The Organic and Regenerative Research Program in Swift Current, Sask., led by Myriam Fernandez, was a casualty of the federal agriculture cuts announced in January 2026.
Canadian Organic Growers and the Organic Federation of Canada are alarmed by Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada’s (AAFC) decision to eliminate researchers and staff, close research facilities, and wind down key research programs working towards new food safety, security, and production growth innovations.
There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this February, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
We will be accepting applications to join our Board of Directors until March 10th, 2026. Find out more information about our Board of Directors and how to apply.
Regen Reads is COG’s monthly regenerative agriculture reading list. Our newest Regen Reads recommendation is “Managing Pasture” by Dale Strickler.
In the summer of 2025, the Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program was in full swing across the fields of participating Prairie farmers. Early in the morning one day in late July, ROO Program Coordinator Alia headed to Stenen, SK to visit Wayne at WWR Omelchuk Farms.
There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this January, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
COG is seeking a Program Manager for our Growing Up Organic (GUO) program. GUO is an in school, curriculum connected, hands-on program that teaches children and youth about organic agriculture, healthy nutrition, and environmental issues currently based in Ottawa, ON.
Making a donation to our Growing Up Organic (GUO) program helps bring hands-on, cross-curriculum organic gardening education to life for students across Ottawa, with a special focus on schools in low socio-economic neighbourhoods. How do funds help GUO make a difference?
In the summer of 2025, the Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program was in full swing across the fields of participating Prairie farmers. In late July, ROO Program Coordinator Dru headed to Hays, AB to visit Bernie at Wickenheiser Organic Farms.
Read our article featured in the Organic Farmers Association’s, The Organic Voice magazine in their November 2025 issue.
In the summer of 2025, the Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program was in full swing across the fields of participating Prairie farmers. It was early August in Treherne when ROO Program Coordinator Alia arrived to visit Dan at Top of the Hill Farm.