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USDA Wants to Know: How Can It Support Organic?
USDA is convening a public listening session on September 20, 2011, in Washington, DC, to gather input on the department's activities and …
The President and Seed
Cross-posted from Daily Yonder Last week President Obama held a town hall meeting on the grounds of Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange, an …
Sweet Corn Pollination Part 2
Here is the second installment of how to pollinate sweet corn. Go here for the first part. In part one, I explained how to put shoot bags on …
Eight Ways the NOP Can Support Organic Seed Systems
OSA submitted comments today to the National Organic Program (NOP) in response to its “Draft Guidance: Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting …
Seed Monopolies Threaten Seed Diversity
Cross-posted from EcoNews Aug/Sept 2011 Seed saving has been part of human culture since the beginning of agriculture. When our ancestors …
Organic Seed Field Day in Humboldt County
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2011 Contact: Jared Zystro, (608) 957-4829, jared@seedalliance.org Organic Seed Alliance and Garberville …
How to Pollinate Your Own Sweet Corn
As August approaches, the next phase of the organic sweet corn project begins. As part of the Northern Organic Variety Improvement …
Seed Digest (July 8 – 22, 2011)
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems According to a 2010 nationwide survey organic farmers are faced with a seed market that neither …
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems
Cross-posted from Seedstock.com According to a 2010 nationwide survey conducted by the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), organic farmers are …
Time for USDA to Support Public Plant Breeding
The National Organic Coalition recently released an analysis of the state of classical plant breeding and past efforts to improve funding …
OSA’s Comments on New GE Corn Trait
OSA's letter to USDA on a petition to deregulate drought-tolerant, genetically engineered corn Dear Secretary Vilsack: We appreciate the …
