Demand for organic products has been strong and growing for many years, but organic producers are facing challenges in today’s economic situation. Facing these challenges was the focus of ProCert’s Update Meeting in Regina last month as the certification company celebrated its 20th anniversary in the organic business. Tom Cowell of Growers International Organic Sales […] Read more
Brenda Frick
Stories by Brenda Frick
Market opportunities abound for organic produce – Organic Matters
Fresh, local and organic make up the hat trick that can move the horticulture game forward on the Prairies. More than 90 percent of the fruit and vegetables eaten on the Prairies are grown outside of the region. Of course, some of those, especially bananas and citrus fruit, can’t be grown here. However, we can […] Read more
Organic research blossoms south of the border – Organic Matters
Increasingly, researchers in the American Midwest are learning to work with organic systems. Several organic researchers gathering this summer in Dickinson, North Dakota, to report on findings at the First Organic Field Day held by North Dakota State University. The field day and conference was led by Pat Carr, agronomist at NDSU. Despite the rainy […] Read more
Consider seed cleaning when selecting crop – Organic Matters
Organic farmers wondering what crops to grow this spring are likely considering soil fertility, balanced rotations and market demands. But ease of seed cleaning is another consideration. Farmers commonly have plant mixtures at harvest, whether they intercrop intentionally, have volunteer plants from a previous year, or have weeds that escaped control. Usually farmers can predict […] Read more
