Jon Tester, an organic farmer and leader in the organic movement since 1987, has been elected as a U.S. Senator from the state of Montana. A third generation farmer from Big Sandy, Montana, he has been farming organically for nearly twenty years.
Their T-Bone Farms is a diversified organic operation with 1400 acres (567 hectares). Their crops this year included hard red wheat, hard white wheat, kamut, lentils, and purple barley.
Tester served as the national treasurer for the Organic Crop Improvement Association International, and helped develop the Montana Organic Certification program.
Bob Quinn, an organic farmer and President of Kamut International, said “We all started in organic farming nearly 20 years ago in north-central Montana, and since that time Jon Tester has been a great supporter of sustainable and Organic Agriculture – not only on his farm, but also while he was serving at the Montana State Senate. I’m sure he’ll be a strong voice for sustainable and Organic Agriculture in the U.S. Senate as well, as someone who has learned it by experience.”
IFOAM Executive Director Angela B. Caudle said, “IFOAM looks forward to working with Senator Elect Tester to develop and promote Organic Agriculture both in the United States and internationally” she said. “His understanding of soil ecology and the economics of organic production systems will undoubtedly bring a fresh perspective to the U.S. Senate and contribute to the establishment of more sustainable agricultural programs.”
IFOAM is the international umbrella organization of organic agriculture movements worldwide.
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