Read more: Organic prices holding firm after falling
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Organic price quotes: Late April
Read more: Supply glut dragging down organics market
Organic farmers don’t get a pass on clubroot
By Laura Rance Glacier FarmMedia editorial director Saskatoon – Organic farmers are mistaken if they think they will be spared from the clubroot infestation making its way across the Prairies because they don’t grow canola, a crops extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture says. Brent Flaten warned growers attending the SaskOrganics annual conference March 29 the […]
Organic price quotes: Late June
*[UPDATED: July 9, 2018] Read more: How the organic market is heading into the summer doldrums *[UPDATE] Spot price and premium for “Wheat – feed” updated
Organic Price Quotes: Late January
Read more: Organic markets steady, more wheat, oats acres predicted in 2018
Organic Price Quotes: Late December
Read more: Canada’s organic sector books better-than-expected year (See our year-end organic summary price chart of our top five commodities in 2017 below)
Organic Price Quotes: Late November
Read more: Organic markets quiet heading into the holiday season
New report highlights organic acres on Prairies
There are 1.4 million certified acres and 1,499 organic operations across the three Prairie provinces By Lorraine Stevenson OrganicBiz staff Western Canadian organic acreage appears to be stuck in neutral. Since 2014 the acreage has hovered around 1.4 million acres across the three Prairie provinces, according to Jill Guerra, research and special projects co-ordinator with […]
The making of a green manure mix
By Alexis Stockford OrganicBiz staff For organic grain farmers without livestock such as Carnegie Farms north of Brandon, green manure has become a mainstay for nutrient management. Visitors to the fully organic operation’s field day Aug. 4 took in two green manure mixes, ranging from peas, beans, oats and buckwheat to a field with all […]
Organic crop sales chug along, dryness not a major issue for most
By Terry Fries Commodity News Service Canada CNS Canada – Organic crops now in the ground in Western Canada look decent, outside of the worst-hit areas where dry conditions will likely cut into yields. But the situation could have been much worse, say organic buyers who are watching crop progress closely, were it not for […]
