Sarah Schmidt - Times Colonist

Farmed fish raised in open net pens in the ocean — blamed for threatening wild salmon on the West Coast — could soon have Canada's organic stamp of approval on their packaging if the federal government implements its plan for new organic aquaculture standards.

Jeff Gunderson - Organic Broadcaster

Weeds are the most persistent pest farmers have to deal with, causing more annual yield loss than insects and disease combined. The conventional approach to weed management is predominantly dependent on herbicide application to eliminate weeds already established in the field. This is reactive weed management; it is based on waiting until the problem occurs and then moving to treat it.