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National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: September 12

September 13, 2018

USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, trade activity and demand was moderate on feed grade corn. Price levels vary widely FOB the farm for feed grade corn based on market destination and location of the transaction, with the bulk of trading between 9.00 and 1.050 FOB. Offers for new crop are ranging 25 to […]

Organic price quotes: Late August

August 31, 2018

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Alberta organic industry hits new heights

June 15, 2018

By Jennifer Blair and Glenn Cheater Glacier FarmMedia staff A surge in the number of organic crop producers in Alberta has boosted organic production on the Prairies to a level not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. That’s a key highlight of a new report from the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative, an alliance of Organic […]

Start the organic transition on a high note

May 29, 2018

A big part of going organic is getting things in shape before starting the transition. That’s according to Martin Entz, a professor and natural systems agriculture researcher at the University of Manitoba. Entz has spent years asking organic hopefuls to take a hard look at their management pre-transition and to take advantage of conventional tools […]

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Organic processing in Manitoba a bright spot

May 23, 2018

The numbers look slim, but experts say Manitoba’s modest processing increases in 2016 miss part of the story. By Alexis Stockford Glacier FarmMedia staff Manitoba had one more organic processor in 2016 than 2015, according to the last Organic Agriculture in the Prairies report, but provincial organics expert Laura Telford says the view might be more optimistic […]

Organic farming methods favour pollinators

September 20, 2018

Lund University – Pollinating insects are endangered globally, with a particularly steep decline over the last 40 years. An extensive 3-year study from Lund University in Sweden has found that organic farming methods can contribute to halting the pollinator decline. This beneficial effect is due to both the absence of insecticides and a higher provision […]

Organic farmers urged to focus on soil health

September 14, 2018

By Karen Briere Glacier FarmMedia staff Cody Straza encourages organic growers to use five soil health principles to improve their systems. Trying to implement all five is a challenge, he told a recent organic and low-input field day in Swift Current, but it can be done. Straza and his family operate Upland Organics on 2,100 […]

Early reports peg Canada’s organic harvest as good

August 30, 2018

By Ashley Robinson Glacier FarmMedia staff CNS Canada – Even after a dry growing season the organic crop in Western Canada is looking good, according to buyers from across the Prairies. “I think we’re all hesitant and until it’s in the bin we don’t really know what we’re going to have. (But) I think for the […]

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