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From a USDA News Release<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA Tom Vilsack has announced details of a $300 million investment in a new Organic Transition Initiative that will help build new and better markets and streams of income for farmers and producers. Organic production allows producers to hold a unique position in the marketplace and thus take home a greater share of the food dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, the number of non-certified organic farms actively transitioning to organic production dropped by nearly 71 percent since 2008. Through the comprehensive support provided by this initiative USDA hopes to reverse this trend, opening opportunities for new and beginning farmers and expanding direct consumer access to organic foods through increased production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative will deliver wrap-around technical assistance, including farmer-to-farmer mentoring; provide direct support through conservation financial assistance and additional crop insurance assistance, and support market development projects in targeted markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFarmers face challenging technical, cultural, and market shifts while transitioning to organic production, and even during the first years after successful organic certification,\u201d said Vilsack. \u201cThrough this multi-phased, multi-agency initiative, we are expanding USDA\u2019s support of organic farmers to help them with every step of their transition as they work to become certified and secure markets for their products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDA\u2019s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Risk Management Agency (RMA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are the primary agencies supporting the Initiative, which will focus on three areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transition to Organic Partnership Program<\/strong> Through this initiative, USDA aims to ensure that farmers transitioning to organic have the support they need to navigate that transition, including a full supply chain to American consumers who demand organic choices in their supermarkets daily. AMS will build partnership networks in six regions across the United States with trusted local organizations serving direct farmer training, education, and outreach activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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