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Photo of the Month, by Andy Hammermeister
The cold winter months could also be known as conference season across the country! There have many chances for Canada's organic community to get together to learn, network and exchange ideas. ÌýAs evidenced from this photo taken at the Guelph Organic Conference, attendance has been wonderful at the conferences, workshops and training opportunities that have been held over the past few months.

In this issue:

• Organic Science Cluster II
  
• Practical Resources
• Scientific Results
• Organic in Canada
• News & Articles of Interest
• Events

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Organic Science Cluster II

• [PDF - 4.8 MB]
  
  • Presented at Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2016. Niagara Falls, Ontario. Feb 17-18, 2016

Practical Resources

Soils and Fertility

• • Presented at Manitoba Ag Days Transition Workshop, hosted by the Manitoba Organic Alliance. 2016
    

Field Crops

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  • Presented at Manitoba Ag Days Transition Workshop, hosted by the Manitoba Organic Alliance. 2016

Pest Management

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  • Presented at Manitoba Ag Days Transition Workshop, hosted by the Manitoba Organic Alliance. 2016

Livestock

• • eOrganic. 2016
    

Ecology and Environment

• • eOrganic. 2016
    
• • eOrganic. 2016

Scientific Results

Horticulture

• • Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 19-30
• • HortTechnology (2015) 25: 762-768
• • Scientia Horticulturae (2016) Online, ahead of print
    
• • Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 200: 205-214
• • HortScience (2016) 51: 8-14

Field Crops

• • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) 31: 166-171
• • Landscape Ecology (2016) 31: 567-579
• • Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2016) 96: 59-71

Crop Rotation

• • European Journal of Agronomy (2016) 75: 89-98
• • Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 1-17

Pest Management

• • Weed Science (2016) 64: 170-180
• • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 220: 184-192
• • Weed Science (2016) 64: 112-118

Livestock

• • World’s Poultry Science Journal (2016) 72: 168-177
• • Livestock Science (2016) 185: 79-88
• • Livestock Science (2016) 185: 30-33
• • PLoS ONE (2015) 10(12): e0144412
• • Journal of Environmental Quality (2016) 45: 609-617

Ecology and Environment

• • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 220: 142-151
• • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) 31: 72-85
• • Sustainability (2016) 8: 115

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

• • Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 31-47
• • Environmental Health Perspectives (2016) 124: 357–364

Marketing and Economics

• • Journal of Cleaner Production (2016) 120: 64-71
• • British Food Journal (2016) 118: 697-713

Organic in Canada

• • Comment period open until April 7, 2016
    
    
• [PDF - 2.6 MB]
  • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2016
    
    
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  In partnership with the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, the University of Manitoba will be offering a training program for agronomists who are interested in providing agronomic advice to organic and ecological farmers. Initial sessions will be held:
  • Carman, MB. Date to be announced.
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  Canadian Organic Growers’ is your source for regional prices of certified organic products sold both at farmers' markets and wholesale in Canada. Since 2011, the focus has been on Ontario and the Maritimes but, given the positive feedback that we have received, we are now looking to expand the coverage of the tool to include the all of Canada. This is where we need you. We need certified organic producers from all over Canada to submit, either seasonally, monthly, or weekly, the pricing information ($/unit) for the certified organic products that you sell. If you would like to contribute, you can send your price list to prices@cog.ca. Prices are confidential and no one will know how much you, specifically, are charging. As a thank-you to, all contributors are entitled to be promoted both on the and on COG’s social media where contributor profiles are being published every two weeks. We cannot do it without you and truly appreciate all who contribute!

News & Articles of Interest

• [PDF - 1.2 MB]
  
  • IFOAM and FiBL. 2016
• • Manitoba Cooperator. 2016

Events

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