Organic Friends' E‑zine: June 2016
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Dr. Andy Hammermeister, OACC’s Director, just returned from a trip to Shanghai where he attended the first Organic Science Day in China. He represented the Technology Innovation Platform (the science coordination body) of IFOAM Organics International, the international umbrella organization of the organic movement. Andy also delivered a presentation to food safety students and faculty at Soochow University. China has three levels of certification: organic, green food, and hazard free, due to the high and extensive presence of heavy metals in soils.
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| Excitement is building for the upcoming Second Canadian Organic Science Conference, being held from September 19-21, 2016 in Montreal-Longueuil, QC! Under the theme "Sharing research that grows organic", world renowned international and Canadian scientists will present their work in all aspects of organic agriculture. Visit the conference website at www.craaq.qc.ca/cosc2016 for more information and to register. |
Soils and Fertility
- Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas
- European Commission. 2016
- European Commission. 2016
- Soil Microbial Interactions and Organic Farming [PDF – 662 kB]
- Organic Farming Research Foundation. 2016
Pest Management
- Weed Management in Organic Cropping Systems Recorded Webinar
- Science & Technology Training Library. 2016
Livestock
Horticulture
- Evaluation of tomato seedling root-associated bacterial endophytes towards organic seedling production
- Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 89-98
- Influence of reduced tillage and fertilization regime on crop performance and nitrogen utilization of organic potato
- Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 75-87
- Overwintering grass-clover as intercrop and moderately reduced nitrogen fertilization maintain yield and reduce the risk of nitrate leaching in an organic cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) agroecosystem
- Scientia Horticulturae (2016) 206: 71-79
Field Crops
- Comparison of quality parameters of wheat varieties with different breeding origin under organic and low-input conventional conditions
- Journal of Cereal Science (2016) 69: 297-305
Pest Management
- Local landscape heterogeneity affects crop colonization by natural enemies of pests in protected horticultural cropping systems
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 227: 1-10
Livestock
- A participatory approach to design monitoring indicators of production diseases in organic dairy farms
- Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2016) 128: 12-22
- Associations between and development of welfare indicators in organic layers
- Animal (2016) 10: 953-960
- Choice feeding of protein concentrate and grain to organic meat chickens
- Journal of Applied Poultry Research (2016) 25: 156-164
- Effect of organic and conventional rearing system on the mineral content of pork
- Meat Science (2016) 118: 103-107
Ecology and Environment
Social Science
- Diffusion of food policy in the U.S.: The case of organic certification
- Food Policy (2016) 61: 80-91
- Increasing the adaptive capacity of organic farming systems in the face of climate change using action research methods
- Organic Agriculture (2016) 6: 139-151
- The role of US organic certifiers in organic hotspot formation
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) 31: 214-229
Marketing and Economics
- Some like it organic, some like it purple and some like it ancient: Consumer preferences and WTP for value-added attributes in whole grain bread
- Food Quality and Preference (2016) 52: 244-254
- To buy or not to buy: The roles of self-identity, attitudes, perceived behavioral control and norms in organic consumerism
- Ecological Economics (2016) 128: 99-105
- Aquaponics – an organic production system? Have your say.
- Organic Federation of Canada. 2016
- Organic Federation of Canada. 2016
- Get the information you need for organic grain production from the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative
- Growing Organic in the Prairies
- Canada Organic Trade Association. 2016
- Canada Organic Trade Association. 2016
- Quick Look at the Changes to the Canadian Organic Standards
- Canadian Organic Growers. 2016
- Canadian Organic Growers. 2016
- Do you have a nutrient management plan for your farm?
The Prairie Organic Grain Initiative (POGI) is looking for farmers and agronomists to participate in an on-Farm Nutrient Management Consultation Program for organic farmers, offered in partnership with Dr. Martin Entz and Joanne Thiessen Martens of the University of Manitoba. For more information, visit the POGI website.
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Organic Agronomy Training Program | Carman, MB |
June 16, 2016 |
| Organic Academy Leadership Course Applications due April 29, 2016 |
Netherlands | July 17-24, 2016 |
| Low-Input Agricultural Systems Field Day |
Swift Current, SK |
August 9, 2016 |
| Second Canadian Organic Science Conference Call for Abstracts now open |
Montréal-Longueuil, QC | September 19-21, 2016 |
| 19th Organic World Congress Call for Papers now open |
New Delhi, India | November 9-11, 2017 |
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