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Tag: Organic plant breeding

Seed Policy · June 3, 2019

New Federal Funding Opportunity for Public Plant Breeders


Our nation’s land grant universities have a long history of working directly with farmers in their respective regions to bring new cultivars …

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Field Notes · May 20, 2019

Spring at the Research Farm


OSA's research farm is experiencing a very warm, dry spring here in Chimacum, WA. In fact, we're already irrigating the fields. Spring …

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May 13, 2019

On-farm Plant Breeding and Variety Improvement

August 5, 2019 - August 6, 2019
OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Do you want to learn the fundamentals of breeding for organic production on your farm? Join the plant breeding team of the Northern Organic …

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Events · April 15, 2019

Seattle Chefs Put the Spotlight on Purple Sprouting Broccoli


Early April brought the promise of warmer weather and the first ever Purple Sprouting Broccoli (PSB) Seed-to-Table event in Seattle. PSB is …

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Field Notes · March 12, 2019

Breeding Better Vegetables for Organic Agriculture


This article originally appeared in Organic Farmer (January 2019). When the National Organic Program (NOP) launched in 2002, there was …

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Field Notes · March 12, 2019

Organic Carrot Breeding Delivers Novel Varieties, Cutting-edge Research


This article originally appeared in Carrot Country (Spring 2019). The U.S. organic industry continues to grow, with sales of organic food …

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Resources · January 17, 2019

Join a Pilot Project for Sharing Variety Trial Info and More!


SeedLinked is an online platform meant to connect growers and plant breeders by providing tools to share information about varieties, …

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Events · September 18, 2018

Organic Plant Breeding in the Southeast


Last week Organic Seed Alliance was in Virginia to help lead an on-farm plant breeding course hosted by the Northern Organic Vegetable …

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Events · September 14, 2018

Organic Carrot Breeding Intensive in Washington


Organic Seed Alliance and special guest Dr. Phil Simon from USDA-ARS and University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a daylong intensive on …

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September 6, 2018

Breeding Carrots in Organic Systems for Production, Resilience, and Flavor

October 9, 2018
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, Washington

Join Organic Seed Alliance and Dr. Phil Simon of USDA-ARS and University of Wisconsin-Madison for a daylong intensive on breeding organic …

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September 4, 2018

New Resources for California Organic Seed Growers


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2018 CONTACT Cathleen McCluskey, Organic Seed Alliance, (360) 472-0247, …

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Events · August 31, 2018

OSA’s 4th Annual Community Field Day and Tasting


Join Organic Seed Alliance and explore new flavors at our Community Field Day and Tasting on Monday, October 1st, in Chimacum, Washington! …

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