Insights and Stories on Vegetables

Feds line up projects for surplus food program

Aug. 14, 2020 at 1:22 am CDT

The federal government has lined up eight projects to source and distribute perishable produce, meat, eggs and seafood piling up across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the federal pandemic response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in early May that Ottawa would budget $50 million for a […]

Newfoundland farmers may shoot problem moose at night

Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:21 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

How COVID-19 is upending global food supply chains

Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:51 pm CDT

By Naveen Thukral Nigel Hunt rajendra-jadhav

Manitoba eases load limits for grains, livestock, vegetables, fertilizer

Apr. 1, 2020 at 4:46 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Wheat in Whitehorse: How climate change helps feed Canada’s remote regions

Mar. 23, 2020 at 8:34 am CDT

By Kelsey Johnson Rod Nickel

CFIA rethinking limits on travellers’ personal food imports

Feb. 9, 2020 at 3:06 pm CST

The federal government is considering changes to the amounts of food travellers can bring into Canada with them from other countries for their personal use. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday announced public online consultations on the proposed new limits, which CFIA said would “better reflect the volume of […]

By GFM Staff

Major Quebec hothouse grower seeks creditor protection

Sep. 24, 2019 at 8:33 pm CDT

One of Quebec’s best known greenhouse propagators, who in recent years launched an aggressive expansion into organic vegetables, is seeking creditor protection. Les Serres Lefort, which operates almost 50 acres of greenhouse facilities at Sainte-Clotilde in Quebec’s Monteregie, announced Sept. 10 it had filed a notice of intention on Sept. […]

By GFM Staff

USDA launches Organic Integrity Learning Center

May. 7, 2019 at 9:40 am CDT

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service – The National Organic Program has launched the new Organic Integrity Learning Center, providing free 24/7 online training for organic professionals around the world. “Fair and consistent certification and robust enforcement of the organic standards are keys to protect the integrity of the USDA Organic Seal […]

By OrganicBiz

Neonic-treated canola not an ‘unacceptable risk’ for pollinators

Apr. 11, 2019 at 5:26 pm CDT

Already facing federally mandated phase-outs from many major on-farm uses in Canada over risks to aquatic insects, neonicotinoids aren’t expected to pose “unacceptable risks” to pollinators when used on canola seed or hothouse vegetables in the meantime. Health Canada said as much Thursday as it released its final re-evaluation decisions […]

By Dave Bedard

Eat plant-based foods more often, new Food Guide says

Jan. 22, 2019 at 2:25 pm CST

Health Canada unveiled a new Canada Food Guide today that ends the era of the ‘four food groups,’ no longer refers to serving sizes nor specific amounts of food to eat daily, and replaces the former iconic rainbow with a dinner plate comprised mostly of plant-based foods. This new guide […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

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