Organic Friends' E‑zine: November 2017
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In this issue:
Latest Research Results
- Can cranberry in feed help limit chick mortality?
- Manitoba Co-Operator. 2017
Horticulture
- Managing Striped Cucumber Beetles on Organic Farms
- eOrganic. 2017
Seed Production and Plant Breeding
Soils and Fertility
- Soil fertility after 10 years of conservation tillage in organic farming
- Soil and Tillage Research (2018) 175: 194-204
Horticulture
- Lower average yields but similar yield variability in organic versus conventional horticulture. A meta-analysis
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2017) 34: 45
- Organic Production Systems in Northern Highbush Blueberry: I. Impact of Planting Method, Cultivar, Fertilizer, and Mulch on Yield and Fruit Quality from Planting through Maturity
- HortScience (2017) 52: 1201-1213
Field Crops
- Root biomass in cereals, catch crops and weeds can be reliably estimated without considering aboveground biomass
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2018) 251: 141-148
Pest Management
- How do weeds differ in their response to the timing of tillage? A study of 61 species across the northeastern United States
- Annals of Applied Biology (2017) 171: 340-352
Livestock
- Campylobacter coli in Organic and Conventional Pig Production in France and Sweden: Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Frontiers in Microbiology (2017) 8: 955
- Impact of grazing dairy steers on winter rye (Secale cereale) versus winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) and effects on meat quality, fatty acid and amino acid profiles, and consumer acceptability of organic beef
- PLoS One. (2017) 12(11):e0187686
- Implications of feed concentrate reduction in organic grassland-based dairy systems: a long-term on-farm study
- Animal (2017) 11: 2051-2060
- No Clear Differences between Organic or Conventional Pig Farms in the Genetic Diversity or Virulence of Campylobacter coli Isolates
- Frontiers in Microbiology (2017) 8: 1016
Social Science
- Why working conditions are a key issue of sustainability in agriculture? A comparison between agroecological, organic and conventional vegetable systems
- Journal of Rural Studies (2017) 56: 53-64
Marketing and Economics
- Small can be beautiful for organic market gardens: an exploration of the economic viability of French microfarms using MERLIN
- Agricultural Systems (2017) 158: 39-49
- Can organic no till work in the field?
- OrganicBiz. 2017
- New report highlights organic acres on Prairies
- OrganicBiz. 2017
- Women Making History in Agriculture
- AAFC. 2017 - Includes organic greenhouse researcher, Dr. Martine Dorais
Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Online Courses Offered in the Winter 2018 Semester
- IFOAM – Organics International is looking for a new Executive Director - [PDF - 607kB]
- Deadline to apply: January 2, 2018
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ACORN Conference & Trade Show | Truro, NS | November 27-29, 2017 |
| Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference |
Blue Mountains, ON |
November 29-December 1, 2017 |
| 37th Annual Guelph Organic Conference & Trade Show |
Guelph, ON |
January 25-28, 2018 |
| 2018 Organic Farming Research Conference Call for Abstracts now open, until November 3, 2017 |
Rutgers University, NJ | January 26, 2017 |
| Prairie Organics: Think Whole Farm | Brandon, MB | February 23-24, 2018 |
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