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by Brenda Frick
Producers conducting taste tests and comparing
lines at the University of
Saskatchewan Haskap Field Day
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Research
- Nutrient budgets of Ontario organic dairy farms
- Effect of Within-Crop Diversity on Colonization by Pest Insects
- How to motivate laying hens to use the hen run? (FiBL) (PDF, 254 kb)
- Hybrid
Varieties for Organic Cereals? Prospects and acceptance of hybrid
breeding for organic production (FiBL) (PDF, 383 kb) - Prevention and treatment of parasitic infections in organic pigs
- Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in European Organic Livestock Farming
- Underlying
Principles in Organic and “Low-Input Food” Processing
(FiBL) (PDF, 633 kb)
Featured Researcher: Charlie Embree, AAFC Kentville, NS |
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Extension
- Activity Report Saskatchewan Office - September through November 2007 (PDF, 65 kb)
- Variety Trials: Guide for Organic Vegetable, Herb, & Flower Producers (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Job & Student Opportunities
- Five positions with Organic Agriculture Centre of
Canada (OACC), Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC)
- Organic Agriculture Summer Technician (PDF, 89 kb)
- Organic Agriculture Research Symposium Coordinator (PDF, 92 kb)
- Organic Cropping Systems Research Associate/Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF, 102 kb)
- Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Coordinator (Alberta) (PDF, 93 kb)
- Organic Agriculture Research Associate (Nova Scotia) (PDF, 92 kb)
- Two $5000 Graduate Scholarships for students at
NSAC, Macdonald College and Guelph
- More Information (PDF, 86 kb)
- 2008 OCIA RnE (Organic Crop Improvement Association
Research and Education) $1000.00 Scholarship application
documents. Deadline is January 31st, 2008.
- Scholarship application (PDF, 60 kb)
- Scholarship criteria (PDF, 33 kb)
- Scholarship letter of support (PDF, 23 kb)
- Atlantic Organic Alliance (AOA) PROJECT MANAGER
- Fund Development and Communications Manager with Everdale E-mail jobs@everdale.org
- Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training in Ontario
(CRAFT Ontario)
is accepting applications to be an organic farm intern for the 2008
growing season
Newspaper Articles
Market Information
- The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics and Emerging Trends in 2007 (IFOAM) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Up-coming Events
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January 24-27, 2008 Guelph Organic Conference - "Building Sustainable Organic Business" Guelph, ON More Information
- February 4 – 6, 2008 Agroecology - Ecological Farm design with Miguel Altieri from UC Berkeley, Cégep de Victoriaville, Qué More Information
- February 8th, 2008 Saskatchewan
Organic Research Workshop
Saskatoon, SK More Information - February 16th, 2008 Visionary Farmers and Visionary Consumers - How organics is transforming your world, Canadian Organic Growers,Toronto, ON More information
- February 22-23, 2008 Eco Farm
Day, Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa Chapter.
Cornwall, ON Contact Tom Manley at 877-984-0480 or tom@homesteadorganics.ca - February 29 - March 2, 2008
COABC Conference & AGM 2008
Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC COABC website for more info - More...
Animal Welfare
Useful Links
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British Columbia Seed Security Project for organically grown seeds in BC
Weather Forecasts
Organic Friends' E-Zine January 2008, Vol 4, Iss 3
Copyright © 2008 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
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