NOP People, Processes, and Policy – 5/26/2022
• USDA Accepting Applications for 2022 Organic Certification Cost Share & OTECP – 5/20/2022
• NOP Now Hiring: Compliance and Enforcement Specialist – 5/3/2022
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 4/19/2022
• National Organic Standards Board Spring 2022 Meeting Starts This Week – 4/18/2022
• USDA Origin of Livestock Final Rule for Organic Dairy Published in Federal Register – 4/5/2022
• Allowed Actions to Respond to Risks from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – 3/25/2022
• USDA Amends the National List for Organic Crops and Handling – 3/23/2022
• Three Updates: NOSB Spring Meeting, Climate-Smart Ag, NIFA Grant – 3/4/2022
• New Course on Advanced Compliance and Enforcement Topics – 2/28/2022
• USDA Amends the National List for Organic Handling, Crops, and Livestock  – 2/28/2022
• USDA National Organic Program Regulatory Priorities Listening Session – 2/8/2022
• NOP Now Hiring: Accreditation Managers & Auditors – 2/8/2022
• USDA Announces Four New Members of the National Organic Standards Board – 2/4/2022
• Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Crops and Handling - 2/1/2022
• DEADLINE APPROACHING: Apply by February 4, 2022 to USDA's Farm Service Agency for OTECP – 1/27/2022
• Organic Certifiers Recognized for Data Partnership and Collaboration – 1/24/2022
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 1/13/2022
• USDA Shares 2021 Peer Review Report and NOP Response – 1/12/2022
• USDA's Farm Service Agency Extends Deadline for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations to Apply for Pandemic Support – 12/22/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Risk-Based Oversight – 12/17/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on International Organic Trade Arrangements – 11/17/2021
• USDA Builds Pandemic Support for Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations – 11/4/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Full-Length Course on Organic Seed Search Now Available – 10/28/2021
• Deadline to Apply for Organic Certification Cost Share: November 1 – 10/26/2021
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 10/19/2021
• USDA Blog on MicroLearning and New Course on Farmers Market Oversight Now Available – 10/15/2021
• National Organic Standards Board Fall 2021 Meeting Starts This Week – 10/12/2021
• Organic Human Capital Capacity Building Projects Announced – 10/7/2021
• New Organic Integrity Course: Evaluating Corrective Actions – 9/21/2021
• USDA's Risk Management Agency Makes Improvements to Whole-Farm Revenue Protection – 9/17/2021
• National Organic Standards Board Fall 2021 Meeting Now Virtual – 9/3/2021
• Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Crops, Livestock and Handling – 8/24/2021
• USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification – 8/18/2021
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 8/4/2021
• NOSB Recommendations - National List 2021 and 2022 Sunset Review – 8/2/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Conducting Yield Analysis – 7/14/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Microlearning Offerings – 7/7/2021
• USDA Amends the National List for Organic Livestock and Handling – 6/25/2021
• Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule – 6/17/2021
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board Fall 2021 Meeting – 6/11/2021
• REMINDER: Nominations Deadline – June 1, 2021 – 5/18/2021
• Annual Organic Oversight and Enforcement Report Now Available – 5/17/2021
• U.S. and Mexico Keep Organic Trade Open – 5/11/2021
• Origin of Livestock Notice – 5/11/2021
• NOP Launches New Spanish Resources Web Page – 5/6/2021
• Human Capital Capacity Building Initiative – 5/3/2021
• Thinking About Applying to Serve on the USDA National Organic Standards Board? – 4/23/2021
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 4/22/2021
• Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 – 4/20/2021
• NOSB Spring Meeting Starts This Week – 4/19/2021
• USDA Seeks Four Nominees for National Organic Standards Board – 4/2/2021
• Now Hiring: Agricultural Economist – 3/31/2021
• NOP Update: Memo to the NOSB and Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Crops and Handling – 3/25/2021
• National Organic Program Holds Webinars on Organic Certification in India – 3/11/2021
• New Learning Center Course: Organic Regulations and Retail Labeling – 3/8/2021
• NOSB Spring 2021 Meeting - Public Comment Period Now Open! – 3/5/2021
• Wild Caught Fish Virtual Town Hall – 3/1/2021
• National Organic Standards Board - Spring Meeting Logistics – 2/18/2021
• Four Organic Certifiers Earn NOP 2021 Director's Award for Communication – 2/11/2021
• Growth in the Number of Certified Organic Operations Continues – 1/27/2021
• Ten Certifiers Recognized for Data Quality – 1/25/2021
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 1/15/2021
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: Two New Courses Now Available – 1/14/2021
• NOP Changing Approach to Organic Oversight in India – 01/11/2021
• U.S.-UK Organic Equivalency Keeps Trade Opportunities Open – 12/30/2020
• Peer Review Wraps Up 2020 on Another High Note – 12/23/2020
• NOP Now Hiring: Remote Accreditation Managers – 12/08/2020
• NOP Now Hiring: Auditors and Compliance & Enforcement Specialists – 12/01/2020
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Input Material Review – 11/12/2020
• National Organic Standards Board: Panel Discussion on Sanitizers – 11/9/2020
• USDA Amends National List for Organic Crops & Handling – 11/4/2020
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Preventing the Organic Fraud Opportunity – 10/26/2020
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 10/22/2020
• Starting This Week: NOSB Fall Meeting – 10/19/2020
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Natural Resources and Biodiversity – 10/14/2020
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: Three New Courses and New Self-Enrollment Feature – 10/07/2020
• Comment Period Closing Soon: Strengthening Organic Enforcement Proposed Rule – 9/30/2020
• NOSB New Members Announced for 2021 – 9/28/2020
• Risk Management Agency Extends COVID Relief for Organic Industry – 9/23/2020
• Federal Register Notice: OLPP Economic Analysis - USDA Decision and Summary of Comments – 9/17/2020
• Make a Lasting Impact: Comment on the Strengthening Organic Enforcement Proposed Rule – 9/15/2020
• Across the Department - USDA Updates – 9/14/2020
• OLPP Economic Analysis Notice: USDA Decision and Summary of Comments – 9/4/2020
• NOSB Fall 2020 Meeting - Public Comment Period Now Open – 9/1/2020
• NOSB Fall 2020 Meeting Materials Now Available – 8/27/2020
• SOE Series #6: Safeguarding Organic Supply Chains – 8/25/2020
• SOE Series #5: Increasing Oversight Across Organic Supply Chains – 8/24/2020
• SOE Series #4: Safeguarding Organic Supply Chains – 8/21/2020
• NOP Now Hiring: Materials Specialist – 8/20/2020
• SOE Series #3: Increasing Oversight Across Organic Supply Chains – 8/19/2020
• USDA Stakeholder Call on the Organic Certification Cost Share Program – 8/19/2020
• SOE Series #2: Safeguarding Organic Supply Chains – 8/18/2020
• SOE Series #1: Increasing Oversight Across Organic Supply Chains – 8/17/2020
• Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Fraud Fighting Courses, New Features – 8/12/2020
• National Organic Standards Board - Fall Meeting Logistics – 8/12/2020
• Strengthening Organic Enforcement Proposed Rule: Public Comment Period Opens – 8/4/2020
• NOP Update: Human Capital Memo to the NOSB and Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard – 8/3/2020
• NOP Now Hiring: Auditors & Accreditation Managers – 7/16/2020
• U.S. and Japan Expand Organic Trade Opportunities – 7/14/2020
• NOP Now Hiring: IT Program Analyst – 7/9/2020
• REMINDER: Strengthening Organic Enforcement - Proposed Rule Webinar – 7/8/2020
• Strengthening Organic Enforcement - Proposed Rule Webinar – 7/6/2020
• NOP Handbook Updates: Organic Certification in California and National List Sunset Dates – 7/1/2020
• Reminder: India Requires a Certificate of Inspection for Exports to the United States – 6/26/2020
• Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Livestock and Handling – 6/8/2020
• United States Streamlines Organic Trade with Taiwan – 6/4/2020
• DEADLINE REMINDER: National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) - Call for Nominations – 5/18/2020
• NOP Update: Quarterly Enforcement Dashboard and 2020 Sunset Review Notice – 5/14/2020
• Electronic Organic Import Certificate Now Available – 4/28/2020
• Notice and Request for Public Comment on OLPP Economic Analysis - 4/22/20
• Starting This Week - National Organic Standards Board 2020 Spring Meeting - 4/20/20
• NOP Training Updates – 4/9/2020
• NOP Hiring an Assistant Director of the Accreditation Division – 4/2/2020
• USDA Seeks Five Nominees for National Organic Standards Board – 3/31/2020 
• NOP Enforcement Report and 2019 Peer Review and Response – 3/26/2020
• National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting Logistics - 3/19/2020
• NOP Hiring for Agricultural Economists – 3/12/2020
• NOSB Spring 2020 Meeting Materials Now Available – 3/5/2020
• NOP Enforcement Dashboard - 02/14/2020
• NOP Hiring for Auditors and Investigative Analysts – 2/12/2020
• Twelve Organic Certifiers Recognized for Enforcement Successes – 1/28/2020
• NOP Now Hiring for Multiple Positions! – 1/23/2020
• Advanced Inspections and Certification Administration Courses Now Available! – 1/09/2020
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board Spring 2020 Meeting – 12/10/2019
• New Members Announced - National Organic Standards Board – 12/6/2019
• Organic Hemp Instruction Updated – 12/2/2019
• Comment Period Closes December 2 - Origin of Livestock Proposed Rule – 11/25/2019
• Across the Department - USDA Updates – 11/15/2019
• Compliance and Enforcement Updates – 11/07/2019
• USDA Publishes Response to April 2018 NOSB Recommendations – 10/23/2019
• Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Crops and Handling – 10/18/2019
• Organic Dairy Compliance Course Now Available – 10/9/2019
• Origin of Livestock Proposed Rule Comment Period — Open Now – 10/01/2019
• USDA's National Organic Program is Hiring! – 9/11/2019
• NOSB Fall 2019 Meeting Materials Available – 8/30/2019
• Compliance and Enforcement Updates – 7/31/2019
• USDA Certified Organic Operations for 2018 – 6/19/2019
• USDA Shares Peer Review Response – 6/5/2019
• NOP Publishes Letter on Organic Crop Container Systems – 6/03/2019
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board Fall 2019 Meeting – 5/22/2019
• Compliance and Enforcement Update – 5/16/2019
• DEADLINE MONDAY, MAY 20: USDA Seeks Five Nominees for the National Organic Standards Board - 5/15/2019
• Certification Cost Share Funding Available Now – 5/9/2019
• USDA Launches Organic Integrity Learning Center – 5/6/2019
• DEADLINE REMINDER: USDA Seeks Five Nominees for the National Organic Standards Board – 5/2/2019
• USDA Amends National List for Organic Livestock and Handling – 4/30/2019
• USDA Recognizes Certifiers for Outstanding Contributions to National Organic Program – 4/24/2019
• USDA National Organic Program Now Hiring Livestock Specialist! – 4/24/2019
• USDA National Organic Program Now Hiring Auditors! – 4/23/2019
• NOP Shares USDA Resources for Organic – 4/22/2019
• Deadline Reminder: NASS Invites Comments on Proposed Changes to the 2019 Organic Survey – 4/9/2019
• Compliance and Enforcement Updates – 3/29/2019
• USDA Seeks Five Nominees for the National Organic Standards Board – 3/18/2019
• Meeting Announcement: USDA Webinar & Public Comment on Industrial Hemp – 3/5/2019
• Proposed Rule to Amend the National List for Crops and Handling – 2/14/2019
• National Organic Program Applauds a Public-Private Partnership that Works – 2/1/2019
• Compliance and Enforcement Update (4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2018) – 12/7/2018
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board Spring 2019 Meeting – 11/26/2018
• Virtual Town Hall: Organic Integrity Learning Center – 10/24/2018
• USDA Unveils New Technology for Organic Exports – 10/15/2018
• NOSB Fall 2018 Meeting Materials Available – 9/12/2018
• Compliance and Enforcement Update – 9/11/2018
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board Fall 2018 Meeting – 8/8/2018
• Organic Enforcement: Import Oversight Policies and Updates – 8/6/2018
• Organic Enforcement Rulemaking: Virtual Town Hall Recording and Slides Now Available – 7/19/2018
• USDA Names Jennifer Tucker Deputy Administrator for the National Organic Program – 6/21/2018
• Webinar on July 17: NOP Seeks Input on Upcoming Enforcement Rulemaking through Interactive Webinar – 6/18/2018
• Organic Oversight and Enforcement Update: Summary of Activities and Overview Action Plan – 5/24/2018
• Proposed Changes to the National List for Organic Livestock and Handling – 4/27/2018
• USDA Appoints New Members to the National Organic Standards Board – 4/25/2018
• Two Opportunities for Organic Producers and Businesses – 4/12/2018
• USDA Publishes 2018 Sunset Review Notice – 4/4/2018
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates – 4/2/2018
• Training Resources + Organic Community = Increased Compliance and Enforcement – 3/28/2018
• Withdrawal of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule – 3/13/2018
• National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Spring 2018 Meeting Materials Published – 3/9/2018
• AMS Awards Certifiers for Contributions to Organic INTEGRITY Database – 2/12/2018
• Status of Organic Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Aeroponics; National Organic Standards Board Fall 2017 Updates – 1/25/2018
• Proposed Changes to the National List – 1/18/2018
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates – 12/26/2017
• Compliance and Enforcement Updates: Annual Summary Report and Fraudulent Certificates – 12/04/2017
• Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Delay of Effective Date - 11/09/17
• Organic Certification: A Critical Link in the Supply Chain - 10/25/17

• NOP Actions Underway on the OIG Audit Report re: International Trade – 09/18/2017
• National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting Proposals and Discussion Documents Published – 09/18/2017
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates – 09/13/2017
• Organic Pioneers Share the Fruits of their Labor with the National Organic Program (NOP) – 08/28/2017
• Compliance and Enforcement Updates: Organic Imports, Enforcement Report, Spanish Training – 08/21/2017
• AMS Hosts Meeting of International Organic Authorities Focused on Development and Trade in the Organic Sector – 07/27/2017
• Meeting Announcement: National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Web Conference – 07/20/2017
• AMS National Organic Program Participates in Organic Certifier Training in Mexico – 07/18/2017
• NOP Alert: Changes to Fraudulent Certificates Website and New Fraudulent Certificates Posted – 07/13/2017
• AMS National Organic Program Strengthens Organic Control Systems through Training – 07/12/2017
• USDA Publishes 2017 Sunset Review Final Rule – 07/06/2017
• Organic Integrity Database Updates – 06/28/2017
• USDA Publishes Response to April 2017 National Organic Standards Board Recommendations – 06/27/2017
• REPEAT OFFERING: Webinar for Certified Handlers (6/28): Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain: 6/15/2017
• National Organic Program Enforcement Action Postings: 6/13/2017
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates – 6/8/2017 
• Call for Nominations: National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) – 6/6/2017
• Training Webinar for Certified Handlers (6/14): Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain – 5/31/2017
• Meeting Announcements: National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting – 5/31/2017
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates – 05/16/2017 
• Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain: Training and Resource List – 05/11/2017 
• Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices: Second Proposed Rule and Delayed Effective Date – 05/09/2017 
• NOP Compliance & Enforcement/Appeals Summary Report - 04/21/2017 
• 2016 Count of Certified Organic Operations - 04/19/2017 
• NOP Alert: Fraudulent Certificates - 04/19/2017 
• Organic Integrity in the Supply Chain: Video Overview - 04/07/2017 
• Allowed Actions to Respond to Risks from Avian Influenza - 04/03/2017 
• New Requirements for Trade with European Union - 03/29/2017 
• 2017 Sunset Review - 03/27/2017
• National Organic Standards Board Meeting Proposals and Discussion Documents - 03/17/2017 
• Sunset Review Notice - 03/16/2017 
• NOP Handbook Update and Peer Review Corrective Actions - 03/07/2017 
• Training Posted for Certifiers and Inspectors - 03/02/2017 
• We’ve Made Some Changes – Update Your Insider Subscription – 02/21/2017 (pdf)
• AMS Delays Final Rule on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices - 02/08/2017 
• Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule & Webinar – 01/18/2017 (pdf)