Certification Agencies
USDA Accredited Certification Agencies National List
A Complete List Can Be Found at the USDA NOP Website:
www.ams.usda.gov/nop/CertifyingAgents/Accredited.html
California
CCOF Certification Services
1115 Mission St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Contact: Brian McElroy
831-423-2263 ext. 16
E-mail: brian(at)ccof.org
Website: www.ccof.org
Scope: crop, livestock, handling
Quality Assurance International
(Certifies Nationally)
9191 Towne Centre Dr., Ste. 510
San Diego, CA 92122
Contact: Joe Smillie
858-792-3531
Fax: 858-792-8665
E-mail: qai(at)qai-inc.com
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
California Organic Farmers Association
3678 North Modoc
Kerman, CA 93630
Contact: Laura Horne
559-842-5100
E-mail: cofa2000(at)cofa.net
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Northwest
Oregon Tilth
(Certifies Nationally)
470 Lancaster Dr.,
Salem, OR 97301
Contact: Chris Schreiner
503-378-0690
E-mail: organic(at)tilth.org
Website: www.tilth.org
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Contact: Miles McEvoy
360-902-1924
E-mail: Organic(at)agr.wa.gov
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Mountain & Plains
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(at)ag.state.co.us
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Montana Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Sciences Division
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, MT 59620-0201
Contact: Doug Crabtree
406-444-3730
E-mail: dcrabtree(at)mt.gov
Website: www.agr.state.mt.us
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Organic Crop Improvement Association
(Certifies Nationally)
6400 Cornhusker, Ste. 125
Lincoln, NE 68507
Contact: Jeff See
402-477-2323
E-mail: JSee(at)ocia.org
Website: www.ocia.org
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Organic Certification Program
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, TX 78711
Contact: Leslie McKinnon
512-475-1641
E-mail: leslie.mckinnon(at)agr.state.tx.us
Scope: crop, livestock, handling
Midwest and Upper Plains
International Certification Services, Inc.
(dba, Farm Verified Organic and ICS-US)
301 5th Ave., SE
Medina, ND 58467
Contact: Annie Kirschenmann
701-486-3578
E-mail: info(at)ics-intl.com
Website: www.ics-intl.com
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Organic Program
502 East 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Contact: Maury Wills
515-281-5783
E-mail: maury.wills(at)idals.state.ia.us
Website: www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/organicCertification.asp
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Midwest Organic Services Association
P.O. Box 821
122 W. Jefferson St.
Viroqua, WI 54665
608-637-2526
E-mail: mosa(at)mosaorganic.org
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Missouri Department of Agriculture
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Contact: Sue Baird
573-751-2148
E-mail: Sue.Baird(at)mda.mo.gov
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Mideast (OH, IN, KY)
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Contact: Janie Marr Werum
614-262-2022
E-mail: organic(at)oeffa.com
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Indiana Certified Organic
8364 SSR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
Contact: Cissy Bowman
317-539-4317
E-mail: cvof(at)iquest.net
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
Northeast
NOFA—New York, LLC
840 Upper Front St.
Binghamton, NY 13905
Contact: Carol A. King/Lisa Engelbert
607-724-9851
E-mail: certifiedorganic(at)nofany.org
Scope: crop, livestock, handling
Pennsylvania Certified Organic
406 South Pennsylvania Ave.
Centre Hall, PA 16838
Contact: Leslie Zuck
814-364-1344
E-mail: leslie(at)paorganic.org
Website: www.paorganic.org
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
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(at)mofga.org
Scope: crop, livestock, wild crop, handling
NOFA Vermont
PO Box 697
Richmond, Vermont
05477
ph. 802-434-4122
fx. 802-434-4154
E-mail: info(at)nofavt.org
Scope: crop, livestock, handling
