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Organic Friends' E‑zine: April 2016

Call for Abstracts Extended to April 29, 2016!
Excitement is building for the upcoming 2nd Canadian Organic Science Conference, which will be held from September 19-21 in Montréal-Longueuil, QC. With two days of conference sessions featuring international and Canadian researchers presenting their work on all aspects of organic agriculture, as well as a field day of visits to Quebec organic farms, the 2nd Canadian Organic Science Conference is a unique opportunity for researchers and producers to share organic knowledge.

We invite you to contribute to the theme of the conference, “Sharing research that grows organic”, by joining us to share your latest research with Canada’s organic community. The submission deadline for oral presentation and poster abstracts has been extended to April 29, 2016; please see the for details.

is now open, and the is available on the conference website, .

In this issue:

Organic Science Cluster II

    • Fruit and Vegetable Magazine. 2016

Practical Resources

Soils and Fertility

    • FiBL. 2016

Horticulture

    • ATTRA. 2016

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

    • Organic Seed Alliance. 2016

    • Organic Seed Alliance. 2016

Livestock

    • eOrganic. 2016

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

    • eOrganic. 2016

Post-harvest Handling, Storage and Processing

    • eOrganic. 2016

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

    • Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2016) 36: 22
    • Soil Science Society of America Journal (2016) Online, ahead of print

Horticulture

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 221: 60-70

Field Crops

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 222: 249-257
    • Agronomy Journal (2016) 108: 758-769
    • Agronomy Journal (2016) 108: 770-781
    • Agronomy (2016) 6: 16

Crop Rotation

    • Plant and Soil (2016) 401: 347-364

Pest Management

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 222: 276-285

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

    • Weed Research (2016) 56: 159-167

Livestock

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

    • Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (2016) 71: 35-41

News & Articles of Interest

  • Organic Agriculture Worldwide: Key results from the FiBL-IFOAM survey on organic agriculture worldwide 2016
    • Alberta Farmer Express. 2016
    • Alberta Farmer Express. 2016
    • The Western Producer. 2016

Events

Event Location Date

Vienna, Austria April 17-22, 2016

Applications due April 29, 2016
Netherlands July 17-24, 2016

Abstract submission deadline April 29, 2016
Montréal-Longueuil, QC September 19-21, 2016

New Delhi, India November 9-11, 2017

Organic Friends' E-Zine April 2016, Volume 12, Issue 6
Copyright © 2016 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
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