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Tag: National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)

March 10, 2017

National Organic Standards Board

April 18, 2017 - April 21, 2017
Denver, CO

The spring National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting is in Denver, CO, from April 19 - 21, 2017. The National Organic Coalition will …

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Seed Policy · November 16, 2016

OSA to Present at NOSB Meeting this Week


OSA is in St. Louis this week for the fall meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The agenda includes a number of …

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Seed Policy · October 25, 2012

OSA Reports Back from the NOSB Meeting in Rhode Island


I just returned from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, where OSA was invited to give a formal …

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Seed Policy · October 3, 2012

OSA Provides Comments to NOSB on Seed Integrity


Last week OSA submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) on the issue of organic seed integrity. The comments were …

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Seed Policy · June 8, 2012

NOSB to USDA: Actions on GE Crops Insufficient


OSA applauds the National Organic Standards Board's (NOSB) recent decision to ask the U.S. Agriculture Secretary to better address the …

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Seed Policy · December 1, 2011

OSA Board Member to Join NOSB


OSA is happy to announce the recent appointment of Zea Sonnabend to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). Zea is the Policy …

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Seed Policy · August 12, 2011

Eight Ways the NOP Can Support Organic Seed Systems


OSA submitted comments today to the National Organic Program (NOP) in response to its “Draft Guidance: Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting …

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Seed Policy · June 14, 2011

NOP Releases Draft Guidance on Organic Seed


Yesterday, the National Organic Program (NOP) released its draft guidance (opens PDF) on the commercial availability of organic seed. This …

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