Applications are now being accepted for reimbursement of organic certification costs through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program for fiscal year 2020.
Organic farmers, ranchers, processors and handlers can receive up to $500 of the organic certification costs paid between Oct. 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020, says North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring.
Certification assures consumers that products are produced by recognized organic methods. Certification enables organic producers and processors to label and sell their products with a federal organic seal.
Goehring said the program provides North Dakota producers with $70,800 for certification reimbursement for 2020.
Producers with questions should contact Deanna Gierszewski at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture at 701-328-2191 or degierszewski@nd.gov.
Applications must provide certain paperwork to the NDDA along with the application and can also apply through their local Farm Service Agency office.
More information, including program guidelines and application forms, are available on the North Dakota Department of Agriculture website at
https://www.nd.gov/ndda/marketing-information-division/organics/organic-certification-cost-share-program.
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