Press Release (NFU): Plant Breeders Rights regulatory change costs farmers, benefits seed companies
Farmers can expect higher seed prices and more privatization of plant breeding as multinational seed companies cash in on exclusive… View Article
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In the News: Ottawa’s plan to shutter farm research facilities, food safety lab draws Parliamentary rebuke
By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, May 8, 2026 The federal committee on agriculture is slamming the Carney government over… View Article
Press Release: Government must act on committee report unanimously calling for reversal of AAFC cuts
Ottawa, ON — May 7, 2026 — SeedChange is calling on the federal government to urgently act on the recommendations… View Article
Dans l’actualité: Saskatoon abrite la plus grande banque d’avoine au monde (Radio-Canada)
Par Pier-Olivier Nadeau, Radio-Canada, le 4 mai 2026 La diversité de l’avoine cultivée dans l’Ouest est dérisoire comparativement à celle… View Article
In the News: Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don’t know what Canada’s losing (Canada’s National Observer)
By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, February 2, 2026 Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know… View Article
Press Release: Federal Cuts at AAFC threaten Canada’s Public Plant Breeding and Food Sovereignty
Ottawa, January 23, 2026 – Recent federal reductions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), resulting in the loss of hundreds of… View Article
Press Release: Farmers urge Ottawa to protect seed saving rights
Saskatoon, January 12, 2026 – Fourteen farmer and seed advocacy organizations have written to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald urging him to… View Article
Call for Nominations: SeedChange Board of Directors
The SeedChange board is recruiting new members in 2025. Join the SeedChange Board of Directors SeedChange is recruiting new Board… View Article
New report highlights locally-grown seed diversity in Canada
OTTAWA, CANADA – May 21, 2024 – The non-profit organization, SeedChange, has published a new report titled “Building Climate-Resilient Seed… View Article
Where to find local vegetable seeds in Canada
Here’s how you can find local seeds and keep seed diversity alive.
Where does your vegetable seed come from?
Just like the seeds we plant in our gardens, the vegetable seed industry in Canada is really diverse!
Leadership Transition Plants the Seeds for New Beginnings
After nearly seven years of service to the organization – first as a board member and now as Executive Director… View Article
Remembering Mark Austin
The SeedChange family mourns the loss of our former colleague and friend Mark Austin.
Call for nominations: SeedChange and SeedChange Foundation Board of Directors
Both of SeedChange’s boards are recruiting new members in 2023. SeedChange’s mission is to build food sovereignty by working with… View Article
Meet Troy Mitchell: SeedChange donor, beloved board member, and “voice from the rock”
“Seeds represent that willingness and ability to do something from the very beginning. Seeds are figuratively and literally the beginning… View Article
Discovering oca: a vital crop of the Andes
What’s brightly coloured, grows underground and looks like a potato but isn’t? Although they are completely unrelated, oca looks like… View Article