Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill: Certification Cost Share Provision AND NOP Funding Provision

Certification Cost Share Provision AND NOP Funding Provision

The panelists of this breakout session will explain how this program is to be managed within NOP, how the funds will be distributed, and how to apply for them. Attendees will get a national perspective on certification cost share, learn how to access the funds through their states, and hear case studies from states that are administering successful programs.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: 2:30 PM
Level 2, Room #206 (University Place Conference Center at Indiana University)
Implementing the Organic Certification Cost Share Program
Jim Riddle, Organic Outreach Coordinator, University of Minnesota
Meg Moynihan, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Caren Wilcox, MA, Former Executive Director & Principal, Organic Trade Association & Caren Wilcox Associates
Rick Mathews, USDA National Organic Program
Miles McEvoy, Washington State Department of Agriculture
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