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Organic wheat and fusarium head blight

By Les Henry May 12, 2017

There have been recent farm press talks about the lack of fusarium head blight and associated vomi problems in organic wheat. Organic farmers do not spray with fungicides so how can that be? Some experts say that in a fusarium area and year there is no way to grow wheat without spraying with a fungicide. […] Read more

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Ardent’s organic wheat program expands to Saskatchewan

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 17, 2016

U.S. flour processor Ardent Mills’ plan to double organic wheat acres in the U.S. by 2019 has rolled into Saskatchewan. Ardent, the joint North American flour venture of agrifood firms Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, said Wednesday it has so far expanded “Organic Initiative 2019,” which it launched in December, to seven U.S. states plus […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canada’s organic market to focus on special crops in 2016

By GFM Network News December 30, 2015

CNS Canada — The spotlight is on special crops in Canada’s organic market, as new-crop bids for 2016 start to appear. “It’s a bit of a switch from normal,” said Laura Telford, organic sector development specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Portage la Prairie. Normally producers see high demand and prices for […] Read more

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Transitioning to organic farming

It’s not for everyone, but if you’re wondering if going organic might be for you,  here are nine tips to get you started down the path

By Patty Milligan March 30, 2015

While the number of Canadian farms dwindled by 17 per cent between 2001 and 2011, the Census of Agriculture shows a whopping 66.5 per cent increase in the number of organic farms during the same period. In 2012 farmers planted about 720,000 acres of organic field crops across Canada, 78 per cent of that was […] Read more

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Organic wheat and fusarium head blight

Ardent’s organic wheat program expands to Saskatchewan

Canada’s organic market to focus on special crops in 2016

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