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Feds back first-in-Canada organic hothouse radishes
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff A Quebec vegetable grower will be spotted over $625,000 toward what’s billed as a first-in-Canada plan to grow organic radishes year-round. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Aug. 13 announced $625,419 in repayable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) funding through the AgriInnovate program for Les Jardins A. Guerin et Fils, […]
Canada, Japan expand organic equivalency to meat, livestock
By Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic meat and other livestock products from Canada can carry certified organic labels in Japan starting July 16. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on July 10 announced an expanded equivalency agreement with Japan for organic foods. Since September 2014, Canada and Japan have had the Japan-Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement (JCOEA) in […]
Updated organic standards clear committee vote
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The latest round of revisions for the Canadian Organic Standards has passed a key vote on its way to becoming federal regulation. Members of the Canadian General Standards Board’s (CGSB) technical committee on organic agriculture voted unanimously last month to approve the draft of the Canadian Organic Standards submitted […]
Ontario developing online organic extension hub
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The Organic Council of Ontario is spearheading a new online hub through which it plans to provide member services as well as organic ag extension and information for the general public. The OCO last week officially announced the start of development work on what’s been dubbed the Organic Resource […]
Organic trade group’s fund to help with farm fees
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) has set up a new fund it hopes will spare some change in Canadian crop production. COTA in autumn launched the Support Organic Change Fund, with which it said it hopes to better match Canadian organic crop supply to demand. Canada is the […]
Organic price quotes: Late August
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Organic crop prices soft ahead of harvest
Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm Organic commodities have been put under pressure price-wise ahead of harvest due to co-operative weather and higher-than-expected yields. “Some yields are sounding really good,” said Scott Shiels, procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada Corp. at Yorkton, Sask. In particular, oat and wheat yields showed strength. “If yields continue to be as good […]
Organic produce firm expects rewards from ‘asset-light’ model
Vancouver organic fruit and vegetable supply firm Organto Foods expects a major boost in its quarterly revenue as it gets set to clear its decks of production assets it directly owned elsewhere. The company, in a release Wednesday offering guidance for its upcoming third quarter ending Sept. 30, said it expects a “significant improvement” in […]
Organic breakfast delivery startup goes retail
A Quebec startup offering organic oatmeal and granola direct to consumers via online subscription is now taking a first step into the bricks-and-mortar retail market. Montreal-based Oatbox announced in June it will sell four flavours of its granola and oatmeal products, in 300-gram family-size packs, at Metro grocery stores within Quebec. Set up in late […]
