Organic Agricultural Extension in Québec

• Horticulture
• Field Crops
• Livestock
• Organic Extension Agents in Québec

A. Horticulture

• Asian pears latest success story for exotic fruit fancier

B. Field Crops

• 40% increase in the available supply of organic food baskets
• Evaluation of the potential of no-till seeding in organic agriculture in Quebec: Building a cover crop “crimper-roller” and farm trials
• Mechanical Weeding Equipment for Field Crops (Agri-Réseau)
• Mechanical Weeding of Cereals (Agri-Réseau)
• Mechanical Weeding of Corn (Agri-Réseau)
• Mechanical Weeding of Soybeans (Agri-Réseau)
• Operating Budget and Production Costs Estimation for Certified Organic Grain Farms in Quebec (CRAAQ)
• Prevention of Weeds in Field Crops (Agri-Réseau)
• Quackgrass Control Methods in Organic Agriculture
• Seeding rate for weed control in organic spring wheat (OACC)
• When it comes to organized support for CSAs, Canadians have a
  thing or two to teach us, don’t cha know? [or, eh?]
  • New Farm article by Don Lotter about the D-Trois-Pierres CSA, outside of Montreal, Quebec

C. Livestock

• NEW!! Organic milk production in Great Britain (Valacta)
• The ABC’s of Organic Dairy Production (CRAAQ) (PDF, 884 kb)
• Assessment of Milk Quality and Dairy Herd Health under Organic Management (Agri-Réseau)
• Epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes on organic sheep farms in Canada (OACC)
• Guide to on-farm stunning and euthanasia of speciality poultry and barnyard fowl
• Handbook for the control of internal parasites in sheep (PDF, 4 MB)
• "My Choice is Organic" by Serge Leclerc (CRAAQ)

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