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Record-Keeping Workshops Planned

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Canadian Organic Growers and the Organic Food Council of Manitoba are offering two new continuing education opportunities for Manitoba farmers before they get into the field this spring. These one-day workshops are designed to help farmers handle the record-keeping requirements of organic production, learn about the new organic rules that came into force last summer,
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Organic Farming May Help Meet Climate Goals

The conversion of all U. K. farmland to organic farming would achieve the equivalent carbon savings to taking nearly one million cars off the road, the Soil Association said Nov. 26. Britain’s largest organic certification body, issuing results of a research project, said on average organic farming produces 28 per cent higher levels of soil
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U. K. Organic Food Needs To Be Cheaper

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Organic food in Britain is often too expensive in comparison with non-organic products and the price gap must narrow if the struggling sector is to return to strong growth, the Organic Trade Board said. Organic bread costs nearly a third more than non-organic, while the differential for Gala apples was 69 per cent. “More than
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“Organic” Really Means Accountability

The Co-operator has been generous in its coverage of organic events in recent months, first with the launch of the Manitoba Organic Alliance in March and more recently, the June 30 implementation
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Canada And U. S. Agree On Organic Standards

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Canada can now export certified organic products to U. S. markets without getting American certification, now that both countries have agreed to accept each other’s national standards for organic food. The long-awaited equivalency agreement, announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) June 17, means organic farmers
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Organic Directory Launched

MAFRI RELEASE An organic food directory is available to help consumers, restaurants, retailers, food handlers and processors locate local certified organic food sources, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced Feb. 16 during Organic Week. “Organic food has grown tremendously in popularity in recent years and this directory will simplify the purchasing process
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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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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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“Organic province” possible, not probable

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Should Manitoba become an organic province? A farmer complaining about tight pesticide restrictions mused about how this could be coming. While he was speaking in jest, he might find support for the move. At the Organic Producers Association of Manitoba (OPAM) fall seminar here Nov. 15, provincial organic specialist John Hollinger announced a small program
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Organic milk finally produced in Manitoba

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Homegrown organic milkwill finally be available on grocery shelves in Manitoba before the end of this year. Organic Meadow of Guelph, Ontario plans to commercially launch locally-produced organic milk in either late November or early December, dairy farmers were told last week. The milk will come from farms belonging to a Manitoba organic milk co-operative.

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