Oregonians, mark your calendars: The next canola public hearing is this Wednesday, January 23rd, at 9:00 am Pacific at the Salem …
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OR Decision Risks Specialty Crop Seed Industry, Organic
OSA submitted comments this week to the Oregon Department of Agriculture in opposition to its proposed rule to expand canola production in …
OSA Reports Back from the NOSB Meeting in Rhode Island
I just returned from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, where OSA was invited to give a formal …
Help Protect Oregon’s Organic Seed and Vegetable Farmers
Half of the Willamette Valley is in danger of being opened up to canola production. Canola is a serious threat to several thriving …
OSA Provides Comments to NOSB on Seed Integrity
Last week OSA submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) on the issue of organic seed integrity. The comments were …
UPDATE Canola in the Willamette Valley: Comment by Nov. 2
If you couldn't attend the public hearing in Salem, OR, you can still weigh in with your comments by November 2, 2012. Find instructions and …
Remembering the ‘People’s Department’
There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to …
In Celebration of Public Plant Breeding
This week Organic Seed Alliance is celebrating the next generation of organic plant breeders. These breeders are improving organic seed to …
TAKE ACTION Oregon Rule Harmful to Seed Integrity
By now you've probably heard that a fast-tracked decision by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to open canola production in sensitive …
An Organic Farmer Responds to AC21’s Proposal
The Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture's draft recommendations add to the burden already carried by organic …
OSA Delivers Comments to AC21 on Coexistence
Earlier this week OSA attended USDA's latest (and maybe last) AC21 meeting in Washington, DC, to provide public comments and gauge where the …
TAKE ACTION Protect Seed Integrity in the Willamette Valley
Oregonians take note: A fast-tracked decision by the Oregon Department of Agriculture will allow canola production in the Willamette Valley, …
