We're pleased to share the below recording of Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on Intellectual Property Rights that was …
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Seed Innovation: Make Your Voice Heard!
The USDA is inviting additional comments on its Agricultural Innovation Agenda, this time to inform its recommendations in the area of …
Seed Patent Watch Project
Seed belongs in the hands of the people, not the patent holder. It's come to OSA's attention that several small organic seed companies in …
Help Shape Future Ag Innovation
On June 30, 2020, OSA co-hosted a virtual listening session with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and National Sustainable …
What Organic Seed Policy Issues Matter Most to You?
Update September 14, 2020: Survey closed Thanks to all who've completed the survey. We're reviewing and analyzing your responses, and using …
OSA Endorses the Agriculture Resilience Act
Seeds are self-propagating solutions to climate change if we steward them in a way that supports diversity, adaptability, and shared …
National Organic Standards Board to Convene in Pittsburgh
One of the many strengths of the National Organic Program is the opportunity for public engagement on what should and shouldn't be allowed …
New GMO Proposal Only Provides an Illusion of Regulation
The organic community is increasingly challenged by genetically engineered (GE) crops (or GMOs) showing up in organic seed and crops. …
Do You Live in Oregon? Take Action Today!
Oregon seed growers need you. Do you have two minutes to take action and help protect organic seed in the Willamette Valley? The Oregon …
Relocating Research Agencies to Kansas City is Bad Move for US Agriculture
Despite widespread opposition, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the USDA's National Institute of Food and …
Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed Speaks to Coexistence
Thanks to Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed in Philomath, Oregon, for this guest commentary. For background on this commentary, see this …
Help Protect Seed Growers in the Willamette Valley
Thanks to Friends of Family Farmers for this guest blog post explaining the history of why unregulated canola production is a threat to …
