Federal Register Notice: Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (PDF)

NOSB Site Update: The Agenda for the November 2008 NOSB meeting has been updated.

Federal Register Notice: Notice of 2008 National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program (PDF)

Federal Register Notice: National Organic Program; Amendment to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (Livestock) (PDF)

AMS Press Release: USDA Makes Available Organic Certification Cost Assistance to Eligible Producers and Handlers

UPDATE: NOP has made additions to the accreditation renewal decisions on a first round of certifying agents. Talking points and an updated table of the renewal status of all ACAs, are posted in the Newsroom.

Updates have been made to the following ACAs:

The NOP-AQSS site has been reformatted and new questions have been added to the following topics:

Federal Register Notice: Notice of Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost Share Program (PDF)

AMS Press Release: Funds for Organic Certification Cost Assistance Available to Producers in 16 States.