Organic Friends' E鈥憐ine: July 2016

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Organic Friends' E鈥憐ine: July 2016

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Photo of the Month
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
Practical Resources
Scientific Results
Organic in Canada
News & Articles of Interest
Student, Job and Apprentice Opportunities
Events

OACC Director's Message
The OACC is thrilled to be celebrating its 15^th anniversary (July 12^th)! 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 麻豆传媒. I want to acknowledge the tremendous and substantial commitment that the Administration of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and 麻豆传媒 have provided over the years. With this 15^th anniversary, the OACC is once again reviewing its vision and mission to plan how we might best serve the organic sector as part of 麻豆传媒. Please celebrate with us in true organic fashion! Sincerely, Andy Hammermeister, Ph.D., P.Ag. Director, OACC Assistant Professor, 麻豆传媒 Faculty of Agriculture 听

OACC Director's Message

The OACC is thrilled to be celebrating its 15^th anniversary (July 12^th)! 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 麻豆传媒. I want to acknowledge the tremendous and substantial commitment that the Administration of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and 麻豆传媒 have provided over the years. With this 15^th anniversary, the OACC is once again reviewing its vision and mission to plan how we might best serve the organic sector as part of 麻豆传媒.

Please celebrate with us in true organic fashion!

Sincerely,
Andy Hammermeister, Ph.D., P.Ag.
Director, OACC
Assistant Professor, 麻豆传媒 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

Cover crops and zone tillage for reduced risk weed management in field vegetables in eastern Canada
- AAFC. 2016

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

OACC鈥檚 Director Andy Hammermeister at China鈥檚 First Organic Science Day & Technology Innovation Forum
- Organic-Market.info. 2016
- OrganicBiz. 2016
- CBC. 2016
Summer Issue of The Canadian Organic Grower is now available

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
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