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Organic price quotes: Late October

October 30, 2020

Read more: As harvest yields varied, crop quality was good

As harvest yields varied, crop quality was good

October 30, 2020

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff The 2020 harvest of organic grain crops in Ontario and across the Prairies saw yields vary while quality was generally very good. Ontario benefitted from better weather than the hot, dry conditions that dominated the Prairies just before harvest. Harro Wehrmann of Wehrmann Grain and Seeds in Ripley, Ont. […]

Organic price quotes: Late September

October 2, 2020

Read more: Organic market steady as ample supplies met with good demand

Quebec dominates growth in organic sector

October 22, 2020

Organic acreage in Quebec has increased 65 percent between 2017 and 2019, jumping to 570,000 acres from 314,000 By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff The number of organic farmers and acreage may be flattening in Canada, but not in Quebec. Growth is off the charts in that province as it continues to add growers and […]

Manitoba’s organic sector seeing slow but steady increase: report

October 15, 2020

Manitoba was the only Prairie province to see an increase in organic crop acres in 2019 By Geralyn Wichers Glacier FarmMedia staff Manitoba’s organic growers and processors posted a year of moderate increases in 2019 according to a new report from the Prairie Organic Development Fund. While Manitoba continues to be by far the smallest […]

Bee-ing neighbourly helps more farmers

August 21, 2020

University of Minnesota – Many farmers are used to sharing big equipment–like tractors and other costly machinery — with neighboring farms. Sharing cuts costs, lowers the farmer’s debt load, and increases community wellbeing. But big machinery might not be the only opportunity for farmers to reap the benefits of cost-sharing with their neighbors. New research […]

Phosphate-unlocking inoculant cleared for organics

November 20, 2020

By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff A Winnipeg company making what it bills as “go-green” inoculants has picked up approval for use of a phosphate-unlocking inoculant by organic canola, corn, wheat, barley and legume growers. XiteBio Technologies recently announced organic approvals in Canada and the U.S. for its XiteBio Yield+ liquid biological, which contains a […]

Roquette puts out call for organic peas

November 6, 2020

By Geralyn Wichers Glacier FarmMedia staff Manitoba organic producers will be able to sell peas to processing giant Roquette in the 2021 season, the company announced on Oct. 28. Interest among growers has already been high, said Glen Last, grain buyer at Roquette during a call with media. “We’re very confident that the grower base […]

Can organic plant protection products damage crops?

October 7, 2020

University of Göttingen – Protecting crops against pests and diseases is essential to ensure a secure food supply. Around 95 percent of food comes from conventional agriculture, which uses chemical pesticides to keep crops healthy. Increasingly, however, organic pesticides are also being sought as an alternative. Some organic pesticides contain live spores of the fungus […]