For more than a decade, local governments across the U.S. have passed resolutions that aim to control the planting of genetically engineered …
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Upcoming Fundamentals of Seed Production and Variety Improvement Course
Welton Farm and Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) will host a Fundamentals of Seed Production and Variety Improvement course on Saturday, October …
Upcoming Seed Harvest Techniques and Equipment Workshop
Join OSA and Greenbank Farm at next week's Seed Harvesting Techniques and Equipment Workshop on Monday, October 6, 2014, at Greenbank Farm …
Inspiration in “Community Breeding”
From purple carrots to black tomatoes, plant breeders and seed companies showcased their upcoming new varieties to farmers and chefs at …
How Many GE Wheat Contamination Events Will It Take?
Another variety of unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat has been discovered, this time in Montana, underscoring once again the …
Student Organic Seed Symposium Inspires
OSA's Micaela Colley and Jared Zystro left the Student Organic Seed Symposium in awe of the next generation of organic researchers and …
From the Field: Carrot Harvest and Field Day
In mid-August OSA's Micaela Colley and Laurie McKenzie joined our Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) research partners from …
Silage Corn Trials for Organic Dairy Farms in California
Dairy farming is an integral part of agriculture on the North Coast of California. The climate and the soils of North Coast deltas, river …
Organic Cucurbit Research in the Southeast
The first southeast U.S. organic cucurbit variety trails and field day occurred this summer as part of the Organic Cucurbit Research …
Harvest Season in California
OSA's organic wheat trials are coming to a close for the year in California. This month we harvested the commercial trial in Upper Lake, …
A Letter From Our Director
OSA recently bid farewell to staff member and friend Dr. John Navazio, who is re-locating cross-country to work as a plant breeder for …
Upcoming Organic Silage Corn Variety Trial Field Day
Join Organic Seed Alliance and Warren Creek Farms at a variety trial field day to share results from the 2014 local organic silage corn …
