Organic
Friends'
E-Zine |
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| Highlighting
up-dates to the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada
(OACC) website |
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December
2009 |
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Photo of the Month
by Paula Menzies
These snow-covered sheep, spotted
on a farm that is participating in a
parasite
research
study, are enjoying a winter's day under the watchful eye of their
guard dog.
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Research
- Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review 2009
- Optimal seeding rate for organic production of lentil in the northern Great Plains 2009
- Comparison of the meat and carcass quality of lambs raised in organic or conventional production systems 2009
- The profitability of organic soybean production 2009
- Purchasing foods produced on organic, small and local farms: A mixed method analysis of New England consumers 2009
- The Magnitude and Impacts of the Biotech and Organic Seed Price Premiums (Organic Centre USA) (PDF, 845 kb) 2009
- Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada 2007
Extension
- Making organic small grains work on your farm (ATTRA, webinar) 2009
Job & Student Opportunities
- Ignatius Farm CSA Internship, Guelph, Ontario (PDF 400 kb)
- Internship Opportunity with Rainbow Heritage Garden, Cobden, Ontario
Farm Animal Welfare
- Considerations for Free Farrowing Systems (OMAFRA) 2009
- Pain
management in livestock husbandry: Disbudding and dehorning (PDF
178kb)
Rural Culture
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Three poems by Mary Ellen Sullivan
Message from
the Founding Director |
I
am pleased to welcome Joanna MacKenzie to the position of OACC
Website Coordinator! She has worked on OACC research projects
and will now shift her skills and knowledge to maintaining and
developing the OACC website and E-zine. |