Help guide NOFA-NY’s 2023 advocacy!
Each year, NOFA-NY members vote on policy resolutions that guide our policy and advocacy work for the years ahead. These resolutions can be proposed by any NOFA-NY member and it’s now time […]
Category: Policy News
One Year after Danone Dropped 89 Organic Dairy Farmers, Danone Needs to Do More to Help
A year ago, Danone North America, which owns the organic dairy brand Horizon Organic, notified 89 organic dairy farm families in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York they were […]
NOFA-NY Urges Members of Congress to Take Action on Organic Priorities
Advocates representing farming organizations, food co-ops, consumer and environmental organizations, and organic companies will be Zooming in this week to urge Congress to act on organic priorities in the lead-up […]
2021 NYS Dairy Producer Survey
Background In late 2021 a wave of organic dairy handlers terminated contracts with producers in the northeast including 92 in New York State (Tables 1 and 2). These terminations are […]
Certified and transitioning producers: Apply now for reimbursement from USDA
Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic […]
Soil health, farmland protection, and other NY state budget wins
On April 9, the New York State budget was finalized for the fiscal year 2023 and included $400 Million for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), NY’s “dedicated source of funding […]
A win for Organic! USDA Finalizes Origin of Livestock Rule
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it has finalized the long-awaited Origin of Livestock rule, an important step forward in protecting organic dairy farmers’ livelihoods and the integrity of […]