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Organic Friends' E‑zine: January 2017

Photo of the Month, by Andy Hammermeister
The cold winter months are a great time to connect with your community, learn and share. Here, seed cleaning, nutrient management and research needs are discussed at an organic grain producers meeting in southern Saskatchewan in the fall season of 2016.

In this issue:

Participate in the 2016-2017 Canadian Organic Research Needs and Priorities Assessment before the February 28 deadline!

We want your input! Have your say in guiding research priorities for Canada’s organic sector. Collect your thoughts with a group of peers and participate in the 2016-17 assessment of organic research needs and priorities.

A clear list of research priorities is needed to guide provincial and national funding initiatives and inform researchers as to where they should direct their efforts. The Research Needs Task Force of the is leading this initiative; data is being collected and summarized by the , .

See below or visit the OACC website for more details, videos to inspire and instruct you through the process, and forms to submit with your input by February 28, 2017.

  • [PDF - 386 kB]
  • [PDF - 717 kB]
  • If you would like a Word version of the template, please email Joanna at joanna.white@dal.ca.Ìý
  • These files are also available in French at

Organic Science Cluster II

    • The Canadian Organic Grower Magazine. 2016

Practical Resources

Crop Rotation


    • Developed for the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative by the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

Pest Management

    • Pivot and Grow Video Series. 2016

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

  • [PDF – 1.9 MB]
    • European Parliamentary Research Service. 2016

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

    • Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2016) 36: 58
    • Soil Use and Management (2016) 32: 476-486
    • Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2016) 36: 61

Horticulture

    • Scientia Horticulturae (2017) 214: 242-251

Field Crops

    • Weed Research (2017) 57: 6-15
    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2017) 97: 641-649

Crop Rotation

    • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2017) 33: 14-27
    • Scientia Horticulturae (2017) 214: 209-213
    • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2017) 33: 28-39
    • Plant and Soil (2016) 409: 419-434

Pest Management

    • Weed Research (2017) 57: 16-24
    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2017) 236: 134-141

Livestock

    • Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 562-571

Ecology and Environment

    • European Journal of Agronomy (2017) 82: 242-253

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology (2017) 125: 112-121

Social Science

    • Ecological Economics (2017) 132: 144-154

Organic in Canada




  • Canadian operatorsÌýwishing to label their products as organic have to comply with the Canadian Organic Standards (COS), referenced by the Organic Products Regulations (OPR). They have to be inspected every year to demonstrate that they faithfully apply the standards, and the yearly inspectionÌýis a very special moment of their farming/processing activities. In order to help operators being successful in their certification process, the OFC wants to know how easy or difficult it is: are there many non-compliances that are unveiled, and if so, is that difficult to resolve non-compliances? ÌýAre operators well informed about the Canadian Organic Standards and about the OPR requirements? Knowing the difficulties encountered through the certification process will help building efficient tools to facilitate that process.

News & Articles of Interest

    • Organic Biz. 2016

Courses

Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Online Courses Offered in the Winter 2017 Semester

Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities


  • Applications due by January 31

  • Applications due by January 22

Events

Event Location Date

Dieppe, NB
January 24, 2017

Lexington, Kentucky January 25-26, 2017

Guelph, ON January 26-29, 2017

Fredericton, NB
February 14, 2017

Lacombe, AB
February 17-19, 2017
Nanaimo, BC February 24-26, 2017

Cornwall, ON February 25-26, 2017

Toronto, ON
February 25, 2017
Vienna, Austria April 23-28, 2017
New Delhi, India November 9-11, 2017

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Organic Friends' E-Zine January 2017, Volume 13, Issue 3
Copyright © 2017 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
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