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Organic Friends' E‑zine: November 2016

Photo of the Month, by Caroline Halde
Comparing the contribution of roots (centre), shoots (right) and entire plants (left) of a Nitro radish cover crop at Université Laval, in the M.Sc. project of Samuel Gagné under the supervision of Dr. Caroline Halde.

In this issue:

Participate in the 2016-2017 Canadian Organic Research Needs and Priorities Assessment

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 email Joanna at joanna.white@dal.ca.Ìý
  • These files are also available in French at

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Organic Science Cluster II

Meet the Graduate Students of Organic Science Cluster II!

These are some of the young minds participating in Organic Science Cluster II as graduate students. From left to right: Quail Das, Sierra Harris, Santiago Palacio, Corrina Thomsen, and Kristen Wight. Learn more about these students and there projects.

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Practical Resources

Horticulture

    • eOrganic. 2016

Crop Rotation

    • Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education and Delaware State University. 2016

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

    • eOrganic. 2016

Livestock

    • eOrganic. 2016
    • eOrganic. 2016

Ecology and Environment

    • eOrganic. 2016
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    • FAO. 2016

Post-harvest Handling, Storage and Processing

    • The Western Producer’s Organic Matters Column. 2016

Scientific Results

The , filled with abstracts of the many interesting and informative presentations given at the conference, are now available online.

Soils and Fertility

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 232: 273-282
    • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2016) 32: 1-6
    • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2016) 106: 233-247
    • Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2016) 103: 327-336
    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 233: 343-351

Horticulture

    • HortTechnology (2016) 26: 628-636
    • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2016) 32: 7-20

Crop Rotation

    • European Journal of Agronomy (2016) 81: 169-177
    • Crop Protection (2016) 91: 74-81
    • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2016) 32: 170-181

Pest Management

    • Nature (2016)

Livestock

    • Organic Eprints

Ecology and Environment

    • Agricultural Systems (2016) 149: 112-121
    • Journal of Cleaner Production (2016) 410: 654-66

Marketing and Economics

    • International Journal of Consumer Studies (2016) 40: 732-741
    • British Food Journal (2016) 118: 2732-2743

Organic in Canada

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  • 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.

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    • Comment period open until November 17, 2016
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  • Canadian Organic Growers presents
    • Canadian Organic Growers is offering a 3-part webinar series in late November (sign up for one, two or all three). To ensure operators, producers, processors, certifying bodies, and verification officers are up to date on the revisions, COG will be offering an hour long webinar with opportunity for Q & A at the end with sector experts. $40 per webinar, or all three for $100.
      NOTE: The official publication of the revised Canada Organic Standards has been delayed and will be published in December. COG will send an email to all webinar participants should anything that is mentioned in COG’s webinar series be newly out of date or require adjustment or further clarification. Please note that the presenters in this series are closely involved with the Standards and are well equipped to discuss them and any potential revisions.
      November 22nd, 2016 – 7pm ET – Livestock Production with Anne Macey
      November 23rd, 2016 – 7pm ET – Preparation including Processing with Rochelle Eisen
      November 24th, 2016 – 7pm ET – Crop Production with Garry Lean

News & Articles of Interest

    • OrganicBiz. 2016

Courses

Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Online Courses Offered in the Winter 2017 Semester

Events

Event Location Date

Online November 1-27, 2016
Online November 22, 2016

Online November 23, 2016
Online November 24, 2016

Moncton, NB
November 28-30, 2016
Kingston, ON
November 30- December 2, 2016

Lexington, Kentucky January 25-26, 2017

Guelph, ON January 26-29, 2017

Lacombe, AB
February 17-18, 2017
Nanaimo, BC February 24-26, 2017
Vienna, Austria April 23-28, 2017
New Delhi, India November 9-11, 2017

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Organic Friends' E-Zine November 2016, Volume 13, Issue 1
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