Comments on: nop to be reorganized http://virtualfarmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/nop-to-be-reorganized/ farming's bright future Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:27:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Amber http://virtualfarmer.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/nop-to-be-reorganized/#comment-66 Amber Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:40:52 +0000 http://virtualfarmer.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-66 “Question is will it mean more funding for organic research and education?” The answer is no. The NOP does not do research nor education. What they do is accredit private business to enforce their standards. If you are nterested in education and organic research check out the two organizations below. I’ve been able to find an article pertaining to any area of organic farming on the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service site. And if you can’t find it there you should contact The Organic Farm Research Institute to see if the area is currently being researched. The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service http://attra.ncat.org/organic.html The Organic Farm research Institute OFRF - http://ofrf.org/ (Another great resource. They offer grants and research partnerships) “Question is will it mean more funding for organic research and education?”

The answer is no. The NOP does not do research nor education. What they do is accredit private business to enforce their standards. If you are nterested in education and organic research check out the two organizations below. I’ve been able to find an article pertaining to any area of organic farming on the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service site. And if you can’t find it there you should contact The Organic Farm Research Institute to see if the area is currently being researched.

The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service http://attra.ncat.org/organic.html

The Organic Farm research Institute OFRF – http://ofrf.org/ (Another great resource. They offer grants and research partnerships)

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