MOA Endorses Just Label It Campaign
A recent study shows that 93% of Americans support mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. Yet for 20 years we have been denied that right. Without labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods, we cannot make informed choices about the food we eat. The Just Label It: We Have a Right to Know campaign was created to advocate for the labeling of GE foods. MOA is the latest of hundreds of partner organizations that have joined together in support of the FDA petition and the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.  We hope to raise awareness of this issue, drive consumers to submit comments to the FDA and let Washington know that Americans want labeling of genetically engineered foods. Please visit www.justlabelit.org for more information and instructions on how to submit your comments to the FDA.

MOA Member Benefit and Ag Safety Webpage
Montana Organic Association is now a member of the Montana’s Ag Safety Program and MOA members (farmers & ranchers) are eligible to receive a 4% discount on their State Fund premium. Find out how to make your workplace safe and apply for the discount by visiting our new Ag Safety webpage here.

MOA Online Directory Webpage
Check out our new online organic business Directory on the menu bar on the left. Get your farm, business or organization listed in the Directory by becoming a member here.

Current News:
NCR-SARE Announces 2012 Graduate Student Grant Call for Proposals, now available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Apply-for-a-Grant, November 29, 2011.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2012 National Bulletin on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Organic Initiative.
This bulletin provides guidance to State Conservationists for administering the EQIP Organic Initiative in FY 2012.  November 17, 2011.

Barry Flamm’s Frontier, Matthew Frank, Missoula Independent,  October 27, 2011. (Barry Flamm is a co-founder of MOA, NOP’s NOSB Board Member and MOA’s NOSB correspondent.)

Court rules organic farmers can sue conventional, GMO farmers whose pesticides 'trespass' and contaminate their fields, Ethan A. Huff, NaturalNews.com. Posted September 19, 2011.

New Resources
Organic Seed Alliance has created new multi-media seed production tutorials for beets
and chard, brassicas, carrots, lettuce, onions, and wet seeded crops, along with tutorials
on seed climatic considerations, seed disease and seed quality. To access the tutorials, visit http://campus.extension.org/course/view.php?id=377. Posted July 2, 2011.

Download the Cornucopia Institute's Cereal Crimes Report here. (Download is 4.5 MB)

Organic Seed Alliance Publishes State of Organic Seed, that serves as the first comprehensive analysis of the challenges and opportunities in building the organic seed sector. Free download at www.seedalliance.org. Posted March 31, 2011.

NOSB Update
Read Barry Flamm's NOSB Updates here. Posted December 16, 2012.

Montana Solutions: A Documentary of Grassroots Leadership
Innovative Montana farmers and ranchers dedicated to sustainable agriculture and renewable
energy are the subject of this ongoing documentary photo offering by Katie Knight.

Videos Making Organic News
The Video Collection from NutritionFacts.org offers hundreds of videos with the latest in nutrition research.
GMOs failing across America - Farmer to Farmer film reveals disastrous failure by PF Louis, posted Sept 19, 2011. The mainstream media reports almost nothing about the downside of GMO farming. Only the propaganda of creating more agricultural abundance cheaply is broadcasted. A short video documentary "Farmer to Farmer: The Truth about GM Crops" offers a glimpse into the undisclosed downside reality of GMO farming.
The best new online videos you'll want to check out: Define Better, FLOW, Awakening and more, NaturalNews.com, posted Sept 19, 2011.
OCA's Thalia Kazakos offers another great video on how and why anti-GMO activists should organize local activists and dump GMO-tainted products in front of natural food stores, posted May 26, 2011.
Nourishing the Planet TV: Empowering Women to Feed Communities, posted February 9, 2011.
Herb Sand's Organic Farm Video, posted January 27, 2011.
Eleven-year-old Describes Broken Food System in Five Minutes, CommonDreams.org, Posted September 29, 2010.

Download MOA's new brochure here.

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