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May 2, 2024

Guest lecture by Cathleen McCluskey at The Evergreen State College

May 9, 2024
The Evergreen State College

OSA Advocacy and Communications Director, Cathleen McCluskey, will deliver a guest lecture at The Evergreen State College on May 9th. The …

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Seed Policy · October 29, 2021

What’s the Cross-incompatibility Trait and How Can It Protect Seed Integrity?


In the face of widespread contamination, organic corn growers and plant breeders need assurance that cross-incompatibility genes will remain …

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Seed Policy · September 27, 2021

Who’s Managing On-Farm Genetic Diversity of Corn in the Upper Midwest?


OSA's Cathleen McCluskey recently published an article from her Agroecology Master's research that focuses on farmers' roles in managing …

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August 11, 2021

GMO Contamination and the Cross-Incompatibility Strategy


Genetic contamination occurs when genetically engineered (GE) plants pollinate organic and other non-GE plants and introduce GE traits into …

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Events · September 30, 2018

Farmers Learn How to Conduct Variety Trials in the Midwest


This summer Organic Seed Alliance co-hosted four on-farm workshops in the upper Midwest, with partners University of Wisconsin-Madison and …

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Seed Policy · December 18, 2011

The Promising Potential of Open-Pollinated Corn


The following article is a response to a New York Times opinion piece published on December 15, 2011, titled: "Nepal and Others Mull …

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