By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff Leaders in the organic agriculture sector are frustrated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and its lack of action on organic fraud. They say Canada has fallen behind the United States and other nations that are cracking down on fraudulent organic imports and cases of domestic fraud. An organic […]
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff The organic grain market remains relatively quiet across Canada heading into the winter, with the excitement of harvest in the rear-view mirror and most of the activity now confined to filling old contracts. Large supplies seem to have many end users on the sidelines for the time being. “Our […]
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 […]
Read more: As harvest yields varied, crop quality was good
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. […]
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 […]
Read more: Organic market steady as ample supplies met with good demand
Read more: Organic crops in good shape ahead of harvest
By Marlo Glass Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic commodity producers are expecting large crops in good condition ahead of the 2020 harvest season. “I’m hearing most crops are very good, especially the cereals,” said Laura Telford, organics sector development specialist with the government of Manitoba. Recent dryness in Manitoba won’t have much of an impact on […]
Penn State – To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants’ roots as well as above-ground biomass, according to Penn State researchers who tested the characteristics of cover crop roots in three monocultures and one mixture. “Almost everything that we know […]
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