For Immediate Release: January 27, 2011 Contact: Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org USDA …
NPR: A Tale of Two Seed Farmers
NPR recently visited Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed about the GE sugar beet case. "This valley is not big enough to have genetically …
Tell USDA to Protect Organic Integrity, Beginning with Alfalfa
As we wrote last month, USDA has completed its environmental impact statement for GE alfalfa and is poised to approve ("deregulate") its …
USDA Plans to Release First GE Perennial Field Crop
USDA has released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Roundup Ready alfalfa with two preferred options for moving forward: 1) …
The Problem of Contamination: Sugar Beet Update
The problem of contamination by genetically engineered (GE) seeds and crops received a lot of attention in 2010 thanks to court decisions …
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 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 …
Federal Court Orders Destruction of GE Sugar Beet Crop
Organic Seed Alliance enjoyed a big victory in August when Jeffrey White, federal district judge for the Northern District of California, …
U.S. Finally Talking About Patent Reform
The New York Times headline this past weekend seemed too good to be true: "U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents." In a …
Is a New Agreement Between USDA and Biotech Progress?
Nature Biotechnology reports that a new research licensing agreement between USDA scientists and Monsanto has been finalized. This licensing …
OSA Likely to Prevail in GE Sugar Beet Lawsuit, Round 2
Judge White says we're likely to succeed on claims that USDA illegally permitted the planting of GE sugar beets. This ruling follows the …
USDA Ignores Courts on GMO Sugarbeets: OSA and Partners File New Suit
USDA has ignored the courts, and is attempting to issue permits for GMO sugarbeet planting. Organic Seed Alliance and our partners at …
