Organic Science and Research Investment Act of 2025

This bill would expand USDA research and data on organic farming. It creates a new USDA group to coordinate organic work across its main research agencies, set long-term plans, and regularly survey what research is being done. The group must report within three years and then every five years, consult with farmers and experts, and its advice must be reflected and explained in USDA’s annual budget materials .

The bill grows and refocuses organic research grants. It adds priorities like climate resilience, practical alternatives to certain inputs, and the use of Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge—with consent of Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations and leadership by Native‑serving colleges. It also allows these research funds to rise to $100 million per year by 2030. The bill creates new competitive grants to help farms switch to organic, with priority for on‑farm partnerships and minority‑serving institutions, funded at $10 million in 2026–2027 and $20 million each year from 2028 on. Finally, it directs USDA’s Economic Research Service to study the economic impact of organic farming, submit a plan within one year, and report results within three years, while adding $10 million for organic market data efforts through 2030 .

Key points

• Who is affected: USDA research agencies (including ARS, NIFA, ERS, and NASS); organic and transitioning farmers; Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations; land‑grant and minority‑serving colleges; consumers and the organic food industry .
• What changes: a new USDA coordination group; more research on climate, soil, and pest management and alternatives to certain inputs; grants to support the transition to organic; a major funding increase; and an economic impact study of organic farming .
• When: first survey due three years after the new group is set up and then every five years; transition‑to‑organic grants from 2026 onward; research funding rising through 2030; ERS study plan due within one year of enactment and results within three years; added organic data funding for 2025–2030 .