Organic Friends' E‑zine: May 2018
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Spring has officially sprung when you see poultry in the pasture!
In this issue:
Pest Management
- Band Sowing and Cultivation for Weed Management in Organic Grains
- The University of Maine. 2018
- Camera Steering Systems for Precision Cultivation and Weed Management in Cereals
- The University of Maine. 2018
Livestock
- Agronomy Guides, Videos and Grower Info
- Ontario Biomass Producers Co-operative Inc. 2018
- Using Switchgrass and Miscanthus as Sustainable Livestock and Poultry Bedding – [PDF – 4.1mB]
- Ontario Biomass Producers Co-operative Inc. 2018
Marketing and Economics
- On Farm Trial Evaluation and Analysis
- eOrganic. 2018
Soils and Fertility
- Comparison of different organic amendments on potassium release from two fine-textured soils
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 2:129-140
- Improvement of soil structure through organic crop management, conservation tillage and grass-clover ley
- Soil and Tillage Research (2018) 180:1-9
- Lasting effect of repeated application of organic waste products on microbial communities in arable soils
- Applied Soil Ecology (2018) 125:278-287
- Nitrogen Contribution from Winter-Killed Faba Bean Cover Crop to Spring-Sown Sweet Corn in Conventional and No-Till Systems
- American Society of Agronomy (2018) 110:455-462
- Potential of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) seed meal as an organic source of nitrogen
- Applied Soil Ecology (2018) 125:273-277
- Soil enzyme activities and abundance of microbial functional genes involved in nitrogen transformations in an organic farming system
- Biology and Fertility of Soils (2018) 54:437-450
Crop Rotation
Livestock
- Carbon footprint of organic beef meat from farm to fork: A case study of short supply chain
- Science of Food and Agriculture. 2018. eArticle
- Feed efficiency, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of a fast- and a slower-growing broiler hybrid fed low- or high-protein organic diets
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:121-181
- Meat quality characteristics of fast-growing broilers reared under different types of pasture management: Implications for organic and alternative production systems (Part II)
- The Journal of Applied Poultry Research (2018) 27:215-222
Social Science
- Knowledge transfer regarding the issue of animal health
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:102-120
Marketing and Economics
- Determinants of organic food purchases: Evidence from household panel data
- Food Quality and Preference (2018) 68: 19-28
- Examining consumer attitudes toward genetically modified and organic foods
- British Food Journal (2018) 5:999-1014
- Risks and opportunities of increasing yields in organic farming. A review
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2018) 38:14
- Alberta’s organic heartland wants to bring more farmers on board
- OrganicBiz. 2018
- B.C. farm family growing an ‘Amazia-ing’ business
- OrganicBiz. 2018
- Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Canadian Organic Trade Association
- Application Deadline: May 27th, 2018
- 2018 Organic Farm Internships
- Manorun Organic Farm, Copetown, ON
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