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Tag: Intellectual property rights

Seed Policy · June 28, 2022

OSA Provides Comments to USDA on Corporate Consolidation and Control Over Seed


Three months ago, the USDA opened an inquiry inviting public input on competition concerns in the seed industry as they relate to …

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Seed Policy · March 21, 2022

Don’t Miss These Policy Action Opportunities!


Please take a minute to review three important policy comment opportunities related to organic seed systems in the US. From the organic …

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Seed Policy · December 21, 2021

Utility patents and their discontents


In the seed industry, utility patents dominate as the most lucrative form of intellectual property.  A utility patent …

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Seed Policy · December 16, 2021

Can I Save My Seed?


Winter has settled in the northern hemisphere and many of us have put our farms to bed for the season. Some may be headed off to a restful …

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Seed Policy · September 27, 2021

Who’s Managing On-Farm Genetic Diversity of Corn in the Upper Midwest?


OSA's Cathleen McCluskey recently published an article from her Agroecology Master's research that focuses on farmers' roles in managing …

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Seed Policy · September 24, 2021

Will a White House Order Sow Seeds of Change on Antitrust?


OSA Advocacy Intern Will Gallagher recently unpacked what a July 2021 White House Executive Order on consolidation in agriculture could mean …

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Events · September 23, 2021

Seed Ambassadors Gather for the Organic World Congress


In September 2021, over 100 participants from 30 countries gathered for the Organic World Congress’ two-day Seed Ambassadors event. This …

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Events, Seed Ethics, Seed Policy · September 12, 2021

Intellectual Property Rights, Race, and Colonialism: A Community Conversation


See below for the recording of Intellectual Property Rights, Race, and Colonialism: A Community Conversation that took place on September …

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Events · November 9, 2020

OSA Announces a Three-Part Listening Session Series


OSA and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) will co-host a three-part listening session series focused on seed. The …

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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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"It’s not too late to change course...The administration would be wise to choose that path." – OSA's Kiki Hubbard on @USDAgov's inquiry on competition concerns in the seed industry as related to Intellectual Property Rights #IPR. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/…

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✏️ 1 week left to MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. Submit comments on seed industry #consolidation and #IPR to USDA through June 15. (1/5) seedalliance.org/202…

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