Hawaii Organic Farming Association

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Find Hawaii Organic Products & Producers

The Hawaii Organic Marketplace is the only resource that is organized by island. This helps everyone connect with producers of certified organic crops, livestock, and processed products across the Hawaiian Islands.

Organic Certification Cost Share Program NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABILITY

Deadline for getting your completed application for cost-share funding in to your FSA county office is October 31, 2020.

CHANGES for FY 2020-2023:
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 through 2023, FSA is revising the reimbursement amount to 50 percent of the certified organic operation’s eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $500 per scope. This change is due to the limited amount of funding available and will allow a larger number of certified organic operations to receive assistance. If additional funding is authorized at a later time, FSA may provide additional assistance to certified operations that have applied, not to exceed 75% of eligible costs, up to $750 per scope.

View the Organic Certification Cost Share Program Fact Sheet (August 10, 2020)
View the Organic Certification Cost Share Program Fact Sheet (August 10, 2020)

Formerly, eligible certified organic operations could receive reimbursement of 75% of eligible costs, up to a maximum payment of $750 per scope, which is the maximum allowed by law. In FY 2019 and prior years, funds were available to cover all applications; however, the amount of funding available will not cover expected participation levels in FY 2020.

Visit USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) home page

Read the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) published August 10, 2020 in the Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 154

HAWAII STATE ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

To apply for the Organic Foods Production Tax Credit businesses must complete all parts of the Request for Certification of Organic Foods Production Costs form on company letterhead, and return the form to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MARCH 31 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH QUALIFIED EXPENSES WERE INCURRED BY THE TAXPAYER IN THE PREVIOUS TAXABLE YEAR. 

If the application is approved, HDOA will send a signed N-354 form to the applicant. This form must be attached to the taxpayer’s tax return when it is filed. Applications will be processed on a first come first served basis and will be time stamped upon receipt until the $2,000,000.00 cap is reached.

Organic Foods Production Tax Credit Information

What is HOFA?

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The Hawaii Organic Farming Association is a non-profit organization that provides education about organic farming and sustainability in Hawaii. Our mission is to further organic and sustainable agriculture, land care, and lifestyles in Hawaii, thus giving meaning and life to our state motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono “The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness.”

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Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP):
FSA has started accepting applications for OTECP, a new (likely temporary) program designed to help certified organic and transitional operations offset certain costs including eligible certification expenses, eligible transitional expenses, educational event registration fees, and soil testing for micronutrient deficiencies. The $20 million devoted to this program for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022 is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative.
FSA will accept OTECP applications for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 from November 8, 2021 through January 7, 2022. The application period for fiscal year 2022 applications will be announced later.

https://www.farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance/otecp
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The Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program supports agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic.
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Applications now are being accepted from farmers and agriculture food producers for Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘āina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
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The Fall 2021 National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting was held Wednesday - Thursday October 13-14 and Tuesday - Thursday, October 19-21. Oregon Tilth has outlined some of the discussions and decisions from the meeting in their recap (at the link).

https://tilth.org/fall-2021-nosb-recap/
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The Fall 2021 National Organic Standards Board meeting ended Thursday, October 21st. We’ve outlined a few of the exciting wins and decisions from the meeting. Organic as a Solution to Climate Change: We are thrilled USDA Under Secretary Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Jennifer Moffitt, confir....
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Effective August 1, 2011, HOFA no longer provides organic certification services.

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Hawaii Organic Farming Association (HOFA)
PO Box 999
Captain Cook, HI 96704
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