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 …Continue Reading
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 …Continue Reading
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 …Continue Reading
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 …Continue Reading
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 …Continue Reading