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- Monday, February 17, 2025
"Pesticides and Prairie Wetlands" with Dr. Christy Morrissey
FREE! Thursday, February 26, from 7-8 PM on Zoom!
We are excited to announce the next event in our NatureCity Conversation series! Join us for "Pesticides and Prairie Wetlands" with Dr. Christy Morrissey on Thursday, February 26, from 7-8 PM on Zoom!
➡️ Register for this free online event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../SPSHwHtsQRK8g8VZr53KPQ...
In the spring of 2021, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) released their final decisions on the re-evaluation of the most widely used insecticides in Canada, the neonicotinoids– compounds that are banned in the European Union. The PMRA surprised the scientific community by reversing their own earlier (2016) proposed decision to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoid products due to “unacceptable risk to aquatic organisms.” This recent controversial decision, which was an apparent flip-flop, represents a familiar scenario for pesticide registration in North America. Here I highlight how this protracted regulatory process for neonicotinoids is an example of a familiar industry-led effort to bend the science, by targeting scientists and demanding an increased burden of proof. This presentation represents a call to action to increase the speed of regulatory decisions for pesticides, remove industry influence in the regulatory process, and communicate the decision-making process more transparently to improve public trust.
➡️ For more details on our 2025 NatureCity Conversation series head to our website: https://wildaboutsaskatoon.org/conversations/
Wild About Saskatoon joyfully advocates for nature in beautiful Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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- Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Imperatives for a Sustainable Future Reversing the existential crises of pesticide-induced illness, biodiversity collapse, and the climate emergency,
41st National Forum Series - 2024 - Session 1 of Beyond Pesticides’ 41st National Forum, Imperatives for a Sustainable Future—Reversing the existential crises of pesticide-induced illness, biodiversity collapse, and the climate emergency, from October 30, 2024.
Session 1 - featuring keynote speaker Felix zu Löwenstein, PhD. Followed by Roundtable Discussion: Transitioning to Universal Adoption of Organic Land Management, featuring Alan Lewis, Colehour Bondera, Linley Dixon, with special guest Chip Osborne, and moderated by Jay Feldman.
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Organic and Low Input Field day
July 31st, 2024, all day
Organic and Low Input Field day
Swift Current Research and Development Centre
www/saskorganics.org/event/organic-low-input-field-day-2/
For more info, please call 1-306-770-4432
morning field trial, catered lunch, afternoon presentations
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024
organic field day and facility tour in the Carrot River area
17 July 2024
A big thank you to La Meunerie Milanaise for their sponsorship of the lunch during the Carrot River Organic Field Day on July 17
https://lamilanaise.com/en/
Join TCO Chapter 3, SaskOrganics and local Organic farmers for an organic field day and facility tour in the Carrot River area!
We'll start the day at River’s Edge Seeds for a tour of their organic hempseed cleaning plant! Next we'll travel to the Lefebvre farm to learn about Intermediate Wheatgrass (IWG) and the ADOPT Project investigating its dual-use potential, simultaneous grain and forage, when grown in Northeast Saskatchewan under organic production, view the farm’s organic red clover fields and we’ll learn about some of the common red and yellow clover pests and some strategies for organic producers management of these pests, view and interrow cultivator and more!
Attendees will enjoy Lunch, refreshments and networking
Visit our Website for more info and to register:
https://saskorganics.org/event/carrot-river-field-day/- Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Many more organic events across SK
- Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NEW! 40th National Forum Series 2023 (Virtual) ( Beyond Pesticides)
September 14 | 1:00-3:30 pm Eastern (EDT)
NEW! 40th National Forum Series — 2023 (Virtual) ( Beyond Pesticides)
Forging a Future with Nature
The existential challenge to end petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer use
Seminar 1 — September 14 | 1:00-3:30 pm Eastern (EDT)
featuring David Goulson, PhD and André Leu, DSc.
REGISTER NOW
11 am Regina time
- Friday, July 14, 2023
Organic and Low Input Field Day_ please register
FREE Thursday, 27 July 2023 , Swift Current
Organic and Low Input Field Day
Thursday, 27 July 2023
Swift Current Research and Development Centre 1 Airport Road Swift Current, SK S9H 3X2
Cost: FREE.
Registration: Please register as soon as possible as it helps the organizers prepare for this event. Registration closes July 26th at Midnight.
Directions & Details: See details and maps below.
Time: Registration and Networking 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. CST. Departure for fields at 8:30 a.m. sharp.
Program: *Subject to change
Field tours and presentations (outdoor and indoor) on topics including:
? Organic intercropping and following sole crop ? Organic cover crops and following cash crop ? Organic living mulch and following grain crop ? Contribution of oat to soil fertility and growth of subsequently-grown crops under organic management ? Differences in pH between organic & non-organic soil ? Greenhouse gas measurements in crops ? Biocontrol of pathogens ? Organic Farming - can it reduce disease issues? ? Glyphosate in organic soils ? On-Farm Climate Action Fund
? Grasshoppers: resistance in different crop species; research and management in organic production; SaskOrganics Grasshopper Survey report ? Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation update on program changes and grasshopper claims ? Organic Biopesticide Solutions: addressing supply gaps
And networking until 5 p.m.
- Sunday, June 11, 2023
Safe Food Matters returns to Federal Court in its ongoing battle with Health Canada over glyphosate,
June 13, 2023 about glyphosate registration
'Why? Because something’s not right. In February, 2022, the Federal Court of Appeal ordered the PMRA to review our “Notice of Objection” for a second time – and the Court even provided “Guidance” to PMRA on how to address the issues. But PMRA did not follow the Guidance.
Even more, PMRA bent over backward to not address the concerns we raised. PMRA rewrote history. PMRA made up totally new legal tests. PMRA reached for rebuttals without evidence. PMRA defied the rules of procedural fairness. It is clear PMRA does not want a review panel, even though the law allows for it.
Watch the Hearing: We would appreciate your support by watching the virtual hearing. It starts at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 EST and is scheduled for the full day. Go to this link for the calendar of hearings for June 13 (link in link), and scroll down to the Ottawa hearing for the case, and select the icon “register for the hearing” which looks like a pen on paper. Our case is Safe Food Matters Inc. v. The Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health Docket T-2292-22. Our counsel is Jason Gratl.
The filings for the Motion will be on our website, under Filings for case T-2292-22.'
- Monday, March 20, 2023
Into the Weeds documentary
Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 7:30pm
Nature Regina's upcoming monthly meeting on Monday, March 20th, will feature a screening of the Canadian documentary “Into the Weeds” starting at 7:30pm at the RSM. Presentation in conjunction with Cinema Politica.
The documentary follows former groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson and his fight against Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical corporation acquired by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer in 2018.
If you want to watch on your own schedule from your computer, please do. Into the Weeds is really worth watching, free on CBC GEM:
- Saturday, March 18, 2023
Into the Weeds
downtown Edmonton Public Library
It is a powerful story of a former California groundskeeper who successfully took on Monsanto after a terminal cancer diagnosis.
You can attend the screening in person to enjoy an introduction with the award winning documentary maker Jennifer Baichwal. A virtual panel discussion will follow. Registration is requested.
Film screening: https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/63dec5ce0748ed360064d165
Virtual discussion: https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/63ded22d0748ed360064d382
If you want to watch on your own schedule from your computer, please do. Into the Weeds is really worth watching, free on CBC GEM: