This week marked the two-year anniversary of the first of five workshops held by the Justice and Agriculture departments as part of a 2010 …
OSA Delivers Comments to USDA on Organic Seed
OSA provided the following comments at a USDA listening session in Washington, DC, today focused on the agency's priorities and activities …
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 …
Seed Digest (November 27 – December 10, 2010)
Research and Education Programs Grow New Varieties, Partners, and Staff This past year has been very rewarding for both our research effort …
DOJ Workshops Conclude in DC Without Seed Discussion
Tomorrow, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Agriculture (USDA) conclude a year-long listening tour focused on competition concerns in …
DOJ Seeks Justice for … Monsanto?
Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to appeal this week's court order requiring the destruction of GE sugar …
Don’t Forget: Stand Up for Seed in Madison!
Don't forget about tomorrow's DOJ-USDA antitrust meeting in Madison, Wisconsin. As we wrote earlier this week, this is an important …
Cast a Vote with Your Voice in Wisconsin!
The Departments of Justice and Agriculture are hosting their next antitrust workshop in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, June 25, from 9:00 …
OSA asks DOJ-USDA to Take Hard Look at Monsanto’s Comments on Seed Concentration
OSA submitted public comments today to the Departments of Justice and Agriculture that serve as a rebuttal to comments provided by Monsanto. …
Transcript from Iowa DOJ-USDA Hearing is Now Available
The Department of Justice website has released the transcript from the first agricultural workshop on concentration, that was held in …
Link to Seminis Varieties for Professional Growers and Gardeners
We've been swamped with requests for list of Seminis varieties. These change all the time. Seminis has their most popular varieties list on …
Organic Vegetable Farmers – WARNING – You May Be Engaging in Contract Agreements with Monsanto
Five years ago, in February of 2005 I wrote an article regarding Monsanto's purchase of the vegetable seed conglomerate Seminis. At the time …
