PEI Periodical and Article Database

: Report suggests priorities for organic co-op; Dynamic Outcomes Consulting was hired by the PEI Certified Organic Producers Cooperative (PEICOPC) to help the organization to identify priorities for its strategic planning. The consultancy group conducted interviews with a cross-section of PEICOPC membership and presented its report at the co-op's annual meeting. Feedback from the AGM discussion was incorporated into their final report. Recommendations included: PEICOPC develop closer links with the Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network (ACORN); PEICOPC should explore the "Research Coordination Program" offered by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as other industry groups that provide support funding opportunities for research; and PEICOPC should direct its lobbying efforts toward both elected officials and the Department of Agriculture. The consultants recommended that key messages be to be communicated include: The need to provide the organic sector with adequate funding to ensure continued growth; additional financial support for the PEICOPC, and the need for certification regulations to be approved. Dynamic Outcomes Consulting also suggested that the organization develop a "go to" website for both current organic producers and those looking to make the switch to organic.

: Report suggests road map for improving food literacy; report compiled by Centre for Food in Canada defines "food literacy" and promotes the Centre's efforts to develop a national food strategy

: Research examines possible link between soybeans and white mold; PEI Soil and Crop Association hired Phoenix Agricultural Services, with funding from PEI ADAPT Council, to study if the increase in white mold in Island potato fields are linked to an additional soybean acreage [Salute to Agriculture special insert]., ***unscanned

: Research from Island company published in scientific journal; "The journal PLOS ONE recently published research from an Island based company, [Avivagen Inc.], on a new type of natural alternative to the use of antibiotics in livestock feeds for growth production and disease prevention.", ***unscanned

: Research now centered on best ways to grow buckwheat; While buckwheat has commercial value and is on the rise in Canada, most Island farmers are using it, along with mustard, in an effort to control one of the most destructive pests ever to strike Island fields -- wireworm., ***unscanned

: Research on tap; Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers. "What is equality anyways?" on January 7, led by Dr. Ann Braithwaite, Women's Studies

: Research shows promise for Prospect variety in reducing nitrate levels; Ryan Barrett, research coordinator and communications officer with the PEI Potato Board, is interested in a project from Erin Bishop at the University of Guelph, which concluded the Prospect potato variety is able to slow down nitrate leaching, while at the same time being cost effective., ***unscanned

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