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Matthew Dillon

Matthew Dillon is one of Organic Seed Alliance's co-founders and a former executive director. He now works as the director of agricultural policy and programs for Clif Bar & Company.

Matthew Dillon

Seed Policy · January 11, 2011

OFRF Issue Bulletin: “Forging a Path to An Organic Seed Future”


The following article is featured in the Organic Farming Research Foundation's Winter 2011 Issue Bulletin. The day after the State of …

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Seed Policy · March 16, 2010

Organic Vegetable Farmers – WARNING – You May Be Engaging in Contract Agreements with Monsanto


Five years ago, in February of 2005 I wrote an article regarding Monsanto's purchase of the vegetable seed conglomerate Seminis. At the time …

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Seed Policy · March 12, 2010

Afternoon Update from DOJ-USDA hearings on competition in agriculture


Battery died and so was off for a bit. We had a good panel with state Attorney Generals who seem quite geared up on these issues. They also …

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Seed Policy · March 12, 2010

Senator Grassley and Representative Boswell Remarks at DOJ-USDA Competition Hearing in Iowa


Grassley  (Iowa Senator) - Needs to understand process as much as substance. Compliments DOJ and USDA for doing this "badly needed" and …

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Seed Policy · April 3, 2008

Who Owns Your Tomato? Another Big Horticultural Seed Company Bought By Monsanto


When Monsanto buys into a market they buy in big. In 2005 Monsanto’s seed/genetic trait holdings were primarily in corn, cotton, soybean, …

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Seed Policy · February 22, 2005

And We Have the Seeds


Monsanto Purchases World's Largest Vegetable Seed Company The news of Monsanto's agreement to purchase Seminis has received little …

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Interested in organic policy work? The Coalition for #Organic & Regenerative Agriculture (CORA) has a position open to help advance their WA-based policy goals. More details below. twitter.com/tilthall…

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"It’s not too late to change course...The administration would be wise to choose that path." – OSA's Kiki Hubbard on @USDAgov's inquiry on competition concerns in the seed industry as related to Intellectual Property Rights #IPR. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/…

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