Hosted by Karen Klassen, Scott Beaton · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 31 episodes
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Tune in as we are joined by industry experts and farmers to discuss important issues in organic grain farming. Check out our website at www.manitobaorganicalliance.com and www.pivotandgrow.com and see what organic grain production can do for you. We bring the resources, tools and expertise you need to get growing! Grain on the Brain podcast is created by the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative; working to create resilience and stability in the prairie organic grain sector. This podcast is partially funded by the Prairie Organic Development Fund.
Karen Klassen, Scott Beaton hosts Grain on the Brain, a science show with 31 episodes published.
Resources Use Driftwatch and Beewatch to map your fields and bee colonies to prevent unwanted pesticides and keep the bees safe! https://driftwatch.org/ Guest bio for Ian Steppler Ian Steppler is a third-generation farme
Resources You can learn more about all of the organic science cluster projects here: https://www.organic-science-canada.ca/about-us/ And specifically learn about the project discussed today here: https://www.organic-scie
Resources DriftWatch is now active across all three Prairie provinces! Whether you’re a farmer, applicator, or beekeeper, this platform is here for you. Visit Drift watch and map your farm here: https://mb.driftwatch.org
Resources links There are many online resources to help with getting started in organic certification that are continually updated. Canadian Organic Growers has a detailed overview of the steps to transition. https://cog
Resources links Learn more about struvite from the Manitoba Cooperator: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/struvite-fertilizer-from-winnipeg-sewers/ Organic Federation Canada published a detailed article
Creating a nutrient budget will help you evaluate the effect of nutrient management on your fields’ sustainability and help you assess efficiency and improve resource allocation. The Nutrient Budgeting Web App was develo
Resources links Canada Grazing Exchange A free online platform connecting livestock owners with landowners across Canada who have available grazing land or cover crops. A great tool to help improve soil health and make t
Today Scott talks with John Cote who runs John Boy Farms near St. Agathe Manitoba. John shares about his experience growing vegetables for the local market and how and why he chose to focus on garlic. They also cover a f
In this episode, Scott interviews Cody Straza and Ian Cushon in a live panel format, recorded at the Organic Connections show in Saskatoon. Both are experienced organic farmers and they cover a wide variety of topics inc
Resources links Rodale Institute has some excellent information around composting as well https://rodaleinstitute.org/why-organic/organic-farming-practices/composting/
Resources links One fantastic way to build soil health and improve the water infiltration capacity of your soil is to integrate livestock onto your land. For grain farmers who don’t own livestock, MOA and MFGA have built
Resources links You can contact Neal Wagar, Manitoba Technical Sales Rep via email neal@overtonee.ca or phone (204-218-2221) for any questions about Ecotea. Recent study results have been uploaded to our website as well
Resources links Curtis mentioned Manitoba Agriculture’s Soil Management Guide as a great resource in learning more about soils in general and how to manage them: https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/environment/soil-managem
Resources links Check out the Rodale Institute resources, webinars and courses https://rodaleinstitute.org/why-organic/organic-basics/ Education Course https://rodaleinstitute.org/education/ https://courses.rodaleinstitu
Resources links The WADO annual report with its 2020 results can be found here: https://mbdiversificationcentres.ca/westman-agricultural-diversification-organization/ You can also use their search tool to find the result
The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security supports a national Participatory Plant Breeding Program - PPB - with the University of Manitoba that puts farmers in the driver's seat to select varieties that are a
Resources links Check out Dr. Kris Nichols’ website to learn more about her work and soil health resources: https://kris-systems.com/ She has a method in her Resources section for COLLECTING SOIL AGGREGATES AND MEASURING
Resources links You can get involved as a Farmer For Climate Solutions by going to their website and clicking on the Take Action button https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/ Find more information about the newly release
Guest bio for Dr. Doug Cattani Doug received his BSA and MSc. from the University of Manitoba (Plant Breeding) and his PhD. from Wageningen University, The Netherlands in Plant Production Ecology. He has worked with herb
Resources Our resource list this episode is directly from our guest Ward Middleton and includes the resources he has found helpful on his own farm. For farmers who may be interested in integrating livestock that they do
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