September/October 2024 - 24

ORGANIC GROWER
KEEPING ORGANICS LEGIT
Strengthening Organic Systems helps growers, industry
follow new organic rules
BY DOUG OHLEMEIER
ASSISTANT EDITOR
G
rowers are adapting to
the Strengthening Organic
Enforcement program
(SOE) rules, which regulate how
organic items are produced,
handled and sold.
Mandated by the 2018 Farm Bill
and a response to industry requests
for updates to USDA organic
regulations, SOE protects organic
integrity by supporting strong organic
control systems, improves farm to
market traceability, increases import
oversight and strongly enforces
organic regulations.
Organic industry advisors and
specialists Gwendolyn Wyard and
Kim Dietz founded Strengthening
Organic Systems (SOS), which
focuses on organic fraud prevention,
supply chain investigations and
compliance with USDA organic antifraud
rules.
" With compliance often comes
better business and the quality of a
business improves " Wyard said.
" It's a combination of opportunities
where you have the USDA investing
into organic agriculture to a level
that we've never seen before -
more than $300 million going into
helping farmers transition to organic
education, technical assistance, "
she said. " There is so much support
for the organic farmer. Continuing
alongside that is the promise of what
organic delivers and the demand
from the shopper. The entire reason
for this regulation is the consumer.
ORGANIC
SEED
FOR
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Learn more at
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September/October 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September/October 2024

Editor's Letter
Accelerated deadline
Weeding out danger
East Coast diversification
Regenerating soil
Connecting innovation and education at the Great Lakes EXPO
Organic Grower
Veg Connections
Farm Market & Agritourism
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
September/October 2024 - 1
September/October 2024 - 2
September/October 2024 - 3
September/October 2024 - Editor's Letter
September/October 2024 - 5
September/October 2024 - Accelerated deadline
September/October 2024 - 7
September/October 2024 - Weeding out danger
September/October 2024 - 9
September/October 2024 - 10
September/October 2024 - 11
September/October 2024 - East Coast diversification
September/October 2024 - 13
September/October 2024 - 14
September/October 2024 - 15
September/October 2024 - Regenerating soil
September/October 2024 - 17
September/October 2024 - Connecting innovation and education at the Great Lakes EXPO
September/October 2024 - 19
September/October 2024 - 20
September/October 2024 - 21
September/October 2024 - 22
September/October 2024 - Organic Grower
September/October 2024 - 24
September/October 2024 - 25
September/October 2024 - 26
September/October 2024 - 27
September/October 2024 - Veg Connections
September/October 2024 - 29
September/October 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism
September/October 2024 - 31
September/October 2024 - Ag Labor Review
September/October 2024 - 33
September/October 2024 - Classifieds
September/October 2024 - Advertiser Index
September/October 2024 - 36
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