• January 2009 Organic Producers Identify Research Needs
• December 2008 Agriculture in the Age of Declining Fossil Fuels
• November 2008 Sustaining the Community that Sustains Us
• October 2008 Using Multiple Methods Key to Weed Control Success
• September 2008 Producers and Researchers Share Understanding at Organic Field Days
• August 2008 Keys to Phosphorus Management are Cycling and Recycling
• July 2008 Where Has All The Phosphorus Gone?
• June 2008 Crop rotation key to increasing nutrient content of grains
• May 2008 University of Alberta Student Wins International Organic Scholarship
• April 2008 Organic Pioneer Victor Chrapko Honoured
• March 2008 Organic Pig Production
• February 2008 Rolling toward Organic No-till
• February 2008 Reducing Tillage with Sweetclover Green Manure
• January 2008 Building Community To Support Agriculture
• November 2007 Plant Larger Seeds for More Competitive Crop
• October 2007 Organic Fertility: Are Green Manures Enough?
• September 2007 Alberta Organics Strong, With Room to Grow
• August 2007 Summer Gatherings Foster Organic Growth
• July 2007 Haskap Research Bears Fruit with Organic Potential
• June 2007 Forage Fantastic
• June 2007 Pick a Peck of Prairie Pulses
• June 2007 Alternatives in Animal Care
• May 2007 Seeding: To Till or Not To Till
• April 2007 Marc Loiselle wins Outstanding Organic Farmer of Year Award
• March 2007 Pick Green Manures for Energy Efficient Nitrogen
• February 2007 High School Student Discovers the Benefits of Intercropping
• January 2007 Spaner Lab Scores Hat Trick at Organic Connections
• January 2007 Going With The Grains

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"All Things Organic" Articles by Ian Cushon

Ian Cushon is an organic farmer from Oxbow, Sask and Chair of the OACC Board. He sometimes writes a column on various aspects of organic farming for The Western Producer.

• January 2009 Soil Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fixation on Organic Dairy Farms
• December 2008 Balance is the Key
• November 2008 Organic Farmers and the Social Economy
• October 2008 “Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds” by Claire Hope Cummings
• September 2008 Challenges from the European Wireworm
• August 2008 The Anatomy of Cereal Seed: Optimizing grain quality involves getting the right proportions within the seed
• July 2008 Marketing Grain 101
• June 2008 A snapshot of an Organic Community
• May 2008 Environmental Benefits of Organic Dairy
• April 2008 Reducing pesticide risk in soybean production
• March 2008 Are organic and hydroponics a good fit?
• February 2008 Fueling organic soils with forages
• January 2008 Linking Organic Knowledge
• December 2007 Phosphate rock: a viable option for organic farmers?
• November 2007 Animal welfare emerging as critical issue for animal agriculture
• October 2007 "Pandemonium" : Courting Chaos Through Agriculture
• September 2007 "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" By Michael Pollan
• August 2007 "Heat" - By George Monbiot
• July 2007 Is There Enough Soil Phosphorus on Organic Farms?
• June 2007 Walking the Talk: Certifying Organic Research Land
• May 2007 Vineyards and Intercropping: An Organic Tippler’s Paradise
• April 2007 Raymond Loo Recognized Internationally as an Outstanding Organic Farmer
• March 2007 Introducing…Local Organic Milk!
• February 2007 Making the Big Switch!
• January 2007 Working Together Works for Atlantic Organic Farmers

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