{"id":1845,"date":"2022-05-26T13:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jssalmonds.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2022-05-26T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:46:14","slug":"usda-accepting-applications-to-help-cover-costs-of-organic-transitioning-producers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jssalmonds.com\/usda-accepting-applications-to-help-cover-costs-of-organic-transitioning-producers\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic, Transitioning Producers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA)\u00a0<a class=\"\" title=\"Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farmers.gov\/pandemic-assistance\/otecp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program<\/a>\u00a0(OTECP) and\u00a0<a class=\"\" title=\"Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/programs-and-services\/occsp\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Certification Cost Share Program<\/a>(OCCSP), which help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Applications for OTECP and OCCSP are both due October 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBy helping with organic certification costs \u2013 long identified as a barrier to certification \u2013 USDA has helped producers participate in new markets while investing in the long-term health of their operations,\u201d said Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. \u201cWe launched the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program to build on the support offered through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program and provide additional assistance to organic and transitioning producers weathering the continued market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, in response to stakeholder feedback, we have aligned the signup dates for these two organic programs\u00a0and encourage producers to work with the local USDA Service Centers and State agencies to complete the applications. The FSA, and the USDA broadly, are committed to making sure our Nation\u2019s organic producers and handlers have the tools they need to continue positively shaping our local and regional food systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Cost Share for 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">OTECP covers:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Certification costs for organic producers and handlers (25% up to $250 per category).<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Eligible expenses for transitional producers, including fees for pre-certification inspections and development of an organic system plan (75% up to $750).<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Registration fees for educational events (75% up to $200).<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Soil testing (75% up to $100).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, OCCSP covers 50% or up to $500 per category of certification costs in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This cost share for certification is available for each of these categories: crops, wild crops, livestock, processing\/handling and State organic program fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Producers can receive cost share through both OTECP and OCCSP. Both OTECP and OCCSP cover costs incurred from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022.\u00a0 Producers have until October 31, 2022 to file applications, and FSA will make payments as applications are received.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">How to Apply\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To apply, producers and handlers should contact the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at their local USDA Service Center. As part of completing the OCCSP applications, producers and handlers will need to provide documentation of their organic certification and eligible expenses. Organic producers and handlers may also apply for OCCSP through participating State agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Additional details can be found on the\u00a0<a class=\"\" title=\"Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farmers.gov\/pandemic-assistance\/otecp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTECP<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"\" title=\"Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/programs-and-services\/occsp\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OCCSP<\/a>\u00a0webpages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Opportunity for State Agencies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">FSA is accepting applications for State agencies to administer OCCSP through July 18, 2022. If a State department of agriculture chooses to participate in OCCSP, both the State department of agriculture and FSA County Offices in that State will accept OCCSP applications and make payments to eligible certified operations. However, the producer or handler may only receive OCCSP assistance by either FSA or the participating State department of agriculture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">More Information\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">OTECP builds upon OCCSP, providing additional relief to help producers during the pandemic. OTECP uses funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; OCCSP is funded through the Farm Bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">USDA has made other strides to assist organic producers. In 2022, USDA\u2019s Risk Management Agency (RMA) increased expansion limits for organic producers with coverage through Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP). RMA also updated the insurance option to allow producers to report acreage as certified organic or transitioning, as long as organic certification was requested by the acreage reporting date. Also, this year, RMA introduced a new option \u2013 Micro Farm \u2013 through WFRP designed for producers with small-scale operations that sell locally, which includes organic producers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/californiaagnet.com\/\">https:\/\/californiaagnet.com\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Thank you for your support and feel free to call or email JSS Management with any comments, questions, or concerns.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA)\u00a0Organic and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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