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ORGANIC
SPRING 2016
ISSUE 01
VOLUME 07
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DEBBIE MILLER
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Executive Director
Becky Lipton:
587-521-2400 | becky.lipton@organicalberta.org
Board Members
Representatives elected by region:
(N) North (S) South (C) Central
(M) Member at Large
President: Ward Middleton (C):
780-939-7549 | midmore@xplornet.ca
Vice President: Tim Hoven (S):
403-302-2748 | timhoven@gmail.com
Treasurer: Heather Kerschbaumer (N):
780-835-4508 | gaseeds@kerbagroup.com
Secretary: Trevor Aleman (S):
403-308-4003 | trevor@busybeasmarketgarden.com
Lawrence Ashmead (M):
403-971-9682 | lawrence.ashmead@
freshdirectproduce.com
Janice Shelton (N):
780-623-7664 | tjshelton@mcsnet.ca
Danny Turner (M)
780-469-1900 | danny@theorganicbox.ca
Dawn Boileau (C)
780-218-2430 | sunrise-gardens@hotmail.com
Abbie Stein-MacLean (M)
780-984-3068 | asteinmaclean@gmail.com
Charles Newell (AB rep at federal level)
780-809-2247 | newellsfarm@gmail.com
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Thank you to The Organic Box and chef Brad Smoliak for providing our recipe
this month! They have a great partnership, developing recipes featuring Alberta
Organic ingredients that are available seasonally each month and then sharing
them with us via https://blog.theorganicbox.ca/. Do you have a great recipe,
preferably that features something you grow on your own farm? We would love to
include it in an upcoming issue. Send your recipes to Debbie.miller@organicalberta.
org, or #1, 10329 61st Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6H 1K9. Thank you!
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The goal of the calls is to build community and grow capacity through
exchange and learning. The who's who in the prairie organic sector
will be on this call. Don't miss it!
Seeking
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Cross-Provincial Updates
10:1510:30 AM
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Contact us:
Toll-free: (800) 516-3300
Phone: (613) 236-6451
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About CSI
The Centre for Systems Integration, a division of
the Canadian Seed Institute, is a proven service
provider of quality assurance programs in the
agriculture sector.
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Organic markets have been strong for the past couple of years and that
is not showing any signs of change in the 2016-17 crop year. Demand for
organic oat finished product has shown double digit percentage growth
year after year, and that is being reflected in record high forward pricing
for growers going into the new year. We are contracting for $7/bushel
for winter 2017 organic oats, butdue to the increase in oat acres this
year, that space is filling up fast.
ORGANIC MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES
CLASSIFIED ADS
Diversify with Albertas upcoming frost tolerant specialty crop!
Grow Quinoa! Organic Total production contracts available
for 2016. Premium returns, guaranteed markets and delivery.
www.quinoa.com 306.933.9525
Grower's International is buying all kinds of wheat, durum,
barley, oats, flax, spelt, peas, mustard and lentils. Call one of
our buyers today! Mark Gimby: 306-652-4529, Braden Neuls:
204-918-5822, Lorne Lix: 204-924-7050.
F.W. Cobs is buying HRSW and feed grains, including Barley,
Peas, Rye, Screenings, and more. We buy FOB the farm,
delivered to Loreburn, SK or loaded rail. Call 888-531-4888
ext 7 or 8.
Are you looking for a consistent supply of Organic Soybean
meal? Shafer Commodities can assist you with all of your
organic needs, we are also buying HRS, durum, flax, barley
& peas 403-328-5066.
Wanted: finished certified organic cattle and feeder cattle.
For Sale: Certified organic alfalfa seed, feeder hogs, and milking
cows. Also Freezer pork, lamb and beef. Contact Peter Lundgard
at Nature's Way Farm 780-338-2934
Trade and Export Canada is buying all grades of organic grains.
Call 1-306-433-4700.
Looking for certified Organic, Yellow peas(Grande)70 bus,
Green peas(Stryker)90 bus, and Large or Medium Green lentils
50 bus. Call or text David at New Life Organic Foods
1-306-393-9115
Other commodities such as flax, wheat, and barley are also showing
large gains in demand, and are sustaining prices at very profitable levels.
New crop flax contracts are at $35/bushel, soft white wheat has been
in the $17-$18 range, and milling barley has been around $10/bushel.
Special crops such as lentils, mustards and peas are also showing gains
in demand, which also corresponds to a growth in acreage. These crops
can be a little more challenging to grow and market organically, but with
pricing at todays levels, they definitely are proving to be a very profitable
option on the farm.
Always check with more than one buyer when marketing your organic
crops, as different buyers are selling into different markets and can have
significantly differing prices. Always read your contracts, as you may be
agreeing to something that you did not discuss with your buyer. Finally,
it is very important to ensure that your buyer is licensed and bonded
by the CGC to protect you from issues that can arise such as nonpayment, or undue discounts.
MARKET PRICES
The following prices are compliments of OrganicBiz.ca. They gather
and post monthly price information at organicbiz.ca/category/markets/.
Big thank you to Laura Telford from Manitoba for all her time and energy
in collecting past price data for us!
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We clean cereals,
oilseeds, and
pulse crops.
Contact Glen Hartel at 403-578-3810
or coroseed@xplornet.com
Locations available in
Wetaskiwin, Brooks, Stettler
Contact:
780.604.2634
slava@e-equities.ca
enduranceequities.ca
IRIS VAISMAN
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MELISA ZAPISOCKY
ORGANIC
DANA PENRICE ACCEPTING PEAVEY
MARTS CONTRIBUTION TO BUILDING
THE YOUNG AGRARIAN PROGRAM
YOUNG AGRARIANS
OATS
FLAX
BARLEY
MUSTARD
WHEAT
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NEED AN
ON-SITE ORGANIC
AGRONOMIST?
Wishing you had help with planning your
rotation? Need tips to handle weed pressure?
Help is available!
Agronomists are there to help you look for
ways to increase your soil productivity. They
also work to improve the quality of seed and
help you solve organic cropping challenges.
The Prairie Organic Grain Initiative recently
hosted Organic Agronomist Training in
Alber ta and Saskatchewan, and is planning
more for Manitoba this summer. Organic
agronomists are now available to assist on
a fee-for-service basis. If you are interested,
get connected by contacting Iris.Vaisman@
prairieorganicgrain.org.
OATS
COATED GRAINS
& CLUSTERS
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Foliar Products
Granular Fertilizers
Soil Amendments
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2.
After a few years of organic grain production, the field can be reseeded to hay, if that is
desirable. Organic production can be rotated
through the hay fields, as they need rejuvenation. Alternately, including cattle on a grain farm
increases the range of weed management options, and improves nutrient cycling.
One of the primary benefits of cattle is that
they provide top-notch fer tilizer. Urine is an
ideal form of nitrogen, with excellent biological
MANURE APPLICATION.
3.
STUBBLE GRAZING.
BALE GRAZING.
CLASSIFIED
ADS
Need help with your Growing
Forward 2 grant applications?
Contact AG Consulting! We have
10+ years of experience successfully
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our clients. For more info,
call 403-620-4209 or visit
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Contact:
Jake, Kelly, Tom or Glen@ 306-931-4576
sales@sunrisefoods.ca
Sunrise Foods International Inc. - Saskatoon, SK
Licensed and Bonded by the Canadian Grain Commission