Organic Agriculture in Atlantic Canada

A. Research Research Articles Soils Horticulture Field Crops Livestock Other Researchers in the Region Main Research page B. Extension Extension Articles Extension Specialists OACC Extension Bulletins Main Extension page C. Web-based Courses Composting Organic Field Crop Production Organic Livestock Production Principles of Organic Horticulture Transition to Organic Agriculture Other OACC courses in Canada

Organic Farmer Survey of Research Needs National Report Maritime Report

D. Virtual Farm Tours

E. Newspaper Articles

• March 2010 Organic Farming Methods Enhance Soil Organic Matter
• February 2010 Organic Agriculture Offers Helpful Options to Manage Nutrients
• March 2010 Organic Farming Methods Enhance Soil Organic Matter
• December 2009 Shifting to Local Markets
• November 2009 Insect Friends and Foes
• October 2009 Animal Welfare Task Force Releases Guidance Documents
• September 2009 Reducing the Risk of Feather Pecking For Laying Hens in Organic Egg Production
• August 2009 Heat Stress in Ruminants
• July 2009 Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle
• June 2009 One Hundred Years of Nitrogen Fertilizer from Fossil Fuel
• May 2009 Deeper Organic Agriculture
• April 2009 Canada’s Disappearing Farmland
• March 2009 Graduate Students Receive Top Honours
• February 2009 Nanotechnology: Environmental Superhero or Ticking Time Bomb?
• See more OACC news articles

 

F. Useful Links

• ACORN (Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network)
• Organic Council of Nova Scotia
• PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-op

 

 

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