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Tag: Variety trials

March 15, 2018

Results: California Cabbage Organic Variety Trial, 2015


Publication date: March 15, 2018 Author: Steve Peters, Organic Seed Alliance Funder: Gaia Fund Table of Contents Introduction …

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Resources · March 14, 2018

Project Helps Growers Identify the Best Varieties for their Farm


OSA, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, eOrganic, and the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) are proud to announce …

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March 6, 2018

Webinar Series to Provide Lessons in On-Farm Variety Trials


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2018 CONTACTS Cathleen McCluskey, Organic Seed Alliance, (360) 472-0247, …

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February 22, 2018

Carrot Breeding Trial Evaluation Field Day

February 27, 2018
10:00 a.m. | University of California Desert Research and Extension Center | Holtville, California

Join OSA and our partners from the Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project for a field day at the University of California …

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February 5, 2018

The Grower’s Guide to Conducting On-farm Variety Trials


On-farm variety trials help farmers manage risk by identifying optimal genetics for a grower's unique environmental and market conditions. …

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Field Notes · December 19, 2017

OSA Announces New Organic Seed Research


Organic Seed Alliance recently received a number of grants to support organic seed research and education throughout the country. From …

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December 19, 2017

MOSES Organic Farming Conference

February 22, 2018 - February 24, 2018
La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin

Join OSA's Jared Zystro, Kitt Healy, and Cathleen McCluskey with co-presenter Julie Dawson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, at the …

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December 18, 2017

Variety Trial Webinar 2 of 2: Trial evaluation, analysis, and interpreting results

April 11, 2018
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

Join OSA and eOrganic for the second of a two-part webinar on how to conduct on-farm variety trials to reduce risk on organic and specialty …

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December 18, 2017

Variety Trial Webinar 1 of 2: Trial planning, planting, and management

March 20, 2018
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

Join OSA and eOrganic for the first of a two-part webinar on how to conduct on-farm variety trials to reduce risk on organic and specialty …

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Field Notes, Resources · December 18, 2017

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 …

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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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November 21, 2017

RMA Announces New Cooperative Agreements for Risk Management Programs


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2017 CONTACT Kristina Hubbard, kristina@seedalliance.org, (406) 544-8946 RMA Announces New …

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