On January 19th OSA co-hosted a listening session on GMO contamination in seed with Friends of Family Farmers, Cultivate Oregon, Our Family …
Protecting the Integrity of Seed: A Listening Session on GMO Contamination
12:00–1:30p Pacific / 1:00–2:30p Mountain / 2:00–3:30p Central / 3:00–4:30p Eastern | Zoom
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), Friends of Family Farmers, Cultivate Oregon, Our Family Farms, OSU Extension Small Farms Program, Oregonians …
New GMO Proposal Only Provides an Illusion of Regulation
The organic community is increasingly challenged by genetically engineered (GE) crops (or GMOs) showing up in organic seed and crops. …
Do You Live in Oregon? Take Action Today!
Oregon seed growers need you. Do you have two minutes to take action and help protect organic seed in the Willamette Valley? The Oregon …
Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed Speaks to Coexistence
Thanks to Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed in Philomath, Oregon, for this guest commentary. For background on this commentary, see this …
Stronger Hand Needed on GE Regs
The organic community is increasingly challenged by genetically engineered (GE) crops (also known as GMOs) showing up in organic seed and …
Recap of Organic Seed Discussion at NOSB Meeting
As we wrote earlier this week, OSA is in Denver for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) spring meeting. On the agenda was the …
Congress can do better on GMO labeling
Both the Senate and House have passed the "DARK Act" (S. 764), a controversial bill that's been debated for several years now. The bill is …
Help Us Advocate for Stronger GMO Regulations
The USDA announced in March that it was ditching a 2008 proposal that would have updated its regulations for genetically engineered (GE) …
Deadline for ‘Coexistence’ Comments: MONDAY (May 11)
Why should those at risk of GMO contamination shoulder the burden of prevention, testing, and losses alone? The USDA is accepting public …
USDA Ditches GMO Regulations: What It Means
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2015 CONTACT Kristina Hubbard, Organic Seed Alliance, (406) 544-8946, …
UPDATED: USDA Extends ‘Coexistence’ Comment Period
The new comment deadline is May 11, 2015. Pollen, seed, and plants don’t stay put in agriculture. That’s why contamination by …

