This a list of the USDA agents who can certify you as an organic business
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| Number of domestic accredited certifying agents: | 55 |
| Number of foreign accredited certifying agents: | 40 |
| Total: | 95 |
Domestic Accredited Certifying
Agents by State
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Agricultural
Services Certified Organic
P.O. Box 4871 Salinas, California 93912 Contact: Katherine Borchard, Director Phone: 831-449-6365 Fax: 831-449-6365 E-mail: ascorganic@aol.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, and handling Accredited: 04/07/06 |
California
Crop Improvement Association Parsons Seed Certification Center One Shields Ave., University of California Davis, CA 95616-8541 Contact: Robert F. Stewart 530-752-0544 E-mail: rfstewart@ucdavis.edu Website: http://www.ccia.ucdavis.edu Scope: crop, handling Accredited: 8/7/02 |
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| California
Organic Farmers Association 3678 North Modoc Kerman, CA 93630 Contact: Laura Horne 866-305-5771 E-mail: cofa2000@cofa.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
CCOF
Certification Services 1115 Mission St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Contact: Jake Lewin 831-423-2263 ext. 21 E-mail: jake@ccof.org Website: www.ccof.org Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Global
Culture P.O. Box 1640 Crescent City, CA 95531 Contact: Linda Van Hook 707-464-6913 E-mail: globalculture@earthlink.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/14/03 |
Guaranteed
Organic Certification Agency 5464 Eight St. Fallbrook, CA 92082 Contact: Charles Heermans 760-731-0496 E-mail: Heermans@tfb.com Website: http://www.goca.ws/ Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Marin
County Agriculture – Weights and Measures 1682 Novato Bldg., Ste. 150-A Novato, CA 94947 Contact: Stacy K. Carlsen 415-499-6700 E-mail: marin.dept.ag@co.marin.ca.us Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02
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Monterey
County Certified Organic Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 1428 Abbott St. Salinas, CA 93901 Contact Organic Division: Kenneth Allen 831-759-7325 E-mail: allenke@co.monterey.ca.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Certification Systems d/b/a NutriClean
2200 Powell Street
Suite # 725 Emeryville, CA 94608 Contact: Heena Patel Work (direct line): 510-452-4024 Cell: 510-821-9818 Fax: 510-452-8001 General Company Number: 510-452-8000 E-mail: hpatel@scscertified.com Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
Organic
Certifiers, Inc. 6500 Casitas Pass Rd. Ventura, CA 93001 Contact: Susan Siple 805-684-6494 E-mail: organic@west.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Quality
Assurance International 9191 Towne Centre Dr., Ste. 510 San Diego, CA 92122 Contact: Joe Smillie 858-792-3531 Fax: 858-792-8665 E-mail: qai@qai-inc.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Yolo
County Department of Agriculture
70 Cottonwood Street Woodland, CA 95695 Contact: John Young Phone: 530-666-8141 Fax: 530-662-6094 E-mail: John.Young@yolocounty.org Scope: crops, livestock, wild crop, and handling Accredited: 1/22/06 |
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| Colorado
Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industry 700 Kipling St., Ste. 4000 Lakewood, CO 80215-8000 Contact: Don Gallegos 303-239-4149 E-mail: Don.Gallegos@ag.state.co.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 10/16/02 |
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| Quality
Certification Services -- (Formerly FOG) P.O. Box 12311 Gainesville, FL 32604 Contact: Ramkrishnan Balasubramanian 352-377-0133 E-mail: qcs@qcsinfo.org Website: www.QCSinfo.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Georgia
Crop Improvement Association, Inc. 2425 South Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605 Contact: Terry Hollifield 706-542-2351 E-mail: gacrop@bellsouth.net Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Hawaii
Organic Farmers Association P.O. Box 6863 Hilo, HI 96720 Contact: Kelly Lange or Eileen O'Hora-Weir 877-674-4632 E-mail: hofa@hawaiiorganicfarmers.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Certified
Organic, Inc. 500 1st St. Keosauqua, IA 52565 Contact: Nanette Rambo 866-581-6428 E-mail: certifiedorg@netins.net Website: www.certifiedorginc.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 11/12/02 |
Iowa
Department of Agriculture Organic Program 502 East 9th St. Des Moines, IA 50319 Contact: Maury Wills 515-281-5783 E-mail: maury.wills@idals.state.ia.us Website: www.agriculture.state.ia.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Vedic Organic Agriculture Institute Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2006 Fairfield, IA 52556 Physical Address: 1000 N 4th Street Fairfield, IA 52557 Contact: John Konhaus 641-209-6578 Fax: 641-472-3771 E-mail: mvoai@maharishi.net Website: www.mvoai.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Idaho
State Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Industries P.O. 790 2270 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise, ID 83707 Contact: Margaret Misner 208-332-8620 E-mail: mmisner@agri.state.id.us Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Indiana
Certified Organic 8364 SSR 39 Clayton, IN 46118 Contact: Cissy Bowman 317-539-4317 E-mail: cvof@iquest.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Louisiana
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| Baystate
Organic Certifiers 683 River St. Winchendon, MA 01475 Contact: Don Franczyk 978-297-4171 E-mail: baystateorganic@earthlink.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Maryland
Department of Agriculture Food Quality Assurance Division Organic Certification Program 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy. Annapolis, MD 21401 Contact: Deanna Baldwin Office: 410-841-5769 E-mail: baldwidl@mda.state.md.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| MOFGA
Certification Services, LLC 294 Crosby Brook Rd. P.O. Box 170 Unity, ME 04988-0170 Contact: Mary Yurlina 207-568-4142 E-mail: certification@mofga.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 6/03/02 |
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| Minnesota
Crop Improvement Association 1900 Hendon Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108 612-625-7766 Contact: Brenda Rogers E-mail: roger007@EOT.com Website: www.mncia.org Scope: crop, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 Addition of wild crop to scope: 4/05/04 |
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| Mississippi
Department of Agriculture and Commerce P.O. Box 5034 Meridian, MS 39302 Contact: Guy Feltenstein 601-483-3451 E-mail: guyf@mdac.state.ms.us Scope: crop, wild crop, handling Accredited: 6/01/04 |
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| Montana
Department of Agriculture Agricultural Sciences Division P.O. Box 200201 Helena, MT 59620-0201 Contact: Doug Crabtree 406-444-3730 E-mail: dcrabtree@mt.gov Website: www.agr.state.mt.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| North
Carolina Crop Improvement Association 3709 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607-5464 Contact: Dr. Daryl Bowman 919-513-3444 E-mail: daryl_bowman@ncsu.edu Website: www.nccia.ncsu.edu Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 7/9/02 |
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| International
Certification Services, Inc. (dba, Farm Verified Organic and ICS-US) 301 5th Ave., SE Medina, ND 58467 Contact: Dawn Krapp 701-486-3578 E-mail: info@ics-intl.com Website: www.ics-intl.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Integrity
Certified International 1308 S. Fort Crook Rd., Ste. 8 Bellevue, NE 68005 Contact: Bob Yazowski 800-815-7852 E-mail: ryazowski@aol.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
OneCert 2811 Tennyson St. Lincoln, NE 68516 Contact: Samuel K. Welsch 402-420-6080 E-mail: sam@onecert.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/22/03 |
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Crop Improvement Association 6400 Cornhusker, Ste. 125 Lincoln, NE 68507 Contact: Jeff See 402-477-2323 E-mail: JSee@ocia.org Website: www.ocia.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture, Markets, & Food 25 Capitol St. P.O. Box 2042 Concord, NH 03302-2042 Contact: Victoria M. Smith 603-271-3685 E-mail: vsmith@agr.state.nh.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| NOFA
-- New Jersey 60 S. Main St. P.O. Box 886 Pennington, NJ 08534 Contact: Erich Bremer 609-984-2225 609-737-6848 E-mail: erich.bremer@ag.state.nj.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
Organic
National and International Certifiers 79 Meade Avenue Passaic, NJ 07055 Contact: Dovid Jenkins 973-246-9545 E-mail: djenjins@optonline.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/28/04 |
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Mexico Organic Commodity Commission 4001 Indian School, NE, Ste. 310 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Contact: Brett Bakker 505-841-9070 E-mail: brett.bakker@state.nm.us Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Nevada
State Department of Agriculture 350 Capitol Hill Ave. Reno, NV 89502 Contact: Gary Cross 775-688-1182, ext. 244 E-mail: gcross@agri.state.nv.us Website: http://www.agri.state.nv.us Scope: crop, handling Accredited: 5/13/02 |
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| NOFA
-- New York, LLC 840 Upper Front St. Binghamton, NY 13905 Contact: Carol A. King/Lisa Engelbert 607-724-9851 E-mail: certifiedorganic@nofany.org Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
Natural
Food Certifiers 648 Central Park Ave., Ste. 136 Scarsdale, NY 10583 Contact: Reuven Flamer 845-426-5098 E-mail: info@nfccertification.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 10/08/02 |
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| Global
Organic Alliance, Inc. P.O. Box 530 Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Contact: Betty J. Kananen 937-593-1232 E-mail: kananen@logan.net Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
Ohio
Ecological Food and Farm Administration 9665 Kline Rd. West Salem, OH 44287-9562 Contact: Stephen F. Sears 419-853-4060 E-mail: organic@oeffa.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture 2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Contact: Chad Goss 405-522-5898 E-mail: cbgoss@oda.state.ok.us Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 12/6/02 |
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| Oregon
Tilth 470 Lancaster Dr., Salem, OR 97301 Contact: Chris Schreiner 503-378-0690 E-mail: organic@tilth.org Website: www.tilth.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
Stellar
Certification Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1390 Philomath, OR 97370 Contact: Jim Fullmer 541-929-7148 FAX: 541-929-4387 E-mail: demeter@peak.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Pennsylvania
Certified Organic 406 South Pennsylvania Ave. Centre Hall, PA 16838 Contact: Leslie Zuck 814-364-1344 E-mail: leslie@paorganic.org Website: www.paorganic.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agricultural and Resource Marketing 235 Promenade St. Providence, RI 02908 Contact: Matt Green 401-222-2781 E-mail: matt.green@dem.ri.gov Scope: crop and handling Accredited: 10/22/02 |
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of Plant Industry Clemson University 511 Westinghouse Rd. Pendleton, SC 29670 Contact: David S. Howle 864-646-2140 E-mail: dhowle@clemson.edu Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Texas
Department of Agriculture Organic Certification Program P.O. Box 12847 Austin, TX 78711 Contact: Leslie McKinnon 512-475-1641 E-mail: leslie.mckinnon@agr.state.tx.us Scope: crop, livestock, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Utah
Department of Agriculture 350 North Redwood Rd. Box 146500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Contact: Seth R. Winterton 801-538-7141 E-mail: sethwinterton@utah.gov Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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| Vermont
Organic Farmers, LLC P.O. Box 697 Richmond, VT 05477 Contact: Nicole Dehne 802-434-4122 E-mail: nicdehne@hotmail.com Website: www.nofavt.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 9/24/02 |
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| Washington
State Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 42560 Olympia, WA 98504-2560 Contact: Miles McEvoy 360-902-1924 E-mail: Organic@agr.wa.gov Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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American Food Safety Institute, International (AFSII) 917 N. Bridge St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Contact: Karl G. Kolb, Ph.D. 715-723-4915 E-mail: info@highsierragroup.com Website: www.goafsi.com Scope: crop, handling Accredited: 2/10/03 ACCREDITATION REVOKED JULY 26, 2006 |
Midwest
Organic Services Association,
Inc P.O. Box 821 122 W. Jefferson Street Viroqua, WI 54665 Contact: Stephen Walker 608-637-2526 E-mail: mosa@mosaorganic.org Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 4/29/02 |
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Foreign Accredited
Certifying Agents
Alphabetical by First Letter of the Country
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| Argencert
S.R.L. Bernardo de Irigoyen 760 - 10° “B” (1072) Buenos Aires Argentina Contact: Laura Cecilia Montenegro 54 11 4334 2943 E-mail: argencert@argencert.com.ar Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 11/8/02 Updated: 9/7/04 |
Food
Safety S.A. Varela 183 (C1406EKC) Buenos Aires Argentina Contact: Dr. Roberto Octavio Rapela +54 11 4612-1257 E-mail: foodsafety@foodsafety.com.ar Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 7/21/03 |
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| LETIS
S.A. Urquiza 1564 (S2000ANR) Rosario Argentina Contact: Patricia I. Garcia de Clausen 54 + 0341 + 4264244 E-mail: LETIS@LETIS.COM.AR Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 12/9/02 |
Organizacion
Internacional Agropecuraria Av. Santa Fe 830 – Acassuso (B1641ABN) Buenos Aires Argentina Contact: Pedro Landa 54 11 4793-4340 E-mail: oia@oia.com.ar Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 10/16/02 |
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| Australian
Certified Organic (ACO) PO Box 530, Level 1, 766 Gympie Rd Chermside QLD 4032 Australia Contact: Michael Blakeney 07 3350 5706 (International: +61 7 3350 5706) Fax: 07 3350 5996 (International: +61 7 3350 5996) E-mail: gm@bfa.com.au Website: www.australianorganic.com.au Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 6/7/02 |
NASAA
Certified Organic Box 768 Stirlingfont 5152 South Australia Australia Contact: Lynda Austin 61 8 8370 8485 E-mail: admin.manager@nasaa.com.au Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 10/10/02 |
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| Austria
Bio Garantie Koenigsbrunner Strasse 8 2202 Enzersfeid Austria Contact: Dr. Christian Eis +43 2262 67 2212 E-mail: nw@abg.at E-mail: c.eis@abg.at Website: www.abg.at Scope: crop, wild crop, handling Accredited: 12/17/03 |
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| Bolicert General Gonzales 1314 P.O. Box 13030 La Paz Bolivia Contact: Grover Bustillos 591-2-2490747 E-mail: bolicert@mail.megalink.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 3/13/03 |
Instituto
Biodinamico (IBD) Rua Prudente de Moraes, 530 18602-060 Botucatu/SP Brazil Contact: Paul Espanion +55 14 3882 5066 E-mail: ibd@ibd.com.br Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 7/11/02 |
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Canadian
Seed Institute 240 Catherine St., Ste. 200 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2G8 Canada 613 236-6451 E-mail:
csi@storm.ca Accredited 9/15/03 |
OCPP/Pro-Cert
Canada, Inc. Box 100A , RR#3 Saskatoon , Saskatchewan Canada S7K 3J6 Contact: J. Wallace Hamm 306-382-1299 E-mail: procertorganic@yahoo.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 5/24/02 |
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| Organic
Producers Association of Manitoba Cooperative, Inc. #101-247 Wellington St., West P.O. Box 940 Virden, MB Canada R0M 2C0 Contact: Lara Scott 204 748-1315 E-mail: info@opam.mb.ca Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 1/8/03 |
QMI
Organics, Inc. (formerly QCB Organic, Inc.) 4167-97 Street Second Floor Edmonton, AB Canada T6E 6E9 Contact: Corinne Fletcher 780-496-2463 or 800-268-7321 Fax: 780-496-2464 E-mail: cfletcher@qmi.com Website: www.qmi.com Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling Accredited: 9/10/02 |