RESOURCES FOR NOC 2022 Fall PRE-NOSB MEETING

Monday, October 24

• Meeting Agenda

• Participant Lists

  • By Name

  • By Organization

• List of area restaurants

• Ground Rules

• Covid precautions: We encourage participants to wear a well-fitting mask during the meeting. We will provide masks and hand sanitizer. We ask that if you are feeling ill or showing any covid symptoms, please refrain from taking part in the meeting.

Meeting Resources:

List of Acronyms

NOSB Update

1. NOSB Update Topics

2. NOC Fall 2022 Comments to the NOSB

3. NOSB Proposals & Discussion Documents for Fall 2022 NOSB Meeting

4. Agenda for the Fall 2022 NOSB Meeting

5. Federal Register Notice - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Inerts - the deadline to submit comments is now Dec 31, 2022

Farmer Panel: Growing Organic Markets

Confirmed Panelists

• Zach Cahill, Cahill Organic Fairy (Ferndale, CA) & Board Vice President, WODPA

• Nate Powell-Palm, Cold Springs Organics (Bozeman, MT) & NOSB Member

• Jason Walker, Starwalker Organic Farms (Fort Jones, CA)

Q&A with National Organic Program

1. USDA Organic Transition Initiative

2. NOSB Recommendation on Ammonia Extracts

3. NOSB Recommendation on Sodium Nitrate

4. NOSB Recommendation on Highly Soluble Nitrogen Fertilizers

Celebrating 50 years of IFOAM

1. 50 Reasons to Celebrate IFOAM - Organics International

2. Organic 3.0

3. Celebrating 50 Years of IFOAM

DC Update on Organic Policy

1. DC Update Agenda

2. NOC 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations

3. NOC FY 2023 Appropriations Priorities

4. Organic Dairies Ask for Federal Help

   • Letter to FSA Asking for Targeted Federal Assistance for Organic Dairies

5. Strange bedfellows: Why Biden is siding with the meat industry

6. What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for Organic Agriculture?

7. NOC Action Alert on Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Rule

   • House letter to Secretary Vilsack voicing support for OLPS

   • Senate Letter to Secretary Vilsack voicing support for OLPS

8. Structural Reforms to Advance Organic at USDA: https://app.box.com/s/y63261bvahjpehzz255g4ng1c8sm0208

9. Origin of Livestock Final Rule

   • https://www.nationalorganiccoalition.org/blog/2022/3/29/win-for-organic-usda-finalizes-origin-of-livestock-rules

   • NODPA Analysis: https://nodpa.com/n/7032/The-Long-Awaited-Origin-of-Livestock-Rule-is-Published

Empowering Immigrant Farmworkers & Limited-Resource Aspiring Farmers in the Organic Movement

1. Farm incubators:

   ALBA

   Viva Farms

2. Pie Ranch & Cascade Regnerator

3. Hasta La Raíz | Down to the Root - Video

4. USDA Increasing Land, Capital & Market Access Program

Confirmed Panelists

• Chris Brown, ALBA

• Adrian Fischer, CCOF Foundation

• Leonard Diggs, Pie Ranch

• Mauricio Soto, Arado Farm

DEI Resources for Organic Professionals

1. DEI Resources for Organic Professionals, Year 1 Project Report

2. Comfort Zones

Thank you to our meeting co-sponsors: