COTA’s recent testimony before the Senate’s Agriculture and Forestry Committee has raised the profile of the sector’s needs. Prairie-based Western Producer recently ran a full story showcasing COTA’s call for federal funding to assist the transition to organic farming, with COTA’s Shauna MacKinnon stating, “We need to bring more farmers into agriculture, and organic is the [...]
COTA is conducting a survey of Canadian-based operations to better understand the impact of GMO presence: identifying at-risk crops, the frequency of GMO contamination, and to quantify losses related to contamination. If you are a Canadian grain farmer, processor, or seed producer who grows or handles at-risk crops such as field corn, soybeans, canola or alfalfa, we are [...]
COTA member Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. has been named one of Best Managed Companies for four consecutive years and has reached the Gold Standard. This prestigious national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, The National Post, Queen’s School of Business, and MacKay CEO Forums. Fresh Direct is one of Western Canada’s premiere fresh produce importer, [...]
COTA’s 2015 annual fund is now underway with $73,290.65 in member pledges and at the two-thirds mark of our campaign goal of $110,000. COTA’s annual fund directly supports our work not covered by member dues alone: to promote and protect organic at government, in the media, and with consumers. 2015 will see massive change and challenges for [...]
SIAL Canada 2015, the largest international food and food equipment trade show in Canada, is taking place April 28-30 in Toronto. SIAL hosts over 800 exhibitors and 14,000 professional visitors, including buyers from all major Canadian and international supermarkets. SIAL Canada will include organic experts at the Export Central Hub, as well as an organic [...]
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