Organic Agriculture in Ontario

 

A. Research Research Articles Soils Field Crops Livestock Social Science Other Researchers in Ontario Main Research page B. Extension Extension Resources Extension Specialists Main Extension page C. Courses Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa Chapter (COG-Ottawa) Organic Marketing Web-based Campus-based

Ten percent organic within 15 years: Policy and program initiatives to advance organic food and farming in Ontario, Canada Organic Meadow celebrates 20th Anniversary 2009 (PDF, 55 kb) Organic Research Needs - Farmer Survey Report for Ontario (PDF, 511 kb) Sources of local organic food in Ontario Organic Council of Ontario ON Organic newsletter from OMAFRA Grow Local Organic: Organic Food Strategy for Ontario: Value-added Processing (PDF, 410 kb) Ontario Goes Organic: How to Access Canada’s Growing Billion Dollar Market for Organic Food

• NEW!! Improving green manure quality with phosphate rocks in Ontario Canada
• Soil Physical Properties and Organic Matter Fractions Under Forages Receiving Composts, Manure or Fertilizer
• Use of 13C and 15N Natural Abundance Techniques to Characterize Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Composting and in Compost-Amended Soils

Organic Field Crops Research - Ontario

• Nitrogen Availability from Composts for Humid Region Perennial Grass and Legume–Grass Forage Production (NS,ON)

Organic Livestock Research - Ontario

• Integrated Nutrient Management for Organic Dairying in Ontario
• Management of Canadian Prairie Region Grazed Grasslands: Soil C Sequestration, Livestock Productivity and Profitability
• A Selection Index for Organic Dairy Farms in Ontario (PDF)

Organic Social Science Research - Ontario

• Organic Farmers and Rural Development (PDF)

Miscellaneous Organic Research - Ontario

• NEW!! Ten percent organic within 15 years: Policy and program initiatives to advance organic food and farming in Ontario, Canada
• Assessing Composting, Soil, Crop and Livestock Management for Organic and Transitional Systems in Ontario
• Nutrient and Energy Flows on Organic and Transitional Farms in Ontario
• On-Farm Surveys of Organic Farm Practice in Ontario