Looking at the agricultural news of the day, I read about how some genetically engineered corn is failing, as corn rootworms evolve to …
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Showcase Your Seed Business or Organization!
Advertise in the Sixth Organic Seed Growers Conference Program! This is a terrific opportunity to showcase your business or organization …
OSA Board Member to Join NOSB
OSA is happy to announce the recent appointment of Zea Sonnabend to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Zea is the Policy …
Have You Told USDA How You Feel About GE Sugar Beets?
In 2008, OSA along with our partners, including the attorneys at Center for Food Safety (CFS), successfully won a lawsuit against USDA for …
Register Today! 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference
Strengthening Community Seed Systems January 19 - 21, 2012 Fort Worden State Park Port Townsend, Washington How we steward our seed …
Farmers Stand Up for Seed Integrity at GE Beet Hearing
Farmers stood up for seed integrity last week in Corvallis, OR, where a listening session on GE sugar beets provided a forum for discussing …
OSA Board Member Honored with ‘Institution of the Year’
OSA congratulates board member Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE), who received an award last weekend at the Carolina …
Be a Seed Steward
Seed is not just a farm and garden input, but a natural resource that demands careful stewardship. Seed is also a living resource: saved …
Is There a Sugar Beet Listening Session Near You?
USDA recently published its court-ordered draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Roundup Ready sugar beets. In addition to accepting …
Patently Wrong
In this interview, medical ethicist Harriet Washington describes the extent to which medical researchers use (and abuse) the patent system. …
OSA and Partners to Breed New Carrots for Organic
At OSA, we believe organic farmers need varieties adapted to their organic systems and challenges. We are excited to announce a new project …
Fall Field Day at Prairie Road Organic Farm
Last Saturday, OSA teamed up with the Family Farmers Seed Cooperative and Prairie Road Organic Farm to teach a course on the Fundamentals of …
