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The clock is ticking! We invite you to participate in the 2016-2017 Canadian Organic Research Needs and Priorities Assessment before the February 28 deadline!

We want your input! Have your say in guiding research priorities for Canada’s organic sector. Collect your thoughts with a group of peers and participate in the 2016-17 assessment of organic research needs and priorities. A clear list of research priorities is needed to guide provincial and national funding initiatives and inform researchers as to where they should direct their efforts. The Research Needs Task Force of the is leading this initiative; data is being collected and summarized by the , .

See below or visit the OACC website for more details, videos to inspire and instruct you through the process, and forms to submit with your input by February 28, 2017.

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• If you would like a Word version of the template, please send an email toÌý joanna.white@dal.ca.Ìý
  
• These files are also available in French at

In this issue:

• Organic Science Cluster II
  
• Practical Resources
• Scientific Results
• Organic in Canada
• News & Articles of Interest
• Events

Organic Science Cluster II

• • HortScience (2017) 52: 65-71

Practical Resources

Soils and Fertility

• • The Organic Research Centre and FiBL. 2017
• • eOrganic. 2017
• [PDF – 4.5 MB]
  • Perennia. 2016

Horticulture

• Hulless Pumpkin Seed: A New Crop for Organic Production in Québec
  • IRDA. 2017
    
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• • eOrganic. 2017

Field Crops

• Guidelines for Estimating Organic Crop Production Costs in Manitoba 2017 [PDF – 698 kB]
  • Manitoba Agriculture. 2017

Crop Rotation

• [PDF – 812 kB]
  • Prairie Organic Grain Initiative. 2016
• [PDF – 577 kB]
  • Prairie Organic Grain Initiative. 2016

Pest Management

• [PDF – 2.6 MB]
  • The Organic Research Centre and FiBL. 2017
• [PDF – 1.7 MB]
  • Prairie Organic Grain Initiative. 2016
• [PDF – 625 kB]
  • Prairie Organic Grain Initiative. 2016

Scientific Results

Horticulture

• • Sustainability (2017) 9: 55

Field Crops

• • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2017) 32: 57-68
• • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017) 114: 926-931

Crop Rotation

• • Agronomy Journal (2017) 109: 259-271
• • Agronomy Journal (2017) 109: 272-282
• • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2017) 32: 28-32

Pest Management

• • Weed Science (2017) 65: 73-82
• • HortScience (2017) 52: 10-15

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

• • Sustainability (2017) 9: 18
• • Crop Science (2017) 57: 365-377

Livestock

• • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2017) 32: 21-27

Ecology and Environment

• • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2017) 107: 49-62

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

• Does Organic Wine Taste Better? An Analysis of Experts' Ratings
  • Journal of Wine Economics (2016) 11: 329-354

Food for Organic Thought

• • Sustainability (2017) 9(1): 59
• • Sustainability (2016) 8: 1105

Organic in Canada

• Two public comment periods are now underway for the Standards Interpretation Committee's Questions and Answers Regarding the National Standards for Organic Agriculture
  
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News & Articles of Interest

• • FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International. 2017
    
    
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  IFOAM – Organics International is launching a global consultation on organic aquaculture systems.Ìý Supported by the IFOAM Aquaculture Working Group, this consultation seeks your views on whether and/or how recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) can be adapted to integrate organic practices.
  
  
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  Do you have or know of a biodiversity-friendly solution that can reduce biodiversity loss, prevent soil degradation and feed a growing population? This contest, launched at the UN Convention on Biodiversity, runs in direct partnership with Rare and IFOAM - Organics International, with additional partners from around the world. The grand prizewinner will receive $30,000, and there will be four category prizes of $15,000. Learn more here.

Events

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