Cross-posted from Daily Yonder Last week President Obama held a town hall meeting on the grounds of Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange, an …
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Eight Ways the NOP Can Support Organic Seed Systems
OSA submitted comments today to the National Organic Program (NOP) in response to its “Draft Guidance: Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting …
Seed Monopolies Threaten Seed Diversity
Cross-posted from EcoNews Aug/Sept 2011 Seed saving has been part of human culture since the beginning of agriculture. When our ancestors …
Time for USDA to Support Public Plant Breeding
The National Organic Coalition recently released an analysis of the state of classical plant breeding and past efforts to improve funding …
OSA’s Comments on New GE Corn Trait
OSA's letter to USDA on a petition to deregulate drought-tolerant, genetically engineered corn Dear Secretary Vilsack: We appreciate the …
Take Action by July 11 on New GE Corn
Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety On May 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft Environmental …
U.S. Supports Global Guidance on GE Food Labeling
The U.S. has long opposed a guidance document from the Codex Alimentarius Commission (made up of the world's food safety agencies) on the …
NOP Releases Draft Guidance on Organic Seed
Yesterday, the National Organic Program (NOP) released its draft guidance (opens PDF) on the commercial availability of organic seed. This …
Organic Agriculture Priorities in the Next Farm Bill
As a member of the National Organic Coalition (NOC), OSA will keep you up to speed on federal organic agriculture policy discussions …
Public Research, Not GMOs, is Key to World Food Supplies
The following piece was written by Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer from the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of …
Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal of GE Sugar Beet Case
Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety: Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto's Appeal of Biotech Beets Case, Preserves Victory for …
Confronting Patents on Plants
Last month, the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses, and organic agriculture …
