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2023 Policy Platform for Seed
[…] Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2021) Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act (Sen. Booker, 2019) The Sobering Details Behind the Latest Seed Monopoly Chart (Civil Eats, 2019) Remove Barriers to Seed Saving and Research Challenge restrictive forms of intellectual property rights (IPR) on seed and promote fair […]
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 Organic Spinach Variety Hits Marketplace
[…] organic community,” Marko Colby says. “There are more farmers growing seed and more interest in seed that’s been developed under organic farm conditions,” Colby adds. “Growers need reliable access to varieties that are economically important to their operations, and getting involved in seed breeding and production is the best way to achieve seed security […]
Proceedings Showcase Best Practices for Sustaining Public Plant Breeding
[…] University, who participated in the summit as a keynote speaker. “Public sector breeding is supported by a combination of funds that have increasingly become more variable, less reliable, and shorter term.” Public breeding programs typically focus on crops with high social returns to investment but low private returns, such as small grains, perennials, cover […]
Now Hiring: Event Intern (WA State)
[…] hours. Compensation: Starting pay is $20 per hour, not to exceed a total of $3,000. Interns are not eligible for benefits. This internship is hybrid, so a reliable internet connection is required when doing remote work. This position is being offered through the Organic Farmer’s Association Organic Career Network. To apply, please fill out […]
Now Hiring: Organic Seed Education Intern
[…] hours. Compensation: Starting pay is $20 per hour, not to exceed a total of $3,000. Interns are not eligible for benefits. This internship is hybrid, so a reliable internet connection is required when doing remote work. This position is being offered through the Organic Farmer’s Association Organic Career Network. To apply, please fill out […]
Partnership with Viva Farms Yields Seed to Tortilla Project
[…] at the six sites around Western Washington. Field evaluations focused on production qualities, including days to maturity, yield, and ear quality, but after the harvest the real test remained: How did they taste? The research team, lacking knowledge in tortilla making, was fortunate to lean on the expertise of participating farmer Nelida Martinez, who […]
Micaela Colley
Micaela Colley is OSA’s research and educati on co-director, co-leading programs focused on organic seed production and organic plant breeding. She is the author of several publications. Micaela frequently teaches and speaks on organic seed topics and collaborates on research projects nationally. Micaela completed a PhD in 2022 focused on organic and participatory plant […]
Farm Bill Update: What’s at Stake for Organic Farmers
[…] ensure the success of any farm operation, producers need a few essential resources. These resources include access to scientific research that is relevant to their production systems, reliable and accurate national data to inform planting and marketing decisions, and a mechanism to market, sell, and promote their products to consumers. While conventional producers have […]
SuperCarrot – addendum
[…] are being grown in hydroponic solution, not in soil, which at first passes as a simply scientific means to control the availability of calcium isotopes in the test carrots. There is a passing reference in the Results section to the fact that the test carrots did not absorb extra heavy metals, but the significance […]
Join a Pilot Project for Sharing Variety Trial Info and More!
[…] research. We’re excited to see it coming together! The new app is set to launch in 2020 and the designers are looking for farmers and gardeners to test it and share feedback. If you are a farmer or gardener, you’re invited to participate in the SeedLinked pilot vegetable trial in 2019 and help test […]