Resources for NOC Pre-NOSB Meeting

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
9 am - 5 pm
Starlight Ballroom, Chase Park Plaza Hotel
212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108

Meeting Agenda and Ground Rules

DC Update

1. DC Update
2. The Congressional Review Act: Questions and Answers

Growing Domestic Production of Organic

1. Executive Summary: NOC Paper on Expanding Domestic Production in the U.S.
2. OFARM Letter to OIG on Organic Imports
3. OFARM Comments to NOSB on Organic Imports
4. EU Guidelines for Controls of Organic Imports

NOSB Discussion Document: Container and Greenhouse Production

1. NOSB Discussion Document: Container and Greenhouse Production
2. International Standards: Greenhouse Growing for Organic Certification (from Hydroponics Taskforce Report)

Conversation with Miles McEvoy

1. Organic Seed Alliance Comments to NOSB on Strengthening Organic Seed Guidance
2. State of Organic Seed Report

Contaminated Compost

1. NOSB Contaminated Inputs Plan: February 2015
2. NOSB 2014 Discussion Document: Protecting Against Contamination in Farm Inputs
3. NOP Guidance: Allowance of Green Waste in Organic Production Systems
4. Order: Contaminated Green Waste Compost Lawsuit
5. USDA to Address Green Waste Compost Ruling       
6. 2010 NOSB Recommendation: Production Standards for Terrestrial Plants in Containers and Enclosures