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Tag: Seed policy

December 16, 2020

Protecting the Integrity of Seed: A Listening Session on GMO Contamination

January 19, 2021
12:00–1:30p Pacific / 1:00–2:30p Mountain / 2:00–3:30p Central / 3:00–4:30p Eastern | Zoom

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), Friends of Family Farmers, Cultivate Oregon, Our Family Farms, OSU Extension Small Farms Program, Oregonians …

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November 19, 2020

Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on IPR


Organic Seed Alliance and co-hosts Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and National Center for Appropriate …

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November 9, 2020

A Listening Session on Excluded Methods in Organic Production

December 16, 2020
12:00–1:30p Pacific / 1:00–2:30p Mountain / 2:00–3:30p Central / 3:00–4:30p Eastern

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), and the Society of Organic Seed Professionals (SOSP) …

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October 26, 2020

A Listening Session to Help Shape Future Innovation in U.S. Agriculture


OSA co-hosted this virtual listening session with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and National Sustainable Agriculture …

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October 6, 2020

Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 

November 19, 2020
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 10:00 a.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, and the National Center for Appropriate …

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Seed Policy · September 14, 2020

Seed Patent Watch Project


Seed belongs in the hands of the people, not the patent holder. It's come to OSA's attention that several small organic seed companies in …

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Seed Patent Watch


Restricting people from continuing our co-evolution with plants for food security is an attack on humanity today and on future generations. …

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Seed Policy · June 25, 2020

What Organic Seed Policy Issues Matter Most to You?


Update September 14, 2020: Survey closed Thanks to all who've completed the survey. We're reviewing and analyzing your responses, and using …

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June 17, 2020

Listening Session to Help Shape Future Innovation in U.S. Agriculture

June 30, 2020
10:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. MT / 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET | Virtual Webinar

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities over the next 10 to 30 years to optimize productivity and resilience, strengthen economic …

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Events · October 8, 2019

Star Power Shines Light on Family Farmers at Farm Aid


What do you get when you combine good music, local food, and family farm advocacy? Farm Aid! As an organization, Farm Aid works …

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Media Spotlight · June 19, 2019

The New York Times Puts Spotlight on Organic Seed


The New York Times recently put organic seed in the spotlight with a pointed opinion piece by Dan Barber, titled: "Save Our Food. Free the …

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Seed Policy · June 13, 2019

Relocating Research Agencies to Kansas City is Bad Move for US Agriculture


Despite widespread opposition, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the USDA's National Institute of Food and …

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