On June 30, 2020, OSA co-hosted a virtual listening session with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and National Sustainable …
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What Organic Seed Policy Issues Matter Most to You?
Organic Seed Alliance wants to hear what seed policy issues matter to you. Over the years our advocacy program has focused on policy issues …
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 …
OSA Supports Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills
OSA has joined over 200 farm, food, and rural groups in delivering a letter to Congress endorsing the food and agribusiness merger …
New Federal Funding Opportunity for Public Plant Breeders
Our nation’s land grant universities have a long history of working directly with farmers in their respective regions to bring new cultivars …
Take Action on the Agriculture Research Integrity Act
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has proposed moving the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Economic Research …
