Through our autumn newsletter we’d like to introduce you to the inspiring projects and people that OSA’s involved with throughout the year …
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UPDATE Canola in the Willamette Valley: Comment by Nov. 2
If you couldn't attend the public hearing in Salem, OR, you can still weigh in with your comments by November 2, 2012. Find instructions and …
New Organic Seed Database Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 CONTACT Kristina Hubbard, Organic Seed Alliance, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org AOSCA …
OSA and Sierra Seed Cooperative Teach On-Farm Breeding
Sierra Seed Cooperative had the pleasure of hosting Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) to teach a Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding Workshop …
Faces of Public Plant Breeding: Brook Brouwer
Brook Brouwer grew up on a small sheep farm on Lopez Island, WA. He graduated with a B.A. in Biology from Colorado College in 2008. In …
Faces of Public Plant Breeding: Michael Mazourek
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Noyes Keeney assistant professor of Plant Breeding in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at …
Faces of Public Plant Breeding: Adrienne Shelton
Adrienne Shelton is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, earning a Master’s and PhD with Dr. Bill Tracy. Her …
Remembering the ‘People’s Department’
There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to …
In Celebration of Public Plant Breeding
This week Organic Seed Alliance is celebrating the next generation of organic plant breeders. These breeders are improving organic seed to …
TAKE ACTION Oregon Rule Harmful to Seed Integrity
By now you've probably heard that a fast-tracked decision by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to open canola production in sensitive …
Field Updates from OSA’s Organic Carrot Breeding
OSA researchers have been busy in the field the past month with our organic carrot breeding work. We are involved in two major organic …
An Organic Farmer Responds to AC21’s Proposal
The Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture's draft recommendations add to the burden already carried by organic …
