​Thank you for continuing to work with Organic Certifiers (OC) as your NOP certification agency. This has been a year full of growth and improvements, all designed to better support both our clients and our staff. We’re excited to share some of the highlights with you!

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🌿 2025 Wins

SupplyTrak Database Launch

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In August, we moved to our new database system, SupplyTrak, which helps us manage certification operations more efficiently.
This upgrade is a big step forward—databases are the backbone of how we serve you!

With SupplyTrak, you can now:

• Log in to view the status of your certification and requests.

• Respond to Notices and submit new requests directly in the portal.

• Gain increased visibility of approved documents and ongoing updates over time.

If you haven’t accessed your SupplyTrak portal yet, reach out to your Certification Specialist or email info@occert.com and we’ll get you set up.

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👥 Staffing Updates

We’ve made some exciting additions and promotions this year to strengthen our certification and inspection programs:

• Aaron Turner, Director of Operations – joined in February, bringing 20+ years of certification and consulting experience.

• Austin Hoefs and Lynne Ramos, newly promoted Certification Program Supervisors – each with 10+ years of certification and industry expertise – to oversee our Certification Specialists.

• Kelly Abbott, Certification Program Manager – joined in September with 20+ years in certification leadership to oversee our Certification Program.

• Jonathan Surrency, Inspection Program Coordinator – brings over a decade of auditing and inspection management experience to oversee our Inspection Department.

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With this team in place, OC is fully staffed and ready to  take on the challenges ahead.

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⚙️ Certification Improvements

We’re using the move to SupplyTrak as an opportunity to make our processes more efficient and client-friendly. Here’s what’s new:

• Renewal Date Changes: We’re shifting from monthly renewals to two annual renewal cycles (January and April). This change will help with planning, reduce inspection costs, and better support our inspectors. (Your fees will be prorated based on your previous renewal month.)

• Updated Fee Schedule: A simplified structure is on the way—removing acreage fees and moving all client’s certification fees to an organic sales model,  as well as including fee schedule policies.

• New OSP Forms: We’re transitioning to the Common OSP for all Crop and Handler scope clients, a soon-to-be industry standard. This means a simpler, more consistent experience whether you use the Word version or complete it through the QuickOrganics app.

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💻 QuickOrganics Partnership

We’re excited to partner with QuickOrganics, creators of the TurboTax for Organic Certification. Their app helps you complete your OSP and manage certification data all in one place.

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👉 Join our live webinar to see how it works:
Wednesday, November 12 at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST
Click here to register.

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Bonus: QuickOrganics has provided OC customers with 50 discount codes per renewal date, offering 20% off their annual subscription. These codes will be included in your renewal email—first come, first served!

 

🌱 Looking Ahead

All these changes—our new systems, updated forms, and expanded team—are designed to improve your experience and strengthen organic certification for everyone.

We deeply appreciate your partnership and the important work you do to grow, make, and sell organic products for communities everywhere.
We’re in this together, and we’re excited for what’s ahead.

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Sincerely,
Aaron Turner
Director of Operations, Organic Certifiers