Organic Friends' E‑zine: April 2017
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In this issue:
Latest research results
- Non-antibiotic approaches at drying off for treating and preventing intramammary infections: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Animal Health Research Reviews (2016) 17: 169-175
- Characterization of Pilot Scale Processed Canadian Organic Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Juice Pressing Residues and Phenolic-Enriched Extractives
- International Journal of Fruit Science (2017) 17: 202-232
Horticulture
- Brambles: Organic Production
- ATTRA. 2017
- ATTRA. 2017
- Tomato Varietal Improvement Recorded Webinar
- eOrganic. 2017
Field Crops
Crop Rotation
- Examining root nodule activity on legumes
- FiBL. 2017
Seed Production and Plant Breeding
- Organic Seed Recordings from Organicology 2017
- eOrganic. 2017
Soils and Fertility
- Crop Yield and Soil Organic Carbon in Conventional and No-till Organic Systems on a Claypan Soil
- Agronomy Journal (2017) 109: 588-599
- Organic Farming and Soil Physical Properties: An Assessment after 40 Years
- Agronomy Journal (2017) 109: 600-609
Horticulture
- Efficacy of reduced copper dosages against Plasmopara viticola in organic agriculture
- Crop Protection (2017) 96: 103-108
- Evaluation of low risk methods for managing Delia radicum, cabbage root fly, in broccoli production
- Crop Protection (2017) 96: 273-280
- Fractionation of copper and uranium in organic and conventional vineyard soils and adjacent stream sediments studied by sequential extraction
- Journal of Soils and Sediments (2017) 17: 1092-1100
- Relationships between the biochemical and spectral traits of leaves and the productivity of apple trees in organic and integrated production systems
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2017) 33: 97-114
Field Crops
- Evaluation of wheat and emmer varieties for artisanal baking, pasta making, and sensory quality
- Journal of Cereal Science (2-17) 74: 19-27
- Linseed (Linum usitatissimum) as an oil crop in organic farming: abiotic impacts on seed ingredients and yield
- Organic Agriculture (2017) 7: 1-19
- Reduced inter-row distance improves yield and competition against weeds in a semi-dwarf durum wheat variety
- European Journal of Agronomy (2017) 85: 69-77
- Studies on long-term performance of organic and conventional cropping systems in Pennsylvania
- Organic Agriculture (2017) 7: 53-61
Crop Rotation
- Cover cropping frequency is the main driver of soil microbial changes during six years of organic vegetable production
- Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2017) 109: 188-204
- Intercropping with legume for agroecological cropping systems: Complementarity and facilitation processes and the importance of soil microorganisms. A review
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2017) 240: 148-161
Livestock
- Effect of replacing organic grass-clover silage from primary growth with regrowth on feed intake and milk yield of dairy cows
- Organic Agriculture (2017) 7: 41-51
- Effect of serum calcium status at calving on survival, health, and performance of postpartum Holstein cows and calves under certified organic management
- Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 3059-3067
- Growth, behavior, and economics of group-fed dairy calves fed once or twice daily in an organic production system
- Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 3318-3325
- Prevalence of production disease related indicators in organic dairy herds in four European countries
- Livestock Science (2017) 198: 104-108
Ecology and Environment
- Bird diversity and abundance in organic and conventional apple orchards in northern Japan
- Scientific Reports (2016) 6: 34210
- A two-stage DEA approach for quantifying and analysing the inefficiency of conventional and organic rain-fed cereals in Spain
- Journal of Cleaner Production (2017) 149: 335-348
Marketing and Economics
- Determinants of citizen acceptance of environmental policy regulating consumption in public settings: Organic food in public institutions
- Journal of Cleaner Production (2017) 148: 407-414
- Predicting organic food consumption: A meta-analytic structural equation model based on the theory of planned behavior
- Appetite (2017) 112: 235-248
- Willingness-to-pay for natural, organic, and conventional foods: The effects of information and meaningful labels
- Food Policy (2017) 68: 214-232
Food for Organic Thought
- A Global Vision and Strategy for Organic Farming Research
- Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM. 2017
- What is this thing called organic? – How organic farming is codified in regulations
- Food Policy (2017) 68: 10-20
- New comment period for Standards Interpretation Committee's Questions and Answers Regarding the National Standards for Organic Agriculture [PDF - 824 kB]
Comment period open until May 10, 2017
- Graduate Studies (PhD) Opportunity: Soil organic carbon storage and deficit as influenced by soil type and depth and farm management regime [PDF - 145 kb]
Dr. Derek Lynch - Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Organic Farming and Soil Management Session at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly | Vienna, Austria | April 23-28, 2017 |
| 19th Organic World Congress |
New Delhi, India | November 9-11, 2017 |
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