AMS Press Release: USDA Alerts Organic Industry of Fraudulent National Organic Program Certificate. Organic distributors and processors should avoid using this fraudulent certificate.

NOP sent a letter to the California Department of Food and Agriculture stating its authority to regulate organic input materials. View letter (PDF)

USDA invites public comments on its activities and priorities related to organic agriculture and markets. Learn more.

The National Organic Program published a memo in response to the recommendations made at the April 2011 business meeting of the National Organic Standards Board. View Response (PDF)

The NOP has issued a limited temporary variance for Colorado ruminant livestock producers affected by the drought.