1.1 Organic Certification
Who needs to be certified?
Operations or portions of operations that produce or handle agricultural products that are intended to be sold, labeled, or
represented as "100 percent organic," "organic," or "made with organic ingredients" or food group(s).
Farming operations that gross more than $5,000 per year in organic products and want to use the organic label must be certified by
a USDA National Organic Program (NOP) accredited certifying agency. The choice of certifier may be dictated by the processor or
by the target market. A list of accredited certifiers operating in New York can be found on the New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets Organic Farming Development/Assistance web page. See more certification details in this guide under
Section 3.1, Organic Certification Site Requirements.