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Saving heritage seed in a Manitoba Mennonite village
On a cold, sunny day in February, a small group of passionate seed savers gathers in a historic town to talk about seeds and where they came from. It’s a town called Neubergthal, Manitoba. The...
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Red Fife: a niche wheat for small-scale organic growers
Organic farmers examine a field of Red Fife at Loiselle Family Organic Farm Organic Alberta hosted a conference in Strathmore on March 3, 2014. A panel of organic wheat growers (Bernie Ehnes and Marc...
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The Genesis of Organic Wheat
Organic growers heard the news about the recent registration of an organically bred variety of oat at the Organic Alberta conference last year in Olds. At this year’s conference in Barrhead, we heard...
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North Dakota seed growers named farmers of the year
From the MOSES (Mid-west Organic and Sustainable Education Service) conference, the largest organic conference in the US (1300 people this year). More on the conference here...
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Canadian Seed Finder
Seeds of Diversity Canada has created an excellent resource to help source seed across Canada. Ecological Seed Finder finds seed from based on crop, variety, region and can even filter for organic...
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GE Alfalfa release delayed
Forage Genetics International, the licence-holder of GE alfalfa that was approved for registration in Canada last year, has delayed its Canadian release for another year. Read the story in the Western...
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Open Source Seed
A group of scientists, seed growers and breeders have launched a new campaign in an effort to keep seeds in the hands of farmers. The new website was launched with much fanfare, including an interview...
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Bill C-18 delayed
The bill that will bring in UPOV ’91 to Canada has reached its second reading in the house, but will be delayed until the Fall, when Parliament resumes. This will leave more time for farmers and the...
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The organic market is open in Japan!
Big news for Canadian organic companies this week. The Canadian Organic Trade Association has been working long and hard on this, and it has finally come through: equivalency with Japan, the largest...
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Growing Organic Hemp in Canada
Industrial hemp has been legal to grow in Canada since 1998. Since this time, the industry has grown in the Prairies to over 60,000 acres in 2014. There are two products from hemp: fibre and grain. As...
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