Michelle Carkner from the University of Manitoba speaks at Advancing Organics 2025 in Saskatoon, Sask.

Filtering seed guide information for Prairie organic farms

Variety traits prioritized in organic farming sometimes don’t mesh with what conventional producers need to know when choosing seed for the year

Reading Time: 2 minutes Variety traits prioritized in organic farming sometimes don’t mesh with what conventional producers need to know when choosing seed for the year



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New U.S. organic rules cause headaches for Canadian exporters

The rule, which implements mandates from the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, requires National Organic Program (NOP) certificates for all organic imports, and certification of businesses at more points of the supply chain, among other changes the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release in January 2023.