Press Releases

Organic Soybean Crop Insurance Option Welcomed
The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) welcomes the organic soybean crop insurance option offered by Agricorp for the first time this spring. The new organic soybean plan acknowledges the differences in market price and average farm yield between organic and conventional soybeans...more

Ban Terminator Seeds In Canada!
Terminator seeds are genetically engineered to be sterile after first harvest to stop farmers from saving and re-using seed. Terminator has not yet been field tested or commercialized anywhere, but Monsanto recently bid to buy the company that owns the most advanced Terminator research in the world. Pressure is building for a ban on Terminator in Canada! Add your voice...more

Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants Help Preserve Lands and Forests
These four Ontario Trillium Foundation grants will protect and e nhance agricultural land and biodiversity in Ontario, said Meilleur. OTF funding will help introduce an innovative agricultural land trust and make ecological expertise available to more areas in Central and Southwestern Ontario.. .more

Limited Scope of Stats Canada Study Distorts Organic Picture
The study compared fresh fruit and vegetable sales on o rganic and non-organic farms from 2000 to 2003 but is limited in scope to producers who sell 100% of their produce direct to consumers. From this study, Statistics Canada concludes that the organic industry is expanding very slowly and that producers have no guarantee of a premium price....more