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Organic price quotes: Late March

Markets March 29, 2019 OrganicBiz

Read more: Organic supply pressuring demand, prices getting squeezed

Organic wheat varieties waiting in the registration gate

Growing March 26, 2019 OrganicBiz

By Alexis Stockford Glacier FarmMedia staff The University of Manitoba’s farm-based organic wheat-breeding program is ready to start towards commercialization, but the body responsible for recommending new genetics to the CFIA says there is still work to be done. Jamie Larsen, chair of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT), says a […]

Riding the learning curve on organic no-till

Growing March 6, 2019 OrganicBiz

Farmers are pushing the boundaries of roller-crimping winter rye and direct seeding soybeans behind Planting soybeans into a just-terminated cover crop of winter rye is gaining popularity among Ontario’s organic community, as farmers strive to introduce minimum-till strategies into their rotations. No-till planting has so far not become common in any other crops under organic […]

Organic price quotes: Late February

Markets March 1, 2019 OrganicBiz

Read more: Ample supply of organic feed grains putting pressure on prices

Organic price quotes: Late January

Markets February 1, 2019 OrganicBiz

Read more: Some Ontario organic producers still battling 2018 harvest

Natural ingredients offer a ‘bran’ new way to preserve healthy food

General January 4, 2019 OrganicBiz

Penn State – A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State. “Currently, there’s a big push within the food industry to replace synthetic ingredients with natural alternatives, and this is being driven by consumers,” said Andrew […]

Organic price quotes: Late December

Markets December 28, 2018 OrganicBiz

National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: December 5

Markets December 6, 2018 OrganicBiz

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, trade activity and demand on feed grade corn and soybeans moderate. Feed grade corn traded 6 cents higher FOB even as cash bids are seen slightly lower than the prior period. Forward contract activity was minimal as growers are holding out on selling corn until after January 1. […]