In the seed industry, utility patents dominate as the most lucrative form of intellectual property. A utility patent …

Advancing ethical seed solutions to meet food and farming needs in a changing world
Will Gallagher is currently working as an advocacy intern for OSA. Will is a third-year law student at the University of Maryland interested in agricultural law and intellectual property, and especially the intersections of the two. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a degree in biology and worked as a legislative aide to Maryland Senator Brian J. Feldman during the 2019 session. Will currently serves on the executive board of the Maryland Law Review, UMD Food Law Society, and UMD Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. He enjoys playing guitar, mountain biking, kayaking, and berry picking, and hopes to pursue a career that combines his passions for environmental science, the arts, and law.
In the seed industry, utility patents dominate as the most lucrative form of intellectual property. A utility patent …
In the face of widespread contamination, organic corn growers and plant breeders need assurance that cross-incompatibility genes will remain …
OSA Advocacy Intern Will Gallagher recently unpacked what a July 2021 White House Executive Order on consolidation in agriculture could mean …
Six environmental advocacy organizations filed suit last week against the USDA, challenging the agency’s May 2020 rule that brazenly removes …
Let's co-create a #FarmBill that supports your farming communities! How can the next Farm Bill help support resilient and climate-friendly agricultural systems? We hope you'll join the conversation @ the Farm Bill Virtual Listening Session on Aug. 17. seedalliance.org/eve…
Thanks to @chelliepingree for joining NSAC’s summer mtg this afternoon & for identifying farmer-driven policy solutions to our climate crisis 🌎 @sustainableag pic.twitter.com/nTxr…
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…
"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/…
🌟 Thanks for joining last week's Showcase, @plantgoodseed!! twitter.com/plantgoo…
Advancing ethical seed solutions to meet food and farming needs in a changing world