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Publication Results
- 2012 Organic Variety Trials Report (2013)
- 2013 California North Coast Organic Wheat Trials (2014)
- 2014 Organic Silage Corn Variety Trial for Coastal Humboldt County (2014)
- 2015 Organic Silage Corn Variety Trial for Coastal Humboldt County (2016)
- 2015 Western Washington Variety Trials (2016)
- 2019 Southeast Seed Summit Proceedings (2021)
- 2022 State of Organic Seed Webinar (2022)
- 2023 Policy Platform for Seed (2022)
- A Listening Session on Excluded Methods in Organic Production (2020)
- A Listening Session to Help Shape Future Innovation in U.S. Agriculture (2020)
- A Seed Policy Roadmap for the Pacific Northwest (2021)
- A Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and Farmers (2010)
- Beet Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems (2022)
- Broccoli Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- California Organic Broccoli Variety Trial 2013 – 2014 (2015)
- California Organic Carrot Variety Trials 2013-2014 (2017)
- California Organic Kale Variety Trial 2013 – 2014 (2015)
- California Organic Onion Variety Trial 2015-2016 (2017)
- California Organic Rutabaga Variety Trial 2013 – 2014 (2015)
- California Organic Sweet Pepper Variety Trial 2014-2015 (2017)
- Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture Webinar (2015)
- Carrot Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- CBN x OSA California Variety Showcase (2022)
- Climatic Considerations for Seed Crops: Guidelines and Field Trainings for Organic and Specialty Vegetable Seed Producers (2016)
- Consideraciones Climáticas para el Cultivo de Semillas: Guía y Entrenamiento en Terreno para Productores de Semillas Orgánicas y Especialidades de Hortalizas (2013)
- Cucumber Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Derechos de propiedad intelectual, raza y colonialismo: una conversación comunitaria (2021)
- Farm Bill Virtual Listening Session 2022 (2022)
- GMO Contamination and the Cross-Incompatibility Strategy (2021)
- Guía Para Producir y Guardar Semillas para Agricultores y Jardineros (2018)
- Harvest and Handling Seed Record (2010)
- How to Breed Carrots for Organic Agriculture (2014)
- How to Breed Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture (2014)
- How to Breed Tomatoes for Organic Agriculture (2014)
- Intellectual Property Rights, Race, and Colonialism: A Community Conversation (2021)
- Introducción al Mejoramiento en Granjas Orgánicas (2022)
- Introduction to On-farm Organic Plant Breeding (2014)
- Kale Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Labor Tracking Tool for Seed Producers (2018)
- Mejoramiento de Maíz Dulce en la Agricultura Orgánica (2018)
- Mejoramiento de Tomates en la Agricultura Orgánica (2018)
- Midwest Seed Production Demonstration Report (2021)
- Montana Organic Seed Assessment: Vegetables (2016)
- Northern Sweet Pepper Trial Report 2019-2021 (2022)
- Onion Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Organic Integrity Learning Center: Organic Seed Search (2021)
- Organic Seed Production Tutorials (2013)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #1: Introduction (2016)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #2: Trials and Selection (2016)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #3: Diseases and Pests (2016)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #4: Seed Quality, Harvesting Techniques and Equipment (2016)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #5: Cleaning and Record Keeping (2016)
- Organic Seed Production Webinar #6: Seed Contracting and Economics (2016)
- Organic Seed Resource Guide (2014)
- Organic Seed Search Annotated Resources Guide (2021)
- Pacific Northwest Organic Plant Breeding Assessment of Needs (2016)
- Participatory Plant Breeding Toolkit (2012)
- Policy Brief: Climate Change & Seed (2022)
- Pollinator Management for Organic Seed Producers (2013)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Bean Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2007)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Beet Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2010)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Carrot Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2010)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Lettuce Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2010)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Radish Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2007)
- Principles and Practices of Organic Spinach Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest (2007)
- Proceedings from the 10th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2020)
- Proceedings from the 11th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2022)
- Proceedings from the 1st California Organic Seed Summit (2015)
- Proceedings from the 4th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2006)
- Proceedings from the 5th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2008)
- Proceedings from the 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2012)
- Proceedings from the 7th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2014)
- Proceedings from the 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2016)
- Proceedings from the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2018)
- Production Planning Tool for Seed Producers (2018)
- Protecting the Integrity of Seed: A Listening Session on GMO Contamination (2021)
- Purple Sprouting Broccoli 2014-2015 Trial Results (2015)
- Purple Sprouting Broccoli: A Guide to Growing for Fresh Market and Seed in the Pacific Northwest (2021)
- Results: California Cabbage Organic Variety Trial, 2015 (2018)
- Results: California Carrot Organic Variety Trials, 2014-2017 (2018)
- Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on IPR (2020)
- Seed Crop Record (2010)
- Seed Economics Toolkit (2020)
- Seed Potato Production and Breeding in Organic Systems (2020)
- Seed Quality: Best Practices for Vegetable Seed Handling in Montana (2018)
- Self-Guided Tutorial in Organic Seed Production (2016)
- Snap Bean Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Southeast Organic Seed Stakeholders Survey (2012)
- State of Organic Seed (2016)
- State of Organic Seed (2011)
- State of Organic Seed, 2022 (2022)
- Stepping Up To Contract Seed Production: A forum for Midwest growers (2020)
- Sweet Corn Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving Guide (2022)
- The Grower’s Guide to Conducting On-farm Variety Trials (2018)
- Tomato Organic Seed Production: A Virtual How-To Training (2021)
- Tomato Seed Production Guide (2021)
- Tomato Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
- Trial Evaluation Worksheet (2010)
- Upper Midwest Seed Summit 2019 Strategy Session Notes (2019)
- Upper Midwest Seed Summit 2019 Strategy Session Recap (2019)
- Upper Midwest Seed Summit 2019 Worksheet (2019)
- Upper Midwest Seed Summit 2019: Regional climate considerations for seed production (2019)
- Variety Trial Planning Worksheet (2010)
- Vegetable Crops for Season Extension in the Pacific Northwest: 2014 – 2016 Trial Results (2016)
- Vegetable Variety Trials for Local Food Production on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington (2010)
- Weather-Related Risk Reduction Guidelines for Dry-Seeded Specialty Seed Crops (2006)
- Webinar Series from the 10th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2020)
- Webinar Series from the 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2012)
- Webinar Series from the 7th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2014)
- Webinar Series from the 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2016)
- Webinar Series from the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference (2018)
- Winter Squash Seed Production: Quick Reference (2018)
