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Research

** Last Call for Papers & Posters **
5th Annual Organic Research Symposium
January 25th, 2008, at the 27th Guelph Organic Conference
Natural Sciences (PDF, 23kb) / Social Sciences (PDF, 17kb)

Derek Lynch, Canada Research Chair in Organic Agriculture

Extension

** New Organic Specialist for Saskatchewan!! **
Chantal Stumborg, M.Sc., P.Ag.
Provincial Organic Specialist, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Phone: 306.798.0945 E-mail: cstumborg@agr.gov.sk.ca

Shelly Roode with some of her dairy goats at Tucker Meadow Goat Farm - Nova ScotiaVirtual Farm Tours

Issues

Newspaper Articles

Up-coming Events

Useful Links

Award-winners

  • Producer award
  • Graduate student awards
    • Jody Nelson has received three scholarships:
      • $1,000 Merle Cail Memorial Scholarship
      • $2,500 Renée Covill Scholarship
      • $1,000 G.G. Smeltzer Memorial Bursary
    • Donald Kerr received the 2007 Dr. Chesley E. Smith Memorial Graduate Scholarship of $500 through the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) for his graduate studies related to seed quality and the applications of organic seed treatments to improve crop establishment.

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