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Quest Continues For Local Organic Certification

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“They trust us. That’s a lot more than a piece of paper.” – CINDY MURRAY, ORGANIC FARMER Incoming rules that make using the word “organic” to describe how she farms off limits unless she is certified won’t change how Minnedosa-area farmer Cindy Murray operates. She and husband Doug Proven plan to go right on farming
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Farming Must Change To Feed The World

The world’s farmers must quickly switch to more sustainable and productive farming systems to grow the food needed by a swelling world population and respond to climate change, FAO’s top crops expert told an international farm congress Feb. 4. In a keynote speech to 1,000 participants at the IVth World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (CA)
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Towards A Sustainable Future

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It is purely coincidental, but it seems somehow fitting that this year’s Manitoba North Dakota Zero-Tillage Farmers Association annual workshop is taking place in Brandon during Manitoba’s first-ever Organic Week. At first glance, it would seem these two production systems are polar opposites. One aims to reduce or eliminate tillage, usually replacing it with chemical
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Small farms seen spurring U. S. farm growth

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There are nearly 76,000 more U. S. farms than a few years ago but new operations tend to be smaller, more diversified and have lower sales than the average farm, according to Agriculture Department data released on Feb. 4. A USDA census taken every five years found four per cent more farms in 2007 than
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Bill 13 detailed at ag days

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Brandon Other provinces will be watching Manitoba as a new provincial law, restricting claims of “organic” strictly to certified growers and processors, comes into effect June 30. Manitoba’s own legislation, Bill 13: The Organic Agricultural Products Act (OAP) takes effect on the same day as the new federal Organic Products Regulations (OPR) becomes mandatory. The
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Rolling research shows promise

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“These observations suggest that the roller is a legitimate tool for organic farmers and it will even allow them to completely eliminate tillage in some years.” – MARTIN ENTZ Organic farmers might do well to invest in a roller for help in reducing weed pressure. An experiment in its second year at the Ian N.
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Forages can help an organic transition

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Seeking advice, maintaining a never-ending thirst for knowledge, and dealing with Mother Nature are all key to success as an organic farmer. These were some of the tips that Marc Boulanger offered during this year’s Manitoba Grazing School held in Brandon Nov. 25 and 26, when he hosted an entertaining workshop on “Transitioning to Organics.”
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Help is available to make the transition

The Manitoba Organic Transition Program (MOTP) is a program being administered through MAFRI GO (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatiative – Growing Opportunities) and was recently set up to “help farmers discover the rewards of organic agriculture.” “I think that if you are interested, you should definitely take a look into transitioning to organics,” said
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Province assists organic startup

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”We’re hoping to encourage about another 110 farmers to grow organics.” – JOHN HOLLINGER With demand for organically produced foods exceeding the local supply, the Manitoba government wants more farmers to consider organic farming. It has introduced a program to help producers with the transitioning costs. Provincial organics specialist John Hollinger said converting to an

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