[…] with GE corn Dill and cilantro Can have random low germ rates Appendix C. Seed Price Comparison Comparison price per pound for seeds in 2020 (downloads to PDF) Appendix D. Labor Tracking Tool for Seed Producers Labor Tracking Tool for Seed Producers (downloads to Excel spreadsheet) Special thanks to Zachary Paige, Sue Wika, Greg Reynolds, […]
Climatic Considerations and Risks for Seed Production in the Midwest
[…] Schattman, & C. Hatch. 2017. Farming the floodplain: Ecological and agricultural tradeoffs and opportunities in river and stream governance in New England’s changing climate. Available at https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/FarmingtheFloodplain_508. pdf Interactive Freeze Date Tool https://mrcc.purdue.edu/freeze/freezedatetool NOAA Solar Calculator https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/ Midwestern Climate Center Soils Atlas and Database https://www.isws.illinois.edu/pubdoc/C/ISWSC-179.pdf USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ Soil Geography Maps and […]
Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving Guide
[…] Saving: The Wisdom of Plant Heritage. Bryan Connolly. 2011. Edited by C.R. Lawn. Chelsea Green Publishing. Pepper Seed Production. Version 1.2. Jeff McCormack. 2006. Available at: https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/PepperSeedProductionVer1_2. pdf Isolation Distances.Version 1.5. Jeff McCormack. 2004. Available at: https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IsolationDistancesVer_1pt5.pdf Guidelines for Chile Seed Crop Production. Arthur D. Wall, Richard Kochevar & Richard Phillips. 2003. Available at: […]
Seed Economics Toolkit
[…] Sutton, Fresh Roots Farm Stepping Up to Contract Seed Production: A forum for Midwest growers Seed Economics Intensive Part 3: Working with Companies Seed contracting advice and prices Prices for wholesale production vary widely by crop, variety, and scale and terms of the contract. The roles and expectations of the producer also influences the […]
Results: California Cabbage Organic Variety Trial, 2015
This report includes results from a trial conducted in California in 2015 to evaluate the performance of several of the best open-pollinated (OP), public domain cabbage varieties available along with a few leading commercial hybrids.
New Survey: Organic Farmers Pay the Price for GMO Contamination
[…] contamination from GMO crops is happening and it’s non-GMO farmers who are paying the price. Read the survey results: Organic Farmers Pay the Price for GMO Contamination (opens to PDF). The survey of farmers across 17 states, but primarily in the Midwest, is an effort to fill the data gap that was used to justify an […]
Want to Learn the Latest in Organic Farming Research?
[…] 25th and 26th in La Crosse, Wisconsin (immediately before the MOSES Organic Farming Conference). More than 40 presenters from across the U.S. and abroad will share the latest developments in organic farming research, including new crop varieties developed for organic farms, innovations in biological pest management, recent economic data, and advancements in organic livestock […]
Organic Seed Search Annotated Resources Guide
[…] and guidance documentation for Accredited Certifying Agents and Certified Operations. USDA National Organic Program. NOP 4002 Instruction: Enforcement of USDA Organic Regulations: Penalty Matrix. Retrieved from https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/4002. pdf Document provides instructions for taking enforcement action against certified operations that violate the USDA organic regulations, to promote consistent enforcement when evidence confirms that noncompliance has […]
A Guide to Seed Intellectual Property Rights
[…] Crop Science 58, no. 2 (2018a): 469-471. 127. Ibid. 128. Native Seeds/SEARCH. “Intellectual Property Rights: Principles for Honoring Indigenous Knowledge.” Seedhead News no. 47 (1994): 5. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0157/0808/files/SeedheadNews47-1994. pdf?711. 129. Vats, The Color of Creatorship: Intellectual Property, Race, and the Making of Americans. 5 130. Catherine Phillips, Saving More than Seeds: Practices and Politics of […]
2023 Policy Platform for Seed
Download the platform Sign your name as a supporter of this platform INTRODUCTION Policy work is essential to building and protecting seed systems in the US. As the foundation of our food and fiber supply, a comprehensive policy platform that centers diversity, equity, health, and the public interest is long overdue. Federal laws […]
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 that in the midst of a sea of “Technology will save the world, and biotech will save the hungry” drones that dominate mainstream media opinion pages, this one called […]
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