Links

Here are some links to our supporters, affiliates and colleagues:

Saskatchewan Food Miles Program - foodmiles.saskorganic.com
Ecocert - www.ecocert.com
Moxies Classic Grill - www.moxies.ca
Saskatchewan Organic Directorate - www.saskorganic.com
Melcher Media & Design - www.melcher.ca
Manitoba Organic Marketplace - www.manitobaorganics.com
Organic Trade Commission - www.ota.com
Dads Nutrition - www.dadsnutrition.com
Beef Information Centre - www.beefinfo.org
Saskatchewan Organic - www.saskorganic.com
Canadian Organic Growers - www.cog.ca
Canadian Organic Regulations - www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/orgbio/orgbioe.shtml
Prepared regulations for Canadian Organic certification to come into effect June 30, 2009.
USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) - www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) - www.omri.org
An American-based organization that lists materials that can and cannot be used in organic production and processing systems
Organic Producers Association of Manitoba Co-operative Inc. (OPAM) - www.opam.mb.ca
This site will keep you up-to-date on all aspects of the organic industry in Manitoba.
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) - www.ocia.org/
Worldwide organic certification agency.
Organic Crop Producers and Processors Inc./Pro-Cert Canada Inc. (OCPRO) - www.ocpro.ca/
A third-party private Canadian certification agency that certifies producers and processors, mainly in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario.
Quality Assurance International (QAI) - www.qai-inc.com
A private U.S.-based certification agency that certifies producers, processors, traders and distributors around the world. QAI administers the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) for organic products

Organic Extension Services and Personnel Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Keri Sharpe (Stony Plain)
780-968-6556; keri_sharpe@gov.ab.ca
Ag-Info Centre
Toll-free in Alberta: 310 FARM (310-3276)
Out of province: 403-742-7901

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food

Organic Specialist:
Chantal Stumborg (Regina)
306-798-0945; chantal.stumborg@gov.sk.ca

Leroy Bader (Tisdale)
306-878-8841; leroy.bader@gov.sk.ca

Craig Klemmer (Prince Albert)
306-953-2772; craig.klemmer@gov.sk.ca

Don Perrault (Prince Albert)
306-953-2361; dperrault@agr.gov.sk.ca

Sherrilyn Phelps (North Battleford)
306-446-7475; sherrilyn.phelps@gov.sk.ca

Agriculture Knowledge Centre

Organic Specialist: Daphne Gottselig
Phone: 306-694-3727
Toll-free: 1-866-457-2377
Email: aginfo@agr.gov.sk.ca
www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/AKC

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

John Hollinger (Carman)
204-745-5643; john.hollinger@gov.mb.ca

Robin McRae - Marketing (Portage)
204-239-3368; robin.mcrae@gov.mb.ca

Marc Boulanger (Souris)
204-483-0458; marc.boulanger@gov.mb.ca

Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)

Brenda Frick (University of Saskatchewan)
306-966-4975; organic@usask.ca

Joanne Thiessen Martens (U of Manitoba)
204-474-6236; j_thiessen_martens@umanitoba.ca

Mateen Khattak (Alberta)
780-422-3825; mkhattak@nsac.ca

Researchers in Organic Agriculture University of Manitoba

Martin Entz – Cropping Systems and Agronomy
204-474-6077; m_entz@umanitoba.ca

University of Saskatchewan

Steve Shirtliffe – Agronomy and Weed Science
306-966-4959; steve.shirtliffe@usask.ca

Diane Knight – Soil Science
306-966-2703; diane.knight@usask.ca

Fran Walley – Soil Science
306-966-6854; fran.walley@usask.ca

University of Alberta

Dean Spaner – Wheat Breeding
780-492-2328; dean.spaner@ualberta.ca