Organic Leaders Honored at Organic Week 2026 in Washington D.C.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) honored eleven individuals for their longstanding commitment to advancing the organic movement during last night’s annual leadership awards event. Held at OTA’s Organic Week conference in Washington, D.C., the awards ceremony recognized industry leaders for driving and sustaining the growth of the organic sector on farms and in their communities, while prioritizing the benefits of organic agriculture for people and the planet. Awards were in categories for Organic Leadership and Organic Lifetime Achievement.
Helping Consumers Understand the Difference Between ‘Organic’ and ‘Natural’
How grocers and CPG brands can reduce shopper confusion through simple shelf signage, staff training and transparent digital messaging
Know what you’re eating: Why choosing organic matters
Organic isn’t a marketing buzzword. It’s a scientific, federally certified guarantee that your food was grown without toxic synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, artificial preservatives, or GMOs, with practices that are traceable from seed to shelf. When you spot the USDA Organic seal, you can skip the guesswork and shop with confidence, knowing exactly what you’re putting on your family’s table.
HHS’ RFK Jr supports organic as Trump administration backs regenerative agriculture
HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr told organic industry leaders he would do “anything and everything” to help the sector grow, while distinguishing USDA Organic from the Trump administration’s growing focus on regenerative agriculture.
Betraying MAHA, Senate GOP farm bill would erase progress on regenerative agriculture
Leaders in the Make America Healthy Again movement like to tout their support for regenerative agriculture as a way to cut farm pollution and pesticide use, among other benefits. But Senate Republicans’ farm bill includes drastic funding cuts that would stall progress made by farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices, undermining MAHA’s goal. The practices include cover crops and riparian buffers. These efforts can help decrease air pollution, including nitrous oxide emissions, and increase farm resilience and profitability, while also improving the environment. Although they need reform, these programs help reduce agriculture’s climate emissions and water pollution, add to farm resilience and improve food safety.
