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The executive director of the Organic Trade Association, Caren Wilcox, has tendered her resignation after two years with the Greenfield, Mass.-based organization. She plans to leave at the end of OTA's fiscal year on June 30. The board accepted Wilcox's resignation with regret and appreciation for her hard work, according to a news release.

During her tenure, Wilcox worked to increase domestic production of organic agriculture and lobbied to promote organic farming in the 2007 Farm Bill, including support for a robust organic marketplace and insurance for organic crops. To build support for the industry's regulator, the National Organic Program, she worked closely with the ...

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