Annual Producers' Meeting

Thank You for Joining Us on January 10, 2025, at Sterling College!

The annual meeting is open to all certified producers (farmers and processors) and those interested in organic certification standards. Lunch will be provided.

During this year's annual meeting, we covered the following topics:

• New VOF Standard Updates: VOF staff presented changes to the maple guidelines and organic livestock regulations. We also discussed UVM’s new tapping guidelines and wrestled with the use of plastic in organic operations. 
   
• Budget Discussion & Fee Increase: Producers passed a 5% certification fee increase to balance the 2025 budget. Please note that we continue to seek alternate funding sources to offset producer fees. We have secured $91,604 in grant funding for 2025, which is $15,000 more than in 2024. NOFA-VT is also paying most overhead costs.
   
• Updates & Reports: We discussed important updates to the National Organic Standards, and policy issues that affect organic producers.

We invite you to review the 2025 Standard Updates. Please take the time to carefully read the changes and understand how they might affect your operation:

2025 Standard UPDATES