2025 USDA Organic Cost Share Rebate – Update As we have reported to you over the last several months, MCS and MOFGA continue working to understand the timing and distribution of the 2025 Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), provided annually by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), due to the delay in Congressional…
USDA Designates Maine Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas – The designation, announced Friday 11/21, opens up emergency loans to primary and contiguous counties as outlined below. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme…
Organic Certification of Maple Syrup Webinar January 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Free – $15 Join MOFGA Certification Service (MCS)’s Lead Maple Certification Specialist, Kristen Walker, to learn everything you need to know about organic certification of maple syrup. We’ll discuss the annual certification cycle, applicant deadlines, organic system plans, MCS maple guidelines, recordkeeping, materials inputs, and MCS…