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Getting Started
What you need to know to get started quickly and easily with organic certification.
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Blank Forms and Documents
Browse and download all the blank forms you will need to support your organic certification experience.
- Blank Forms (All)
- Crop Organic System Plan – OSP Forms & Updates
- Livestock Organic System Plan - OSP Forms & Updates
- Processing & Handling Organic System Plan - OSP
- Personal Care Products Organic System Plan - OSP
- GOTS Fiber & Textile Certification Organic System Plan – OSP Forms & Updates
- OPT Grass-Fed Organic Certification Application
- Bee Better Certification Forms
- Salmon-Safe Application
- Commercial Availability Form
- Hemp Compliance Agreement
- L1 - Livestock Activities Checklist
- O1 - Operation Information
- Requesting a Transaction Certificate
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Certification Additions and Updates
Learn more about how to make updates and additions to your organic certifications.
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Organic Crop Certification Hub
Learn more about organic crop certification and the resources you will need to be successful.
- Activities Covered by Crop Certification
- Activities Not Covered by Crop Certification
- Transitioning Farmland to Organic
- Recordkeeping for Farms
- Labeling Farm Products For Organic Certification
- Pest, Weed, and Disease Management
- Biodiversity Requirement
- Preventing Contamination
- Seed and Plant Stock
- Using Approved Farm Inputs and Materials for Organic Certification
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Organic Livestock Certification Hub
Learn more about organic livestock certification and the resources you will need to be successful.
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Organic Processors and/or Handling Certification Hub
Learn more about organic handling certification and the resources you will need to be successful.
- Organic Certification for Brand Owners, Marketers, and Brokers
- Organic Certification for Storage and Transport Operators
- Recordkeeping for Processors and Handlers
- Co-Packer Information
- Labeling and Packaging
- Requirements for Multiple Ingredient Products
- Sourcing and Using Ingredients In Organic Products
- Sanitation and Preventing Contamination
- Food Safety
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Organic Fiber and Textile Hub
Learn more about GOTS certification and the resources you will need to be successful.
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Organic Personal Care Hub
Learn more about NSF / ANSI 305 certification and the resources you will need to be successful.
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Add-on Certification Hub
Learn more about other certifications offered by Oregon Tilth like Bee Better, OPT Grass-Fed, and Salmon-Safe.
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Import & Export
Learn more about staying compliant importing and exporting organic products around the world.
- Import Certificates
- International Forms, Trade Documents & TC Requests
- Importing & Exporting Organic Products Between the U.S. and Canada
- Importing & Exporting Organic Products Between the U.S. and Great Britain
- Importing & Exporting Organic Products Between the U.S. and Korea
- Importing & Exporting Organic Products Between the U.S. and the EU
- Importing & Exporting Organic Products Between the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan
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Inspection
Learn more about the organic inspection process and the resources you will need to be successful.
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Labeling & Packaging
Learn more about the requirements for organic labels & packaging and get the resources you need.
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FAQs
Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about organic certification, education, and advocacy.
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Resource Library
Learn more about organic certification, education, and advocacy with these helpful resources.
- Animal Welfare Discussion Document
- Commercial Availability of Organic Seed Recommendation
- Elevating Antioxidant Levels in Food through Organic Farming and Food Processing
- Guidelines for the Use of Packaging and Processing Aids with Products labeled and sold as 100% Organic
- Material Working Group Discussion: Definitions of Agricultural and Non-agricultural
- Minimizing Pesticide Dietary Exposure through Consumption of Organic Food
- National Organic Certification Cost Share Program
- Pet Food Standards Proposal: Materials - Soy Lecithin
- Processing With a Co-Packer
- Recommendation on Further Guidance on the Establishment of Commercial Availability Criteria
- Recommendation on Multi-site Certification
- Recommendations on 205.606 Petitioned Materials
- Simplifying the Pesticide Risk Equation: The Organic Option
- That First Step: Organic Food and a Healthier Future
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