NODPA has decided to take a leadership position on the proposed organic checkoff and has built coalitions to educate producers on the implications of the checkoff and to bring some form of democratic choice to any decision making. NODPA advocated to the USDA for the opportunity to present alternative ideas on a checkoff program and the USDA granted that request. We have responded with a partial proposal with our own ideas on the process of deciding whether there will be a checkoff. OTA’s money and resources has given them the opportunity to submit a proposal for an organic checkoff and their proposal limits who can vote to establish one. NODPA’s proposal goes to a basic equality issue that every certificate holder should have one vote in any decision to form an organic checkoff. This was submitted to USDA on July 18th. To read the partial proposal please see bottom
NODPA advocated to the USDA for the opportunity to present alternative ideas on a checkoff program and the USDA granted that request without asking for any bond money because they were not convinced that the OTA proposal reflects the views of the organic community. OTA’s money and resources have given them the opportunity to submit a proposal for an organic checkoff, and their proposal limits who can vote to establish one. NODPA’s proposal goes to a basic equality issue that every certificate holder should have one vote in any decision to form an organic checkoff. This was submitted to USDA on July 18th. To read the partial proposal please see bottom
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Posted: to Policy in the News on Mon, Jul 20, 2015
Updated: Mon, Jul 20, 2015
