Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 4/19/17

The No Organic Checkoff Coalition has submitted to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service a list of 1,888 signatories to a petition urging the agency to reject a proposal to create a new “research and promotion” program, also called a checkoff program.  The coalition also will submit a letter opposing the checkoff signed by more than 60 organic organizations asking for the USDA to end the checkoff proposal.

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