Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize

The "Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals" prize recognizes extraordinary contributions to training farming community groups, farmer-leaders, and agricultural professionals in organic agronomic, certification and record-keeping, and profitability guidance. Specifically, this award focuses on programs and organizations that have used an innovative approach to delivering content and have demonstrated impacts in improving education and extension to organic farmers. This award provides innovative programs with the investment needed to take their efforts to the next level and bolster their communication to a wider audience, leading to more farmers adopting organic production and thereby accessing the many benefits associated with the organic opportunity. The Organic Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research welcomes applications from all domestic higher education institutions, non-profit organizations, consortiums, US government-affiliated research agencies, tribal government entities or any combination of the above. Matching funds required.