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Organic Friends' E‑zine: August 2016

Photo of the Month, provided by Myriam Fernandez
Over the summer, Canada's organic community gathers at field days across the country to share experiences and learn. Pictured here is Myriam Fernandez discussing a cover crop trial with a record number of participants at the Low-Input Agricultural Systems Field Day, held at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre on August 9.

In this issue:

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.

Hurry - early (at reduced cost) ends today (August 15th)!Ìý

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Practical Resources

Soils and Fertility

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    • FAO. 2016

Crop Rotation

    • EU's Optimizing Subsidiary Crop Application in Rotations. 2016

Seed Production and Plant Breeding

    • eOrganic. 2016
    • eOrganic. 2016
    • eOrganic. 2016
    • Organic Seed Alliance. 2016

Livestock


    • HealthyHens consortium. 2016

Nutrition, Safety and Health of Organic Foods

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    • The Organic Center (USA). 2016

Scientific Results

Soils and Fertility

    • Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2016) 230: 329-340

Horticulture

    • Soil and Tillage Research (2016) 163: 243-254

Field Crops

    • European Journal of Agronomy (2016) 79: 131-141
    • Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) 31: 288-299
    • Field Cr