Organic Production Resources

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Abundance ‘Sustain’ Articles

Abundance Magazine, SaskOrganics’ quarterly publication features a ‘Sustain’ article in each issue, highlighting different agronomic topics. We have compiled each Sustain article here, latest to oldest:

Webinar Recordings 

Some of our past webinar recordings can be found for free on our YouTube playlist!

Grain Marketing Resources

Agronomists/Agrologists

In 2023, SaskOrganics put together a list of some Agronomists and Agrologists that are familiar, trained, and or experienced in working with organic producers. View list here.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Crops and Irrigation Branch has compiled valuable resources on various aspects of organic production:

Pivot & Grow

From fact sheets, to production videos, to podcasts, this site has lots of helpful info to assist organic producers, or producers who are thinking about transitioning to organic production. https://www.pivotandgrow.com/

In January of 2023, Dr. Martin Entz from the Natural Systems Agriculture Department of the University of Manitoba led a five-part Organic Agronomy series online, with sessions including: Nutrient Management, Seeds and Seeding, Tillage and Weed Control, Insect and Disease Management, and Soil Health. You can access the recordings and modules here!

University of Manitoba’s Natural Systems Agriculture Department

The Natural Systems Agriculture website is produced by a team of researchers and students in the Plant Science Department at the University of Manitoba. This team includes professors, graduate students, undergraduate students, technicians, research associates and a very helpful group of collaborating farmers. The research work conducted by their team includes both long-term and short-term studies. Their field studies include the Glenlea crop rotation study, Canada’s oldest organic vs conventional study and the Organic Crops Field Laboratory at Carman, Manitoba.

Visit their website for studies on a number of topics in organic production, or their YouTube page where you can watch field tours, coffee shop talks with an agronomist, equipment demos and more!

Swift Current Research & Development Centre-AAFC Research

Dr. Myriam Fernandez leads the Organic Research Program at the Swift Current Research & Development Centre. The first projects in the program were initiated in 2008 and their important research continues today, providing invaluable data and information for organic producers in Saskatchewan.

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada

OACC facilitates and leads research and education supporting organic producers, consumers and other organic stakeholders to foster sustainable communities.

The Organic Science Clusters are industry-supported research and development endeavors initiated by the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada at Dalhousie University in collaboration with the Organic Federation of Canada. The Organic Science Clusters are supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and many organic sector partners.

There have been two completed Organic Science Clusters, the first running from 2009-2013 and Organic Science Cluster II running from 2013-2018. Organic Science Cluster III is in progress from 2018- 2023.

AAC Oravena oat variety was developed through the Organic Science Cluster program. AAC Oravena is a white-hulled spring oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivar selected and developed under organic management. AAC Oravena yields well under organic and conventional production systems, compared to check cultivars. AAC Oravena has good milling quality. AAC Oravena was registered (Reg. No. 7561) by the Variety Registration Office, Canada Food Inspection Agency, on 3 July, 2014. Access to the published paper can be found here. It should be available from Fedoruk Seeds in 2021 or 2022.

Canadian Organic Growers

From publications, research, guides to the organic standards, to news and events, Canadian Organic Growers (COG) has a variety of resources for organic and transitioning to organic producers. Visit their website here.

Other Resources

Pollinator Resources

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