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Crop: Sweet corn

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 …

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Pacific Northwest


The Pacific Northwest has some of the best seed producing areas in the world. For example, Brassica vegetable seed crops produced in …

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Field Notes · August 2, 2016

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 …

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Field Notes · December 3, 2014

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 …

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Field Notes · July 2, 2014

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 …

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Field Notes · June 30, 2014

What’s a Regional Seed System?


Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind -- an open-pollinated …

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Field Notes · June 25, 2014

From the Field: Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture


Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind – an open-pollinated, …

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April 20, 2014

How to Breed Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture


This manual teaches farmers how to breed sweet corn for organic production systems, including step-by-step instruction for developing …

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Field Notes · June 26, 2012

Building Organic Seed Systems in California


California has the largest agricultural economy in the U.S. This probably does not come as a surprise to anyone who can picture rolling …

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January 21, 2012

Webinar Series from the 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference


Watch an archive of webinar sessions from our 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference held January 19 - 21, 2012, in Port Townsend, Washington. …

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Resources · August 18, 2011

Sweet Corn Pollination Part 2


Here is the second installment of how to pollinate sweet corn. Go here for the first part. In part one, I explained how to put shoot bags on …

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Resources · July 29, 2011

How to Pollinate Your Own Sweet Corn


As August approaches, the next phase of the organic sweet corn project begins. As part of the Northern Organic Variety Improvement …

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