Northwest Growers Asked To Participate In National Organic Producer Survey

In an effort to learn about the challenges organic farmers and ranchers face, two national surveys are being conducted. One focuses on certified organic producers, while the other takes a look at those transitioning to organic certification. This collaborative effort between the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), is part of a USDA-funded project.

Survey results will be published in updated versions of OFRF’s National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) report and OSA’s State of Organic Seed (SOS) report, both of which have been invaluable resources for ensuring research funding is relevant and responsive to the needs of organic producers, while also identifying gaps where additional investment is necessary. By collaborating on these surveys, (the hope is ) OFRF and OSA hope to reduce survey fatigue and increase grower participation.

The survey is being administered by Washington State University and all responses will be kept confidential. 

Organic farmer/rancher are asked to participate in this survey:
www.opinion.wsu.edu/organicproduction

Farmers/ranchers transitioning to certified organic production (this means no land currently certified organic), are asked to participate in this survey.
www.opinion.wsu.edu/transitionproducers

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