Organic On-Farm Plant Breeding Workshop ~ June 16 & 17, 2010, Olympia, WA Farmers and agricultural students are invited to learn basic …
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Frank Morton Talks GE vs. Organics on Missouri’s Food Sleuth
Frank Morton, farmer, seed breeder, grower for Wild Garden Seed, and OSA board member, was interviewed on the Food Sleuth radio program …
GE Alfalfa Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Monsanto vs. Geertson Seed Farms, the first case involving GE crops to reach the high …
Rice Growers Scoop Another Victory in GE Case
A county jury has decided that Germany-based Bayer CropScience owes a dozen Arkansas rice growers $48 million for failing to contain its GE …
Washington Post: Are regulators dropping the ball on biocrops?
This comprehensive piece today on biotech crops covers problems associated with glyphosate, lawsuits against USDA (including OSA's sugar …
Interview with OSA’s Matthew Dillon on threats to and benefits of organic seed systems
Last Saturday Deborah Garcia (producer and director of The Future of Food) and Temra Costa (author of several books, including Farmer Jane) …
OSA Releases Three New Organic Seed Production Publications
OSA's education program staff - Micaela Colley, John Navazio, and Jared Zyskowski - along with assistance from an array of seed …
Federal Judge Nullifies Patent on Human Gene – Major Implications for Biotech Patents
Today, in federal district court in New York, a ruling was made that could have major implications not only in biotech patents, but plant …
Gates Biotech Agenda – the latest round in colonialism – extract benefit & create dependence
Last week there was a rare opinion piece in the traditional newspaper pages - and from of all sources the Des Moines Register. Rare in …
Transcript from Iowa DOJ-USDA Hearing is Now Available
The Department of Justice website has released the transcript from the first agricultural workshop on concentration, that was held in …
FAO Forum on Food- Strengthening Food Security by Empowering Farmers to Contribute to Seed Biodiversity
FAO has released the proceedings from their forum exploring "the trends affecting agriculture which lead to expanding monocultures and …
Symposium looks at saving and restoring seed in Hawai‘i
Symposium looks at saving and restoring seed in Hawai‘iContact: Janis Wong, media relationsThe Kohala …
