Author Lisa Hamilton has written a must-read article ("Linux for Lettuce") on how utility patents -- patents for inventions -- impact the …
From the Field: Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture
Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind – an open-pollinated, …
Save Our Bees, Save Our Seed
Pollinators are an essential partner in our work to build healthy, organic seed systems that support biodiversity and provide high-quality …
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination & Still No Answers
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, Wheat Farmers and Advocates Demand Immediate Action from USDA May 29, 2014—On the one-year …
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Organic Ag Research Symposium
Call for Papers Organic Agriculture Research Symposium February 25 - 26, 2015 La Crosse, WI The deadline for paper submissions has been …
Join OSA for ‘Open Sesame’ Movie Screening Tomorrow
Join OSA’s Micaela Colley for a special screening of “Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds” this Thursday, April 24, beginning at 4:30 pm at Deer …
Tell Congress You Support Mandatory GMO Labeling
Last week, a GMO labeling bill was introduced as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 (H.R. 4432). What may sound like a welcomed …
Open Source Seed Initiative Launches ‘Free Seed’ Pledge
This morning the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) is hosting a rally on the campus of the University of Wisconsin - Madison to kick off …
Helping Organic Farmers Breed the Seed They Need
OSA is happy to announce today the release of four organic plant breeding manuals that walk farmers through the methods of breeding new crop …
Seed Stewards, Policy Advocates are ‘Farmers of the Year’
OSA was thrilled to see the seed stewarding Podoll family recognized as farmers of the year at the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education …
Summit on Seeds & Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture
Earlier this month, OSA staff traveled to Washington, DC, to participate in the 2014 Summit on Seeds & Breeds for 21st Century …
NOSB Soliciting Comments on Seed Purity Report
In 2012 and 2013, a GMO ad hoc subcommittee of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) collected comments on a GMO and seed …
