Organic Friends' E-Zine
Highlighting recent up-dates on the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) website
en français	October 2007	Subscribe a friend!

Photo of the Month by Brenda Frick
Steve Shirtliffe (speaking into the mike) tells farmers at the OCIA SK#5
field day about his research at Loiselle Organic Family Farm.
Steve's research includes seeding rates, variety trials, and mechanical weed control.

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• Animal Welfare in Organic Systems – a Summary of Four Surveys
• Assessment of Potential Organic Pollenicides as Apple Blossom Thinners
• Do-it-yourself (DIY) Faecal Egg Counts in Sheep
• Organic Forage Crop Production in Atlantic Zones: an Ecophysiological Approach
• Potential Value of Nurse Crops and their Influence on the Undersown Swards
• Suitability of Purebred and Crossbred Dairy Cows for Organic Systems
• The Use of Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of Farms Converting to Organic Production
• Towards an Organic System for Cattle Fly Control: a Push and a Pull?
• The Weed-Competitive Ability of Canada Western Red Spring Wheat Cultivars
• Welfare of organic laying hens

Featured Researcher: Dean Spaner, University of Alberta

• Going Organic: A Report on the Opportunities for Organic Agriculture in Saskatchewan
• Pesticides: making the right choice for the protection of health and the environment (PDF, 20kb)

• "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" By Michael Pollan
• Alberta Organics Strong, With Room to Grow

Up-coming Events

• Western and Eastern Canada

Useful Links

• Organic Value Chain Roundtable of producers, processors, distributors, retailers and exporters

• Check out the latest Environment Canada forecast for weather in your local area

 

Organic Friends' E-Zine October 2007, Vol 3, Iss 11
Copyright © 2007 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
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