III. Resource Organizations
A. Policy and Government
Agricultural
http://www.agnic.org/agnic/index_html
301-504-6559
Community
Supported Agriculture
USDA site
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa
National
Agricultural Library
National Direct
Marketing Association
Natural Resource Conservation
Service
Small Farms @ USDA
www.usda.gov/oce/smallfarm/index.htm
http://www.griffin.uga.edu/sare/
Jeff Jordan
Program Director
1109 Experiment St.
Room 206,
770-412-4787
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
10300
BARC West, Bldg. 046
USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS)
USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) – Organic Briefing Room
www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Organic/
Catherine Greene (farming)
Carolyn Dimitri (marketing)
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/
USDA National Organic Program (NOP)
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm
1400
202-720-3252
B. State Agencies
State agents are directly linked with the National Organic Program. Agents are generally responsible for dispersing cost-share funds and have a general knowledge of marketing of organic products within the state. The list of agents below is limited to those in the southern states. For a complete list of state agents visit the NOP website at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/StatePrograms/StateContacts.html
AL Department of Ag & Industries
Opelika, AL 36804
334-242-5350
Arizona
AZ Department of Agriculture
1688 W.
602-542-0958
Tim Ellison
501-225-1598
FL Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Services
Plaza Level 10 – The Capitol
850-488-3022
706-595-3408
KS Dept of Agriculture
785-296-3558
http://www.accesskansas.org/kda/
Director of Organic Certification and Promotions
KY Dept of Agriculture
502-564-0290, ext 258
LA Dept of Ag. & Forestry
225-952-8047
MS Dept of Agriculture
601-483-3451
MO Dept. of Agriculture
573-751-2148
NM Organic Commodity Commission
4001
505-841-9070
North Carolina
1020
919-733-7136
OK Dept. of Agriculture
405-522-1060
South Carolina
SC Dept of Agriculture
Columbia, SC
29211
803-734-2191
TN Dept of Agriculture
615-837-5160
TX Dept of Agriculture
512-475-1641
VA Dept of Ag & Consumer Services
804-786-0480
WV Dept of Agriculture
304-558-2210
C. University Programs & Websites
University programs and websites listed provide information about various disciplines within organic agriculture. All contact information is current as of April 2006.
316 Plant Sciences Building
www.uark.edu/ua/uaecoag/index.htm
National Agricultural
University of
1 University of
479-575-7646
NatAgLaw@uark.edu
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
University of California-Davis
530-752-8136
www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/default.asp?viewevents=1&monthview=8&year=2005
Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS)
Dept of Land, Air,
and Water Resources
530- 754-6497
University of California-Davis
530-752-7556
sarep@ucdavis.edu
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Organic_Industry
Agroecology/Sustainable Ag Program
W-503 Turner Hall
1102 S. Goodwin
217-333-1588
Indiana
Prudue University
CES
Cooperative Extension Service
1140
1-888-EXT-INFO
209 Curtiss Hall
515-294-3711
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu
Organic Agriculture Program
106 Horticulture Hall
515-294-7069
http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/organicag/
3029
785-532-1440
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/sustainableag/
Sustainable Agriculture Office
Phone: (207) 581-2942
www.umext.maine.edu/topics/susag.htm
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
411 Borlaug Hall
612-625-8235
1-800-909-6472
http://www.misa.umn.edu
3 Whitten Hall
http://www.agebb.missouri.edu/mac/
Center for Applied Rural Innovation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
58 H.C. Filley Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0947
North Carolina
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Department of Horticultural Science
224 Kilgore Hall
919-515-9447
Growing Small Farms
919-542-8202
www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/
The
http://ohioonline.ag.ohio.state.edu
The Cyber-Farm
The
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~farm/
http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu
Sustaining
Sustaining PA
Agriculture, Editor
218 Buckhout Lab
814-863-7235
http://susag.cas.psu.edu
Center for Sustainable Agriculture
802-656-5459
sustainable.agriculture@uvm.edu
509-663-8181
http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/Home/Index.html
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison
608-262-5200
Healthy Farmers, Healthy Profits Project
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biological Systems Engineering
460 Henry Mall
307-766-5124
D. National Organizations
Agricultural
1111 NSRIC
866-277-5567
ATTRA- National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
800-346-9140
American Farmland Trust
202-331-7300
American Grassfed Association
301-504-6559
http://www.americangrassfed.org
Center for Rural Affairs
402-687-2100
Ecological Farming Association (EFA)
831-763-2111
info@eco-farm.org
Phone: 918-647-9123
Mid-West Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
715-772-3153
info@mosesorganic.org
406-494-4572
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
Pine
845-361-5201
campaign@sustainableagriculture.net
http://www.sustainableagriculture.net
North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA)
888-884-9270
Salem
503-378-0690
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA)
6400 Cornhusker,
404-477-2323
http://www.ocia.org/members/index.asp
Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
P.O. Box 440
Santa Cruz, Ca 95061
831-426-6606
Organic Grassfed Beef Coalition
712-568-3433
Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI)
541-343-7600
Organic Trade Association
413-774-7511
Rodale Institute
610-683-1400 farm
610-683-6009
bookstore
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN)
Building 046- BARC West
301-504-6425
The Organic
The
863-699-0242
E. Working Groups & Farmer Organizations
American Pastured Poultry Producers Assn
256-751-3925
Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
440-774-2435
919-542-2402
Community Farm
502-223-3655
www.communityfarmalliance.org/
Georgia Organics
770-993-5534
http://www.georgiaorganics.org
810-659-8414
info@moffa.org
614-421-2022
Practical Farmers of
515-232-5661
http://www.practicalfarmers.org
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
479-587-0888
Sustainable
512-236-0074
http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org
877-326-5175
877-326-5175
The Organic Consumers Association
Little
F. International Organizations
Canadian Organic Growers
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
International Federation of Organic
Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Organic-Europe
G. Organic
USDA- SARE Producer
Grants
Purpose: Hopes to embrace the importance of on-farm, producer experience in developing solutions to production problems. Growers interested in conducting research or marketing projects related to sustainable agriculture.
Funding: Projects may be funded for two years for a maximum of $10,000 for an individual producer or $15,000 for a producer organization.
Applications: Due in November.
Information: www.griffin.peachnet.uga.edu/sare/
USDA-SARE On-Farm
Research Grants
Purpose: On-farm and marketing projects that promote sustainable agriculture. Projects should be innovative and generate results beyond one year and produce information that many farmer can use. Must be developed, coordinated and led by Extension, NRCS and/or non-governmental organization personnel who work with farmers/ranchers and who will conduct on-farm research with at least on farmer/rancher cooperator.
Funding: Project maximum is $15,000.
Applications: Due in November.
Information: www.griffin.peachnet.uga.edu/sare/
USDA Rural
Business-Cooperative Service Value-added Producer Grant Program
Purpose: Makes funds available to help producers enter into value-added activities.
Funding: Project up to $500,000.
Applications: Due in March.
Information: www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadgstateoffice.html
Organic Farming
Research Foundation (OFRF)
Purpose: Funds research into organic farming and food systems and dissemination of research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in making the transition to organic production systems. Projects should involve farmers in both design and execution and take place on working organic farms whenever possible and appropriate.
Funding: Encourage modest proposals; average award is $8,000 but not more than $15,000.
Applications: Due in December.
Information: www.ofrf.org
CSREES- Integrated
Organic Program
Purpose: To integrate research, education and extension activities in two program areas: (1) Organic Transitions Program and (2) Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative.
Funding: Variable.
Applications: Due in December
Information: www.csrees.usda.gov