WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined the Domestic Organic Investment Act, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), which would give organic producers tools to increase capacity, modernize their operations, and expand their businesses to meet growing demand. The lawmakers' bill would make a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program permanent that helps solve supply chain gaps for the organic market by providing grants to farmers and businesses.
While certified organic sales have grown to over $76.6 billion in 2026, domestic organic acreage has not kept pace w...