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As we wrote a couple weeks ago, GE alfalfa is already impacting organic seed producers. We’re fortunate that some members of Congress are taking note of the organic community’s concerns, including Senator Leahy (VT) and Representative DeFazio (OR), who are … Continue reading →

OSA submitted public comments today to the Departments of Justice and Agriculture that serve as a rebuttal to comments provided by Monsanto. Thirty-eight leading food and seed companies along with nonprofits and farm associations signed on to the comments. View … Continue reading →

From the Organic Farming Research Foundation web site Organic Farming Research Foundation web site: Project Highlights Identification of superior cover crop varieties for organic seed production in the Maritime Northwest OFRF project funding awarded in fall 2009. Investigator: John Navazio, Organic Seed … Continue reading →

You’ll hear the biotechnology industry say that Roundup Ready alfalfa will not impact organic markets and that export countries have already approved the GE variety for import. The reality on the ground is quite different, as the story below highlights. … Continue reading →

Roundup Ready alfalfa is receiving a ton of attention lately (especially the Supreme Court case we discussed last month) and members of Congress are taking note of the organic community’s concerns. Senator Leahy and Representative DeFazio are circulating a Congressional … Continue reading →

Last year the New York Times publicized an eye-opening letter from university scientists who say biotech companies prevent research on the effectiveness and environmental impacts of GE crops.More than two dozen scientists representing 17 corn-producing states –most of whom remained … Continue reading →

Melinda Hemmelgarn hosts a weekly radio show “Food Sleuth ” on KOPN 89.5 in Missouri, and has had several fantastic interviews on organic agriculture in recent weeks (listen on archives ). Today (at 6pm EST/5pm Central/3pm PST) she interviews Organic … Continue reading →

While the Obama administration has done much to support organic farmers,has increased attention to health and nutrition,  and yes – planted an organic garden – let’s not delude ourselves that they’re not also supporting biotech-industrial agriculture. Obama’s new Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Farmers have battled glyphosate-resistant weeds for a decade now (starting just a few years after the release of Roundup Ready crops) but only recently has the gravity of the problem caught the attention of major media. Most recently, the New … Continue reading →

Organic On-Farm Plant Breeding Workshop ~ June 16 & 17, 2010, Olympia, WA Farmers and agricultural students are invited to learn basic on-farm, field techniques to develop and adapt seed varieties for organic farming conditions. In this two day workshop … Continue reading →