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Organic Friends' E鈥憐ine: March 2017

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The , with members representing a wide cross section of the Canadian organic community, met in Ottawa on March 1 & 2.

In this issue:

Call for Letters of Intent & Priority Research Areas for Organic Science Cluster III

The (OFC), in collaboration with AV俱乐部鈥檚 Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC), are pleased to announce the Call for Letters of Intent for research in Organic Science Cluster III (2018-2023). 听

This Letter of Intent process is being conducted in anticipation that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada鈥檚 next Agricultural Policy Framework will include another Science Cluster Initiative.

The deadline for submission of Letters of Intent is April 10, 2017.


For more information, please see the documents below or visit www.dal.ca/OACC/OSCIII

Letter of Intent Form, Guidelines, and Priority Research Areas

  • Letter of Intent Guidelines for Researchers [PDF - 647 kB]
    Please read this document carefully, as it provides details of the application process, priority research areas, and further guidance about what should be included in a Letter of Intent.
  • [Word file]
    Please use this form for submitting a Letter of Intent, following the noted page limits and instructions. [Note: If you are experiencing difficulties opening this link, try right clicking on the link, then selecting "Save Link As..."]
  • [PDF - 281 kB]
    The organic sector has been undergoing a national assessment of research priorities. While a full assessment is not yet complete, preliminary results of the research needs assessment have identified the priorities that can help inform applications to Organic Science Cluster III, to supplement the Letter of Intent Guidelines for Researchers.

Please note that due to time and budget considerations, this Call for Letters of Intent is being issued in English and we request that all Letters of Intent be submitted in English.

Organic Science Cluster II

Latest research results

Theme B. Horticultural crops: Advancing the science of vegetable, fruit and novel horticultural crops

    • Applied Soil Ecology (2016) 110: 91-103
    • Acta Horticulturae (2016) 1137: 27-32

Theme C. Crop pests: Innovation in sustainable pest management strategies

    • Acta Horticulturae (2015) 1079: 159-164
    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2015) 95: 2996-3002
    • LWT Food Science and Technology (2016) 65: 557-564
    • Acta Horticulturae (2015) 1079: 589-592

Theme D. Livestock: Optimizing animal health and welfare for productivity and quality

    • Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2015) 95: 533-537

Practical Resources

Horticulture

    • eOrganic. 2017

    • eOrganic. 2017

Field Crops

    • Manitoba Organic Alliance - Growing Quality Organic Grains Video Presentations from Brandon Ag Days. 2017
    • Manitoba Organic Alliance - Growing Quality Organic Grains Video Presentations from Brandon Ag Days. 2017

Ecology and Environment

    • eOrganic. 2017

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

    • Frontiers in Microbiology (2017) 7: 2064

Field Crops

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2017) 239: 219-227
    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2017) 239: 324-333

Crop Rotation

    • Field Crops Research (2017) 204: 158-168
    • Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2017) 97: 1-5

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

    • Crop Science (2017) 57: 626-636
    • Field Crops Research (2017) 204: 76-88

Livestock

    • Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2017) 9: 1-5

Ecology and Environment

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

    • Public Health Nutrition (2017) 20: 638-648
    • Scientia Horticulturae (2017) 216: 148-159
    • British Journal of Nutrition (2017) 117: 325-334

Marketing and Economics

    • British Food Journal (2017) 119: 542-557

Food for Organic Thought

    • Science Advances (2017) 3: e1602638
    • Organic Agriculture (2017) Online, ahead of print

Organic in Canada

    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017
  • [PDF - 669 kB]
    • Canada Organic Trade Association. 2017
  • [PDF - 587 kB]
    Comment period open until April 6, 2017

News & Articles of Interest

    • FiBL. 2017
    • Draft position paper open for comment until March 31, 2017
  • OrganicBiz articles
    • USC Canada/The Hill Times. 2017

Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities


  • Position open until filled

Events

Event Location Date

Swift Current, SK
 April 7, 2017
Online April 10 - November 3, 2017
Vienna, Austria April 23-28, 2017
New Delhi, India November 9-11, 2017

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Organic Friends' E-Zine March 2017, Volume 13, Issue 5
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