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Tag: Consolidation

Seed Policy · June 5, 2019

OSA Supports Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills


OSA has joined over 200 farm, food, and rural groups in delivering a letter to Congress endorsing the food and agribusiness merger …

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Events · December 20, 2018

Building Bridges with European Seed Communities


The urgent call to reinvigorate biodiversity and re-empower farmers and eaters in our food system is ringing across the globe. While OSA’s …

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Seed Policy · May 29, 2018

OSA Denounces Bayer’s Takeover of Monsanto


The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division says it will allow Bayer's $66 billion purchase of Monsanto. The companies reached a …

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Seed Policy · March 8, 2018

Poll: Farmers Oppose Bayer-Monsanto Merger


An overwhelming majority of surveyed farmers are concerned about the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger and believe it will have a negative …

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March 8, 2018

Poll: Farmers Overwhelmingly Oppose Bayer-Monsanto Merger


For Immediate Release: March 8, 2018 Contacts: Patrick Davis, Friends of the Earth, (202) 222-0744, pdavis@foe.org Kiki Hubbard, …

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November 30, 2017

Largest Organic Seed Event in the Nation to Take Place this February


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2017 CONTACTS Cathleen McCluskey, Organic Seed Alliance, (360) 472-0247, …

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September 19, 2017

Organic & Non-GMO Forum

November 6, 2017 - November 7, 2017
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch | 315 Chestnut Street | St. Louis, Missouri

Join OSA's Kiki Hubbard at the Organic & Non-GMO Forum in St. Louis, Missouri, this November. The event agenda includes both the …

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Seed Policy · August 2, 2017

Bayer-Monsanto Merger is a Bad Deal for Vegetable Farmers


OSA continues to join farmer, consumer, and rural advocacy organizations in urging the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the proposed …

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Seed Policy · June 16, 2017

Calling for Resistance to Seed Industry Mergers


Last year chemical and seed giants Monsanto and Bayer announced a $66 billion merger. A decision is expected in 2017 and is happening in the …

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Seed Policy · September 27, 2016

Seed Consolidation Continues. So Should Resistance


The seed industry is one of the most consolidated in agriculture, and it's getting worse. Bayer recently announced that it reached a …

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Seed Policy · September 17, 2013

Seed Industry Consolidation is Still ‘Out of Hand’


Dr. Philip Howard of Michigan State University has just updated his very telling graphics representing consolidation in the global seed …

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Seed Policy · March 30, 2012

Congress Must Make Seed Competition Concerns a Priority


This week OSA joined more than 160 organizations in a letter to the Senate and House Agriculture Committees and Senate and House Judiciary …

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