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    Examining the policy diffusion of organic food and agriculture legislation in the U.S. - the role of the states in developing organic standards

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    Abstract
    From 1976-2010, 38 states created and passed legislation regarding the regulation of organic food and agriculture. Most legislation was passed during the time period of 1985-1990, a period that ended with Congress passing the Organic Food Production Act [OFPA] in 1990. OFPA was passed to eliminate the patchwork of state and private third-party organic standards regulating the market and to maintain access to international markets by assuring U.S. standards were harmonized with key markets. Subsequently, it may have been expected that state adoption of organic policies would cease after federal ...
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    Mosier, Samantha L., author; Opp, Susan M., advisor; Davis, Charles E., committee member; Saunders, Kyle L., committee member; Thilmany, Dawn D., committee member

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    2014
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    born digital; doctoral dissertations
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