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Glyphosate residues snare organic exports to Europe

February 22, 2019

By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff Canadians are struggling to sell organic food and grains into Europe, even though it’s the world’s second largest market. That’s because Europeans are finding trace amounts of glyphosate in organic shipments from Canada. “Many of the containers of grains that arrive in Europe are being rejected because of glyphosate […]

Growing to meet the consumer demand for organics

February 20, 2019

By Glacier FarmMedia staff At a recent learning series called “AgroEcology and the Economics of Organics,” Brenda Tjaden, founder and CEO of Sustainable Grain, spoke about the fast-growing consumer shift toward organic foods, some of the challenges facing organic growers as they work to meet demand, and what Sustainable Grain as a company has to […]

A few Ontario organic producers still battling 2018 harvest

February 1, 2019

By Ashley Robinson Glacier FarmMedia staff Even though it’s technically 2019, in southern Ontario some organic producers are still stuck in 2018 – at least when it comes to harvest. “We’ve still got guys combining (soybeans) with snow on them. It never got dry and they were waiting for them to get dry, but we […]

Growing organic sector now faces macro challenges

January 11, 2019

By Laura Rance OrganicBiz editor In naming organic foods as one of its “Tops of 2018,” global analytics company Nielsen ends any debate over whether the industry now worth US$90-billion worldwide is a fad or a trend. “Organic appears to be an age-old growth driver that’s here to stay,” the company says in an online […]

Prairie farmers grow more organic crops

November 20, 2018

By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic is back. After a period of sluggish growth and a decline in the number of producers in the early 2010s, organic farming is expanding in Western Canada. Certified organic acres on the Prairies reached 1.824 million in 2017, up 29 percent from 1.4 million acres in 2015. The […]

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Organic certifications on the rise in Alberta

November 19, 2018

Organic Alberta –Organic Alberta has released the Organic Agriculture in Alberta Statistics Report. The data contains information on organic operations in Alberta, including regional and production statistics. Overall, the report shows trends and areas of growth in Alberta’s organic operations. “This report highlights the continued strong growth in organic production in Alberta, which is driven by continually increasing […]

Trials aim to find soybeans that will thrive under organic farming conditions

February 13, 2019

Farmtario – A four-year, multi-location study aims to find organic soybean varieties suited for Ontario and Manitoba. The study, funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), will help find varieties better to grow under organic conditions. “There is still strong demand,” said Rob Wallbridge, organic specialist with Thompsons Limited. Wallbridge was joined by a number […]

Organic production an economic winner

February 8, 2019

By Gord Gilmour Glacier FarmMedia Staff Manitoba Agriculture has released its latest organic crops cost-of-production figures and once again the production system is stacking up well against conventional agriculture. Higher production costs are typically met by higher prices, which more than offset the production lag organic growers can experience, Roy Arnott, a farm management specialist […]

Orchards in natural habitats draw bee diversity, improve apple production

January 17, 2019

Cornell University – Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than orchards surrounded by natural habitats, according to a new Cornell University-led study, published in the journal Science. In turn, apple production suffers when fewer, more closely-related species of bees pollinate an orchard. Production improves in orchards […]

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