Becoming a Certified Organic Producer
Organic certification in Kansas is privatized, with USDA-approved groups providing certification.
Certifiers do not have to be located in Kansas to serve Kansas producers. USDA's 
National Organic Program provides a full list of domestic accredited certifying agents by state.
Some Kansans have used certifiers from the Organic Crop Improvement Association, which has two chapters in Kansas:
Eastern Kansas OCIA
Jackie Keller
2222 SW Glick Rd.
Topeka, KS 66614
(785) 478-4078
keller7@hotmail.com
Midwest Organic Producers
Bryce Stephens
Box 175
Jennings, KS 67643
(785) 678-2474
sfarms@ruraltel.net
Other certifiers Kansans have used include:
Global Organic Alliance Inc.
Betty J. Kananen
PO Box 530
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
kananen@logan.net
Indiana Certified Organic, Inc.
Val L. Carr
8364 SSR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
(317) 539-4317
cvof@iquest.net
Organic Crop Improvement Association
Samuel K. Welsch
6400 Cornhusker, Suite 125
Lincoln, NE 68507
(402) 477-2323
www.ocia.org
A local source of information about organic agriculture is the Kansas Organic Producers Association. Their general manager, Ed Reznicek, can be reached at (785) 939-2032 or amerugi@jbntelco.com.
The Kansas Rural Center is another resource for organic producers. The center can be reached at (785) 873-3431 or kksrc@rainbowtel.net.