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Photo of the Month, by Tia Loftsgard of the Canada Organic Trade Association
OACC's Program Manager, Margaret Graves, presented to an audience of organic sector stakeholders about the impact, importance and value of organic science in Canada at the Canada Organic Trade Association's Annual Organic Policy Conference and Parliament Day in Ottawa.

In this issue:

• Organic Science Cluster II
  
• Practical Resources
• Scientific Results
• News & Articles of Interest
• Courses
• Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities
• Events

Organic Science Cluster II

Latest Research Results

• • Manitoba Co-Operator. 2017

Practical Resources

Horticulture

• • eOrganic. 2017

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

• • eOrganic. 2017

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

• • Soil and Tillage Research (2018) 175: 194-204

Horticulture

• • Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2017) 34: 45
• • HortScience (2017) 52: 1201-1213

Field Crops

• • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2018) 251: 141-148

Pest Management

• • Annals of Applied Biology (2017) 171: 340-352

Livestock

• • Frontiers in Microbiology (2017) 8: 955
• • PLoS One. (2017) 12(11):e0187686
• • Animal (2017) 11: 2051-2060
• • Frontiers in Microbiology (2017) 8: 1016

Social Science

• • Journal of Rural Studies (2017) 56: 53-64

Marketing and Economics

• • Agricultural Systems (2017) 158: 39-49

News & Articles of Interest

• • OrganicBiz. 2017
• • OrganicBiz. 2017
• • AAFC. 2017 - Includes organic greenhouse researcher, Dr. Martine Dorais

Courses

Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Online Courses Offered in the Winter 2018 Semester

• Key Indicators of Agroecosystem Sustainability
• Organic Field Crop Management
• Organic Livestock Production
• Weed Control in Organic Agriculture

Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities

• IFOAM – Organics International is looking for a new
  • Deadline to apply: January 2, 2018

Events

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