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News, Recent Coverage October 4, 2025
Organic report highlights need for transition support

“If the federal government does not rise to the challenge and make these investments, foreign markets could continue to meet the domestic demand at a time when Canada is trying to move away from the United States market.”

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News, Recent Coverage October 3, 2025
Tune in to Organically Speaking with Organic Alberta

We were delighted to join our partners at Organic Alberta for a conversation on their Organically Speaking podcast about our recently released Organic Task Force report.

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An article by Small Farm Canada on COG’s newly published Organic Task Force Report.

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The Canadian government is proposing a regulatory change that would narrow the Farmers’ Privilege clause which is a direct threat to food security, seed sovereignty and farmer autonomy.

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Blog, Events September 22, 2025
COG at Organic Summit in Copenhagen

From August 18th-22nd 2025, Canadian Organic Growers’ Director of Policy and Research, Katie Fettes, traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark with Eva-Lena Lang, Executive Director of Organic BC, and Gillian Flies, Executive Director of the New Farm Centre, to attend the Organic Summit. 

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In late July, the Regenerative Organic Oats (ROO) program had the privilege of working together again with the Chinook Applied Research Association (CARA) Soil Health Lab to demonstrate soil health in action in Canora, Saskatchewan.

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An article by Farms.com on COG’s newly published Organic Task Force Report.

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News, Recent Coverage September 19, 2025
COG on CBC’s Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy

COG’s Director of Policy and Research, Katie Fettes, joined CBC Maritime Noon to discuss our newly published Organic Task Force report.

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You can now explore and provide feedback to the draft of the Canadian Organic Alliance’s Organic Action Plan — a national strategy to unlock growth, drive sustainability, and secure public investment in organic. Share your feedback by October 3.

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The final report, Cultivating the Organic Opportunity for Canadian Farmers and Consumers, released today, synthesizes evidence on the impacts of organic farming in Canada, projects the benefits of growth and sets out concrete policy and program recommendations.

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Organic Task Force urges public investment in organic agriculture to boost farm profitability, meet
rising demand for organic food, and position Canada as a global leader in organic agriculture.

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The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) has launched a House of Commons e-petition for mandatory labelling of all genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) foods in Canada. Demand mandatory labelling. Sign the e-petition today.

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