PCC public policy statements
Agriculture & farmland | Cooperative development | Food safety & irradiation | Genetic engineering | Meat & dairy | Nutrition | Organics | Pesticides | Seafood, oceans & water
Organics
May 12, 2006 — to Mark Bradley, National Organic Program Administrator, Re: comment on how USDA should address access to pasture and replacement animals in the organic program.
April 14, 2006 — to Kevin R. O’Rell, Chairman, National Organic Standards Board, USDA, Re: pasture access for organic livestock. To support strong additional language consistent with current law and regulations that require livestock to be managed promoting their natural instinctive behavior, and in the case of ruminants, requiring pasture as a meaningful part of their feed.
October 28, 2005 — to Secretary Mike Johanns, USDA, Re: supporting an appeal to the USDA Secretary to allow the NOSB to clarify "access to pasture" for dairy cows.
October 17, 2005 — Support for a proposed amendment to the National Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), following a federal court ruling on Harvey vs. Veneman that demands changes in organic rules..
September 20, 2005 — to Washington's two U.S. senators, Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and to Senator Patrick Leahy, Re: proposed rider amendment to the Organic Food Production Act.
June 26, 2005 — Thank you to Representative Kelli Linville, Re: support for the BIOAg Program at WSU, and for strong leadership in the 2005 legislative session to secure funds for the program.
July 22, 2003 — Thank you to Senator Patty Murray, Re: supporting the organic crop research and education program at WSU.
March 26, 2003 — Thank you to Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, Re: supporting the Leahy-Snowe bill, S. 457, to reinstate the 100 percent organic feed requirement in the National Organic Standards.
March 26, 2003 — Thank you to several U.S. representatives, Re: supporting the Farr-Kind bill, HR. 955, to reinstate the 100 percent organic feed requirement in the National Organic Standards.
March 11, 2003 — Thank you to Rep. George Nethercutt, Re: efforts to secure funding for the Organic and Biologically Intensive and Organic Agriculture (BiOAg) program at WSU.
March 11, 2003 — Thank you to Senator Patty Murray, Re: efforts to secure funding for the Organic and Biologically Intensive Agriculture (BiOAg) program at WSU.
March 11, 2003 — Thank you to Rep. Rick Larsen, Re: efforts to secure funding for the Organic and Biologically Intensive Agriculture (BiOAg) program at WSU.
February 25, 2003 — to USDA, Honorable Ann Veneman, Re: Section 771 of Onmibus Appropriations Bill.
February 28, 2002 — to Rep. Brian Baird, Re: WSU's Organic Cropping Research and Education for the Northwest program.
June 5, 2000 — to USDA, Keith Jones, NOP, Re: National Organic Standards, Docket # TMD-00-02-PR.