Insights and Stories on Organic

May. 25, 2023 at 2:04 pm CDT

Canada and Mexico have come to an understanding on trade of organic foods. The two countries recently signed on for the Canada-Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement, which will allow certain products certified under either the Canada Organic Regime or the Mexican organic system to be sold and labelled as organic in […]

By OrganicBiz

May. 25, 2023 at 11:40 am CDT

A Vancouver company dialing up its presence in Canada’s plant-based foods market is set to buy its way into the organic juice business. Pangea Natural Foods recently announced plans to buy another Vancouver firm, fruit and vegetable juice processor Glory Juice, in a share exchange deal. Glory Juice operates three […]

By OrganicBiz

May. 3, 2023 at 7:01 pm CDT

Plants gene-edited for efficient use of water or nutrients or to better withstand pests or drought now won’t have to clear the same regulatory hurdles in Canada as any crops that are modified for herbicide tolerance or include foreign genes. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced updated guidance […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 1, 2023 at 9:36 am CDT

Read more: Oats, other organic crops lacking contracts

By OrganicBiz

May. 1, 2023 at 9:35 am CDT

By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff With spring planting barley under way across Canada, a number of organic grains continued to linger without any current bids for old or new crop. Oats has been chief among them, although Grain Millers of Canada recently acquired a small amount for approximately C$7 […]

By OrganicBiz