OSA joined more than 130 organizations and businesses last week in a joint letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for responsible, …
Investing in Organic Plant Breeding for a Secure Food Future
In the Fall 2011 issue of Edible Madison, Melissa Hughes with Organic Valley discusses the illusive promise of GE technologies in her piece …
OSA Board Member Receives National Award
We are thrilled to share that OSA board member Fred Kirschenmann of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture will be honored by the …
Organic Seed: Your Questions Answered
Why is there a limited supply of certified organic seed? Why is it important to have seed bred for organic agriculture? What's a hybrid? …
USDA Wants to Know: How Can It Support Organic?
USDA is convening a public listening session on September 20, 2011, in Washington, DC, to gather input on the department's activities and …
The President and Seed
Cross-posted from Daily Yonder Last week President Obama held a town hall meeting on the grounds of Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange, an …
Eight Ways the NOP Can Support Organic Seed Systems
OSA submitted comments today to the National Organic Program (NOP) in response to its “Draft Guidance: Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting …
Seed Digest (July 8 – 22, 2011)
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems According to a 2010 nationwide survey organic farmers are faced with a seed market that neither …
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems
Cross-posted from Seedstock.com According to a 2010 nationwide survey conducted by the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), organic farmers are …
Time for USDA to Support Public Plant Breeding
The National Organic Coalition recently released an analysis of the state of classical plant breeding and past efforts to improve funding …
OSA’s Comments on New GE Corn Trait
OSA's letter to USDA on a petition to deregulate drought-tolerant, genetically engineered corn Dear Secretary Vilsack: We appreciate the …
Seed Digest (June 25 – July 8, 2011)
Heirlooms of Tomorrow OSA is often asked which seeds are appropriate for the new agricultural systems that many of us are developing: …
