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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">USDA reaffirms status of Hydroponics, Aquaponics, and Aeroponics, and posts Fall 2017 meeting materials
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><a name="gd_top"></a><span lang="EN">I thought some of you might find this of interest. Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FA4625">Hydroponic, Aquaponic and Aeroponic Production Systems<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At its Fall 2017 public meeting, the
</span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMTI1Ljg0Mjk3NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDEyNS44NDI5NzYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM1MDEwJmVtYWlsaWQ9bW9vc2UuMTRAb3N1LmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9bW9vc2UuMTRAb3N1LmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/nosb"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">National
Organic Standards Board</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (NOSB) heard significant testimony about hydroponic, aquaponic, and aeroponic operations. Given the extensive debate on this topic,
the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is posting this notice to clarify the status of these systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Certification of hydroponic, aquaponic, and aeroponic operations
<u>is allowed</u> under the USDA organic regulations, and has been since the National Organic Program began.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> For these products to be labeled as organic,
the operation must be certified by a </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwMTI1Ljg0Mjk3NjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDEyNS44NDI5NzYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3OTM1MDEwJmVtYWlsaWQ9bW9vc2UuMTRAb3N1LmVkdSZ1c2VyaWQ9bW9vc2UuMTRAb3N1LmVkdSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&https://www.ams.usda.gov/resources/organic-certifying-agents"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">USDA-accredited
certifying agent</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and maintain compliance with the
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organic regulations</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NOSB has recommended prohibiting aeroponic systems in organic production. USDA will consider this recommendation; aeroponics remains allowed during this review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FA4625">USDA Publishes NOSB Fall 2017 Meeting Materials<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> AMS has posted materials from the
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Fall 2017 Meeting</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Materials include:
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Meeting Transcript<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Voting Record<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Final November 2017 NOSB Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NOP Response to NOSB Final Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:5.25pt;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
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