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COG provides education, advocacy and leadership to help build an agricultural system that empowers farmers and consumers, enhances human health, builds community and mitigates climate change while increasing Canadian food sovereignty.
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There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this August, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
Roller crimping is a strategy that some farmers participating in COG’s Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program are using to terminate cover crops while reducing tillage and preserving surface residue. Learn more in this ROO Farm Story!
To round out the revision of the Canadian Organic Standards, the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) and Canadian Organic Growers (COG) have collaborated to update the Guide to the Canadian Organic Standards.
Canadian Organic Alliance calls for a dedicated Organic Food and Farming Strategy to help deliver the framework’s objectives.
Bill C-30 seeks to address economic uncertainty and food security by making the most substantive changes to pesticide regulation in a generation, yet this Bill was not studied by Parliament’s agriculture, health, or environment committees.
There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this July, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
Events
See regenerative grazing in action and learn from Manitoba dairy farmers and grazing experts. Join Régénération Canada on August 5th for a hands-on field day exploring regenerative pasture management strategies for dairy production.
Join Canadian Organic Growers (COG) and Manitoba Organics for a field day at Top of the Hill Farm near Treherne, MB for an exciting day of hands-on demonstrations, displays, and discussions on all things regenerative organic farming.
You’re invited to a farm tour and potluck BBQ at Springer Farm near Foam Lake, Saskatchewan! Springer Farm operates a 200-head cow-calf and yearling heifer operation alongside a thriving leafcutter bee enterprise. They also produces alfalfa seed and intercrops while making vermicast and compost extracts to support the crops as they grow. An expanding worm farm and diverse cover crops are used to build healthy soils and reduce reliance on synthetic fertilizers.
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For over 50 years, COG has been driven by the knowledge, expertise and passion of its members. By joining or renewing your membership with COG, you connect with our incredible national community of organic, regenerative, and ecological farmers and supporters!
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