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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.
Dr. Huber Featured Speaker at OCIA Meeting
LINCOLN, NE: OCIA Research and Education (R&E) invites you to hear Dr. Donald Huber speak at their 2013 Annual Meeting in Nebraska City, NE. He will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 14th in the West C Corridor of the Lied Lodge &...
OCIA Nebraska #1 Organic Farm Tours
Be sure to mark your calendars for OCIA's 2013 Annual General Membership Meeting, February 13th-16th. We'll have a fun time in Nebraska City at the Lied Lodge. The blocked room rate for this hotel is $93 (US) per room for single occupancy and $103 (US) per...
OCIA Nebraska #1 Organic Farm Tours
Join Organic Crop Improvement Association farmers while they share their diversified farms with you. There will be ideas, knowledge and learning from one another about integrated crops and livestock systems, utilizing cover crop to extend livestock feed and...
OCIA Family Spotlight: Driscoll Farm
The drought of 2012 is the most serious to impact U.S. agriculture since 1988. As of August, 15, 2012, Secretary Vilsack has designated 1,670 U.S. counties as natural disaster areas due to severe drought. Farmers are like professional gamblers, with the weather being...
Drought Relief for Organic Ruminant Livestock Producers
The drought of 2012 is the most serious to impact U.S. agriculture since 1988. As of August, 15, 2012, Secretary Vilsack has designated 1,670 U.S. counties as natural disaster areas due to severe drought. While these severe conditions affect all farms in these...
Sustainable Foods Summit – San Francisco
The Sustainable Foods Summit is a series of summits that focuses on the leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels such as Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc. The fifth edition of this executive summit will...