The carbon footprint of oats and barley grown in Saskatchewan is lower than the same crops grown elsewhere, according to new study from the Global Institute for Food Security. Photo: file

Barley, oats sustainability quantified by study

One tonne of oats produced in Saskatchewan has a carbon footprint 201 per cent lower than that produced across the country

The carbon footprint of oats and barley grown in Saskatchewan is lower than the same crops grown elsewhere, according to new study from the Global Institute for Food Security.