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The new organic management standard allows
flexibility for producers to gain the assistance, training, and
expertise they need through organic transition and supports
practices required for organic certification, many of which
extend beyond existing NRCS conservation practices. It supports
conservation practices required for organic certification and
may provide foregone income reimbursement for dips in production
during the transition period.
Higher payment rates and other options are available for
underserved producers including socially disadvantaged,
beginning, veteran, and limited resource farmers and ranchers.
Eligible producers include farmers, forest landowners, and other
producers beginning or in the process of transitioning to
organic certification. Producers interested in EQIP-OTI should
submit a signed application (NRCS-CPA-1200 form) by June 9,
2023. Applications may be submitted to the local NRCS field
office or through the Farmers.gov website using their account.
Producers who wish to use Farmers.gov can sign in or create an
account by clicking on the “Sign up” button in the upper right
of the website. A blank NRCS-CPA-1200 application form may be
obtained from the local office or the USDA eForms site at
https://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/
More Information
For more information, visit farmers.gov/organic.
[Aaron Patrick
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA NRCS Illinois]
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