The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is hosting a series of webinars to collect …
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Deadline for ‘Coexistence’ Comments: MONDAY (May 11)
Why should those at risk of GMO contamination shoulder the burden of prevention, testing, and losses alone? The USDA is accepting public …
Organic Carrot Gallery Helps Farmers & Researchers Locate New Varieties
The Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project launched an online tool this month to help farmers find new and existing …
UPDATED: USDA Extends ‘Coexistence’ Comment Period
The new comment deadline is May 11, 2015. Pollen, seed, and plants don’t stay put in agriculture. That’s why contamination by …
Expanding Spring Palates through Participatory Breeding
Local food can be scarce in early spring in the Northwest, but thanks to support from two specialty crop block grants administered by the …
GMO Labeling at a Glance
U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), have re-introduced the …
Spring Newsletter: Breaking New Ground
Spring has arrived, and our staff is busy breaking new ground at a research farm in Chimacum, Washington. This operation centralizes much of …
OSA’s ‘Abundant Bloomsdale’ Spinach Hits Marketplace
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is proud to announce the release of a new spinach variety called ‘Abundant Bloomsdale’. The name is a tribute to …
USDA Ditches GMO Regs: What It Means
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that it's ditching a 2008 proposal that would have updated GMO regulations. A little …
First Organic Carrot Breeding Collaborative to Host Webinar
Join eOrganic for a webinar on the Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project on March 24th, 2015. The webinar takes place at …
OSA Hosts First-Ever California Organic Seed Summit
Organic Seed Alliance recently hosted the first-ever California Organic Seed Summit at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks. The purpose was …
The Seed Garden: The Art & Practice of Seed Saving
We're thrilled to announce that a new text for seed savers will be available this spring -- in time for the growing season! -- thanks to a …
