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Photo of the Month, by Anne Kirk, provided by Jennifer Mitchell Fetch
Oats, bred for organic production by Dr. Jennifer Mitchell Fetch, grow on the Canadian prairie. For more information about Dr. Mitchell Fetch's organic breeding work, please read our new Q&A article, The People Behind the Research: An Interview with Dr. Jennifer Mitchell Fetch.

In this issue:

• Organic Science Cluster II
  
• Practical Resources
• Scientific Results
• Organic in Canada
• News & Articles of Interest
• Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities

Organic Science Cluster II

• This month we continue the series of Question & Answer style articles with the lead researchers of Organic Science Cluster II. These articles capture conversations with the researchers about themselves, their research, and the potential impacts of their work.
  • The People Behind the Research:
    
    • A Conversation with Dr. Terence McGonigle
      
    • A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Mitchell Fetch
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• • Natural Systems Agriculture. 2015
    

Practical Resources

Field Crops

• Mulch-based weed control
  • Grainews. 2015

Crop Rotation

• Cover Crops as Beneficial Insect Habitats: Observations from a Demonstration Organic Market Farm [PDF – 4.3 MB]
  • Kerr Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. 2015

Pest Management

• • ATTRA. 2015

Livestock

• • ATTRA. 2015
• • ATTRA. 2015
• • ATTRA. 2015

Ecology and Environment

• Establishing Native Pollinator Habitat Organically: Tips from our Experience at Kerr Centre [PDF - 3.0 MB]
  • Kerr Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. 2015

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

• • Scientia Horticulturae (2015) 187: 131-141
• • Trends in Plant Science (2015) 20: 283-290

Horticulture

• • Scientia Horticulturae (2015) 188: 6-14
• • HortTechnology (2015) 25: 177-184

Field Crops

• • Crop Science (2015) 55: 1129-1142
• • Crop Protection (2015) 72: 22-30
• • Weed Research (2015) 55: 239-248

Pest Management

• • Crop Protection (2015) 72: 57-65
• • Weed Research (2015) 55: 309-319

Livestock

• • Journal of Dairy Science (2015) 98: 3120-3132
• • Journal of Dairy Science (2015) 98: 3143-3151
• • International Dairy Journal (2015) 47: 19-26

Ecology and Environment

• • Agricultural Systems (2015) 136: 61-69
• • PeerJ (2015) 3: e762

Marketing and Economics

• • British Food Journal (2015) 117: 1527-1546
• • British Food Journal (2015) 117: 1547-1563

Organic in Canada

• Organic brassica industry invited to take part in a national AAFC survey of the Cabbage Maggot
  
  
• [PDF - 423 kB]. Comment period open to June 22, 2015
  
  • Standards Interpretation Committee. 2015

News & Articles of Interest

• • Dal News 2015
• • Good Magazine. 2015 Ìý

Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities

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