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USDA Deputy Secretary Pledges Full Organic Integration Across Department Merrigan Says: “Organic can no longer be stove-piped at USDA”
STEVENSON, Wash. -- In a message to attendees of the third annual Organic Summit (www.theorganicsummit.com) on Thursday, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan pledged that organic will be integrated across all agencies at USDA. Delivering pre-recorded comments, Merrigan stated that, “here is where I’d like to fulfill a promise I made to many of you…and that is, organic should be integrated across all the agencies, not just the NOP, but each and every agency at USDA should have some engagement with the organic sector.” In addition to the integration, Merrigan said, “Organic can no longer be stove-piped at USDA.”
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