New Fee Structure Posted-New Fee Category For Farms Less than 5 Acres
OIA North America has recently undertaken an effort to find ways to make organic certification more affordable for small farm operations, and is undertaking a pilot program whereby the certification fees for small farms are reduced. This program, which will be tested for the next six months, provides reduced inspection and certification fees to operations with 5 acres or less and that have less than $50,000 per year in sales of agricultural products. Under the small farm fee pilot program, small farm fees would be $500 for certification, and $250 for inspection. This would be a flat fee with no additional charges except for travel expenses for inspection. We encourage any operation with 5 acres of less and less than $50,000 per year in sales of agricultural products to consider certifying under the Small Farm fee structure in the next six months so that we can measure the interest in such a structure.
Please contact OIA North America for more information.
