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Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

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Organic Friends' E鈥憐ine: July 2016

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As we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada this month, we thank all of those who have contributed over the years by taking a look back at the original OACC Advisory Board and OACC staff. Board members in the photo on the left are: Clark Phillips, Martin Entz, Susan MacKinnon, Jeanne Cruikshank, Ralph Martin, Adrian Vermeulen, Mike Leclair and Phil Warman. Staff members in the photo on the right are: Av Singh, Andy Hammermeister, Laurie Eagles, Derek Lynch and Ralph Martin.

In this issue:

OACC Director's Message

The OACC is thrilled to be celebrating its 15th anniversary (July 12th)! The OACC was established by Dr. Ralph Martin as part of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 2001 with its first major funding announcement. It was an exciting time and Ralph focussed his efforts on building the integrity of organic agriculture through coordinating and promoting the science of organic agriculture. Ralph was certainly a visionary, sector leader, and for me (as well as others I鈥檓 sure), an amazing mentor.

We have been blessed to have had so many individuals and organizations interested in supporting and working with us as members of our Advisory Board, graduate and summer students, collaborators in research and extension, and funding partners. I want to especially acknowledge the amazing staff who have worked with us over the years to serve not only the OACC, but the organic sector overall.

The OACC has gone through many changes over the years with different funding projects and then the transition to AV俱乐部. I want to acknowledge the tremendous and substantial commitment that the Administration of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and AV俱乐部 have provided over the years. With this 15th anniversary, the OACC is once again reviewing its vision and mission to plan how we might best serve the organic sector as part of AV俱乐部.

Please celebrate with us in true organic fashion!

Sincerely,
Andy Hammermeister, Ph.D., P.Ag.
Director, OACC
Assistant Professor, AV俱乐部 Faculty of Agriculture
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Excitement is building for the upcoming , being held from September 19-21, 2016 in Montreal-Longueuil, QC! Under the theme "Sharing research that grows organic", world renowned international and Canadian scientists will present their work in all aspects of organic agriculture. Visit the conference website at and for more information and to register. Early (at reduced cost) ends on August 15th. 听

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Practical Resources

General

  • and from the 2016 Organic Agriculture Research Symposium held in Pacific Grove, CA are now available online.

Horticulture

Field Crops

    • Natural Systems Agriculture and OrganicBiz. 2016
    • Natural Systems Agriculture and OrganicBiz. 2016
    • Natural Systems Agriculture. 2016
    • Rodale Institute. 2016

Crop Rotation

    • Rodale Institute. 2016

Transition to Organic

  • [PDF - 465 kB]
    • IRDA. 2016

Scientific Results

Field Crops

    • Agronomy Journal (2016) Online, ahead of print
    • European Journal of Agronomy (2016) 76: 1-16

Pest Management

    • Weed Research (2016) 56: 274-283

Livestock

    • PLoS ONE 11(6): e0157049

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2016) 96: 3950-3955

Post-harvest Handling, Storage and Processing

    • Sustainability (2016) 8: 569

Organic in Canada

  • [PDF - 532 kB]
    • Comment period open until August 4, 2016

News & Articles of Interest

Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities


Events

Event Location Date
Carman, MB July 15, 2016

Applications due April 29, 2016
 Netherlands July 17-24, 2016

Swift Current, SK
 August 9, 2016
Erin, ON August 24, 2016

Montr茅al-Longueuil, QC September 19-21, 2016

New Delhi, India November 9-11, 2017

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Organic Friends' E-Zine July 2016, Volume 12, Issue 9
Copyright 漏 2016 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
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