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Farm groups back away from Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

Organizations say they will no longer participate in strategy discussions, saying it does not align with producers' needs

Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week.

Organic growers push for recognition in federal agriculture strategy

Organic growers push for recognition in federal agriculture strategy

The Canadian Organic Growers are pushing the federal government to recognize their sector in the federal Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, set to be published later this year. "The [Sustainable Agriculture Strategy] is and can be a big opportunity, and organic and regenerative have a lot to offer," said Katie Fettes, COG's director of policy and research, in an online presentation yesterday.


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Farmers demand incentives for environmental changes

A final strategy was to be released in late 2023 but feds now say it will be sometime this year

A federal environmental strategy for the agriculture sector should be viewed through an economic lens, says a report from consultations on the proposed Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.