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Purple Sprouting Broccoli: A Guide to Growing for Fresh Market and Seed in the Pacific Northwest
[…] months. The earliest maturing varieties generally have harvestable sprouts in late February or early March, the mid-maturity varieties come on two to three weeks later, and the latest maturing varieties follow after another two to three weeks. Two harvests are common and reliable for all varieties in all three maturity categories. Additional harvests are […]
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Food and Farm Groups Applaud the Biden Administration for Promoting Fair Competition in Seed
[…] “Dominant seed monopolists abuse intellectual property law to threaten new competitors and stifle seed innovation,” says Claire Kelloway, food program director for the Open Markets Institute. “USDA’s latest report shines a light on these and other tactics that push out smaller, independent seed businesses. We’re encouraged that USDA will work with antitrust enforcers to […]
New Report Helps Organic Farmers Extend Their Vegetable Season
[…] cycles over a three-year period. The data and discussion focuses primarily on flavor, storability, winter hardiness and general product quality. Vegetable Crops for Season Extension in the Pacific Northwest: 2014 – 2016 Trial Results is available for free download here. This project is supported by the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
Webinar Series to Provide Lessons in On-Farm Variety Trials
[…] production experience. Prior to the webinar, participants are encouraged to review the newly published The Grower’s Guide to Conducting On-farm Variety Trials, which is available for free download at seedalliance.org/all-publications. Webinar 1: Trial planning, planting, and management When: March 20, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific) […]
Understanding Best Practices for Seed Production and Handling in Montana
[…] organic systems is essential to supporting the success of organic farmers,” Peters says. “It all starts with the seed.” All of these resources are available for free download at http://seedalliance.org/publications. Photographs of organic seed operations in Montana are available upon request. This project was made possible thanks to the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Specialty […]
New Resources for California Organic Seed Growers
[…] conducted over a two and a half year period. Results: California Carrot Organic Variety Trials, 2014-2017 includes detailed findings from all four trials and is available for free download at www.seedalliance.org/all-publications. In addition to the new publication, OSA is hosting five field days throughout California to share results from their research with farmers. The events […]
Labor Tracking Tool for Seed Producers
[…] 1: Inventory Management Seed Economics Intensive Part 2: Choosing a Scale and Marketing Seed Economics Intensive Part 3: Working with Companies Seed Economics Intensive Part 4: Enterprise Budgets Seed Economics Intensive Part 5: Tracking Labor Seed Economics Intensive Part 6: Farmer Examples Use the button below to download the Labor Tracking Tool for Seed Producers.
Production Planning Tool for Seed Producers
[…] 1: Inventory Management Seed Economics Intensive Part 2: Choosing a Scale and Marketing Seed Economics Intensive Part 3: Working with Companies Seed Economics Intensive Part 4: Enterprise Budgets Seed Economics Intensive Part 5: Tracking Labor Seed Economics Intensive Part 6: Farmer Examples Use the button below to download the Production Planning Tool for Seed Producers.
New Resource for Organic Tomato Seed Growers
[…] Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A How-to Virtual Training When: April 20th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Pacific Time Registration: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6s2v6x_SRnC9iSl7iG-f2A New publication: Tomato Seed Production Guide Free download at: https://seedalliance.org/publications/tomato-seed-production-guide/ About Organic Seed Alliance: Organic Seed Alliance advances the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. Each year we […]