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2023

  • Food and Farm Groups Applaud the Biden Administration for Promoting Fair Competition in Seed (March 6, 2023)

2022

  • Organic Seed Alliance Publishes a 2023 Policy Platform for Seed (December 14, 2022)
  • Organic Seed Alliance Submits Comments to USDA on Corporate Consolidation and Control Over Seed (June 17, 2022)
  • As the Organic Industry Booms, Grower Challenges and Seed Needs Loom Large (March 15, 2022)
  • Registration Open for the 11th Organic Seed Growers Conference (February 1, 2022)

2021

  • Seed Policy Roadmap Describes Opportunities and Threats in the Pacific Northwest (November 19, 2021)
  • La Cumbre de Semillas Orgánicas de Washington se celebrará en diciembre (October 20, 2021)
  • Washington Organic Seed Summit to be Held in December (October 14, 2021)
  • Minnesota Field Day to Focus on Growing Regionally Adapted Seed in the Midwest (August 18, 2021)
  • New Resource for Organic Tomato Seed Growers (April 14, 2021)
  • 7th Annual California Organic Seed Summit to Convene Virtually (February 16, 2021)

2020

  • New Grant Awards Will Support Organic Seed Systems (October 6, 2020)
  • Help Shape Future Research and Innovation in U.S. Agriculture (June 22, 2020)
  • National Organic Producer Survey Deadline Extended to June 1, 2020 (April 28, 2020)
  • Organic Seed Growers Conference Ushers in New Decade with Powerful Gathering (February 24, 2020)
  • National Organic Producer Survey Opens Today (February 18, 2020)

2019

  • Organic Producers Asked to Weigh in on U.S Organic Research Agenda (December 12, 2019)
  • Registration Now Open for the 10th Organic Seed Growers Conference (November 26, 2019)
  • Research Award Will Focus on Helping Organic Tomato Growers Better Manage Diseases (November 21, 2019)
  • New Collaboration Will Deliver a National Agenda for Organic Research (October 7, 2019)
  • Field Day to Showcase Organic Seed as the Center of a Regional Food System (September 11, 2019)

2018

  • Organic Seed Alliance Applauds Passage of 2018 Farm Bill (December 12, 2018)
  • Community Field Day to Showcase Organic Research and New Flavors (September 13, 2018)
  • New Resources for California Organic Seed Growers (September 4, 2018)
  • Understanding Best Practices for Seed Production and Handling in Montana (July 23, 2018)
  • Learn How to Identify the Best Varieties for Your Farm (June 12, 2018)
  • New Bill Will Help Revitalize Public Plant Breeding (May 24, 2018)
  • New Toolkit Helps Growers Understand the Economics of Seed (May 15, 2018)
  • Learn How to Grow Organic Seed in California (March 27, 2018)
  • New Project Helps Growers Identify the Best Seed Varieties for their Farm (March 14, 2018)
  • Poll: Farmers Overwhelmingly Oppose Bayer-Monsanto Merger (March 8, 2018)
  • Webinar Series to Provide Lessons in On-Farm Variety Trials (March 6, 2018)
  • Organic Seed Growers Conference Draws Hundreds of Participants (February 23, 2018)

2017

  • Largest Organic Seed Event in the Nation to Take Place this February (November 30, 2017)
  • RMA Announces New Cooperative Agreements for Risk Management Programs (November 21, 2017)
  • Registration Now Open for Organic Seed Trainings in Montana (October 19, 2017)
  • Community Field Day to Showcase New Flavors from Seed to Fork (September 6, 2017)
  • Proceedings Showcase Best Practices for Sustaining Public Plant Breeding (July 24, 2017)
  • Learn How to Grow Seed and Breed New Organic Varieties (July 11, 2017)
  • Organic Seed Alliance Unveils New Website and Updated Mission (April 27, 2017)
  • Registration Now Open for Organic Seed Training in California (April 24, 2017)
  • Webinars to Focus on Organic Tomato Breeding, Flavor, and Disease Management (March 1, 2017)
  • Registration Now Open for Organic Seed Training in California (February 28, 2017)
  • Symposium to Showcase Organic Food Projects from Seed to Plate (January 10, 2017)

2016

  • New Report Describes Organic Seed Needs for Montana (December 15, 2016)
  • New Report Helps Organic Farmers Extend Their Vegetable Season (December 13, 2016)
  • New Reports Describe Plant Breeding Priorities for Organic Agriculture (October 3, 2016)
  • Over 700,000 People Tell Government to Block Seed Mergers (September 20, 2016)
  • Organic Seed Alliance Welcomes New Executive Director (September 8, 2016)
  • Organic Seed Gaining Ground but Lags Behind Broader Growth in Organic Industry (June 22, 2016)
  • New Seed Internship Program Announced (March 3, 2016)
  • National Organic Seed Growers Conference Draws Hundreds of Participants (February 11, 2016)

2015

  • First-Ever Pacific Northwest Organic Plant Breeding Symposium to be Held in February (October 27, 2015)
  • The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving (May 27, 2015)
  • USDA Ditches GMO Regulations: What It Means (May 3, 2015)
  • New Organic Spinach Variety Hits Marketplace (March 11, 2015)

2014

  • One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers (March 29, 2014)

2011

  • Organic Seed Alliance Publishes State of Organic Seed (February 16, 2011)

2010

  • Organizations and Businesses Ask Departments of Justice and Agriculture to Take Hard Look at Monsanto’s Comments Regarding Health of Seed Industry (June 1, 2010)

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Kiki Hubbard, Advocacy & Communications Director
kiki@seedalliance.org

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