Farming for the Future

In Balcarres, Saskatchewan Rob and Lisa run Schill Family Farm. With a real openness to trying something new, this powerhouse family raises a variety of livestock and grows diverse field crops, with creative solutions and soil health always top of mind. So how is Schill Family Farm tackling weed pressure? With pigs!

On March 9th and 10th, organic farmers from across Canada gathered in Ottawa with Canadian Organic Growers (COG) for two days of meetings with Members of Parliament, Senators, and federal officials – bringing a clear message: Canada has a major opportunity to expand domestic organic production and reduce reliance on imports while supporting increased exports.

Twenty farm and commodity groups are calling on the government to pause cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) research for two years.

In 2023, we started our Regen Reads series – a reading list to help our followers learn more about regenerative organic agriculture. After many, many great recommendations we’re wrapping up the series with a look back at all of the great reads we have featured!

Early in March at the Climate Leaders Luncheon at Expo West, COG’s Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program was honoured to receive the Climate Collaborative’s Collective Action Leadership Award ⭐ The award recognizes “significant leadership in working together to advance climate solutions that no single organization could achieve alone”.

There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this March, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!