Farmers need seed that meets specific quality standards, including seed that is free of disease and that delivers on advertised germination …
Sweet Corn Seed Production: Quick Reference
Common Sweet Corn Endosperm Types Endosperm type Gene Description Sugary su1 Normal or old fashioned sweet corn, creamy …
Supporting Hawaii’s Growing Seed Movement
The Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) team recently joined tropical plant breeders at the University of Hawaii to …
A Feast of New Flavors Enjoyed at Field Day
Over 120 local eaters joined OSA’s plant breeders to celebrate a cornucopia of fresh farm flavors at our third Community Field Day and …
Field Day and Tasting at College of the Redwoods Farm
August 25, 2017
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | College of the Redwoods Farm | 409 Shively Flat Road | Shively, CA 95565
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | College of the Redwoods Farm | 409 Shively Flat Road | Shively, CA 95565
Join Organic Seed Alliance and College of the Redwoods for a summer field day and tasting on August 25th. We'll hear about sweet corn trials …
OSA Featured in Edible Seattle
OSA's classical plant breeding work is featured in this spring's Edible Seattle magazine. The piece focuses on our Olympic Sweet …
Spring Days at the OSA Research Farm
Here at the OSA research farm in Chimacum, Washington, the days are getting longer, the soil is slowly drying out, greenhouse starts are …
California
California leads the nation in vegetable seed production, yet less than half of the vegetable seed planted on organic farms in the state is …
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest has some of the best seed producing areas in the world. For example, Brassica vegetable seed crops produced in …
Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Farmers in the Pacific Northwest
Sweet corn loves sun and heat, two qualities not often found in the cool and wet Olympic Peninsula climate. Organic farmers in the area …
New Sweet Corn Variety for Organic Farmers Hits Marketplace
Organic Seed Alliance and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are proud to announce the release of a new sweet corn variety called ‘Who Gets …
Happenings in California
As California's dry winter continued through the spring, the future climatic challenges the state faces become ever more immediate, and the …
