Oregonians take note: A fast-tracked decision by the Oregon Department of Agriculture will allow canola production in the Willamette Valley, …
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The Context of USDA’s GE Sugar Beet Decision
You've probably heard that USDA recently deregulated Roundup Ready sugar beets following a court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement …
Upcoming Organic Seed Alliance Events
OSA staff is participating at events throughout the country. Take a look at the schedule below for event and registration details. We hope …
Sourcing Organic Seed Just Got Easier
MEDIA ADVISORY July 17, 2012 Sourcing Organic Seed Just Got Easier Webinar to introduce new database for tracking organic seed …
Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding Course
Last month, OSA, with support from Seed Matters, hosted our Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding Course to a group of 25 dedicated …
New Textbook (the First!) on Breeding for Organic Agriculture
OSA is a proud co-author of Organic Crop Breeding, the first textbook on breeding for organic agriculture. This comprehensive text …
Summer Letter from OSA’s Director
Organic Seed Alliance believes that some of the best innovation happens in the field. Farmers and traditional plant breeders have …
The Farm Bill and Seed
By now you have probably received more Farm Bill emails than you can count. With the Senate passing its Farm Bill last week and the House …
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 …
Heirlooms of Tomorrow: Abundant Bloomsdale Spinach
Recognizing that seed knowledge is being lost even more quickly than genetic diversity, OSA trains farmers in basic on-farm seed saving, …
Tell Your Reps: Strike “Farmer Assurance Provision”
Join OSA in opposing the so-called “farmer assurance provision” in the House Agriculture Appropriations bill. This provision is an assault …
NOSB to USDA: Actions on GE Crops Insufficient
OSA applauds the National Organic Standards Board's (NOSB) recent decision to ask the U.S. Agriculture Secretary to better address the …
