This article originally appeared in Carrot Country (Spring 2019). The U.S. organic industry continues to grow, with sales of organic food …
Farm Bill Delivers Victory for Organic Research
The organic community is celebrating historic wins today following Congress's passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known …
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
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 …
Supporting Hawaii’s Growing Seed Movement
The Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) team recently joined tropical plant breeders at the University of Hawaii to …
Webinar: How to Manage Tomato Diseases Organically
Join the Tomato Organic Management and Improvement (TOMI) project and eOrganic for a webinar on managing foliar pathogens organically on …
Organic Research Bill Introduced in Senate
Organic Seed Alliance applauds Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA) for introducing the Organic Agricultural Research Act of …
Tell Congress: Support Organic Research!
The organic food sector continues to grow, offering farmers new market opportunities and often times higher prices for their products. …
News from California: Variety Trial Research & New Organic Seed Directory
California leads the nation in vegetable seed production, yet less than half of the vegetable seed planted on organic farms in the state is …
Seed to Kitchen Event Highlights Organic Breeding
Farmers, plant breeders, seed companies, and other agriculturalists gathered last week in Madison for a tour of field trials hosted by the …
Seed Intensive Lives Up to Its Name
OSA’s Seed Intensive workshop, taught at University of California - Davis this month, was just that — intensive. No word better describes …
Evaluating the Fruits of our Labor
Farmers, researchers, and chefs gathered this week to learn about seed saving and plant breeding as part of a Purdue University field tour …
Learn How to Grow Organic Seed and Breed New Varieties
Join us for a one-day field based course on organic plant breeding and seed production. Nationally renowned plant breeders from the …
