As the year draws to a close, the National Organic Coalition is celebrating important progress we’ve made to advance organic food systems. Thanks to the help of organic advocates and supporters like you, over the past year, NOC and organic allies have achieved big wins on behalf of organic:

All three of the major rules NOC has been advocating for years to protect organic integrity have been finalized by USDA!
- USDA finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule in October to ensure high animal welfare standards for animals raised on organic farms and access to the outdoors for organic chickens.
- USDA finalized the Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule in January to address fraud in organic supply chains.
- USDA finalized the Origin of Livestock rule in 2022 to create a fair marketplace for organic dairy producers and is now focused on enforcement of the provisions in the rule.
NOC and our partners have introduced seven marker bills for inclusion in the Farm Bill. These bills support organic farming, increase organic certification cost share funding, boost organic research, and create a more diverse and equitable organic movement.
Thanks to the hard work from our coalition members, the Farm Bill extension passed on November 14 by the House includes funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program - this program was at risk when the Farm Bill expired. Congress has now funded the program for 2024 thanks to your advocacy!
USDA celebrated the one-year anniversary of its $300 million Organic Transition Initiative to provide farmers with resources and technical assistance to adopt organic practices. NOC is thrilled to see USDA launch this historic initiative and embrace ideas that have been promoted by our members, including farmer-to-farmer mentorship programs, new technical assistance resources, and NRCS conservation programs for producers using organic practices.
NOC facilitated an impactful “Fly-In” in March 2023, bringing organic advocates to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., and hosted successful gatherings for the organic community in Atlanta, GA and Providence, RI.

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Pictures from events NOC hosted in 2023.

NOC's Work to Advance Organic

As the year draws to a close, the National Organic Coalition is celebrating important progress we’ve made to advance organic food systems. Thanks to the help of organic advocates and supporters like you, over the past year, NOC and organic allies have achieved big wins on behalf of organic:

All three of the major rules NOC has been advocating for years to protect organic integrity have been finalized by USDA!

NOC and our partners have introduced seven marker bills for inclusion in the Farm Bill. These bills support organic farming, increase organic certification cost share funding, boost organic research, and create a more diverse and equitable organic movement.

NOC facilitated an impactful “Fly-In” in March 2023, bringing organic advocates to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., and hosted successful gatherings for the organic community in Atlanta, GA and Providence, RI.