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U.S. ethanol needs carbon capture: Vilsack

American ag secretary says carbon capture and storage critical to biofuel hopes

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Reuters – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) at ethanol plants in the U.S. Midwest is necessary if the industry and its farmers hope to have a role in the burgeoning sustainable aviation fuel market, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Nov. 29. Three CCS pipelines that would transport and store captured carbon from ethanol plants
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How to create your own weather forecast

There are plenty of resources but there’s a science and art to forecasting

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One of the questions I’m asked most often is how I create my weather forecasts. I have discussed some of the weather websites I use, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone into detail. If I do a good job, I might put myself out of business! To create your own forecast, you first need
Massive investment firms are pushing the cost of land out of reach. The cost of farmland is skewed by the interests of investment firms who are purchasing land far above market rate.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Time to protect Canadian-owned farmland

Young farmers and farmworker leaders call for ban on investor ownership of farmland

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Canada is hemorrhaging farmers. Recent reporting shows that 40 per cent of Canadian farm operators plan to retire over the next decade. The majority don’t have a succession plan. The number one barrier facing new farmers is access to farmland. By 2033, a shortfall of 24,000 general farm, nursery and greenhouse workers is expected to emerge. Young farmers
“Once animals come into the pens and the pen density is high, and then they’re sharing water at the water troughs, we do see an increase in the prevalence of BRD pathogens.” – Dr. Trevor Alexander, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Livestock, Other

Quick test could improve livestock treatment decisions

Researchers use water troughs to monitor antimicrobial resistant bacteria

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Glacier FarmMedia – Researchers are seeking ways to manage antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on farms, including quicker evaluation of bacteria so treatment can be better targeted. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and University of Saskatchewan veterinary school researchers are studying feedlot water troughs, hoping the water can tell them what sort of anti-microbial resistant bacteria are present. Antimicrobial
Ari Westhaver of the NFU demonstrating on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2023. (Jonah Grignon photo)
Markets, Other

NFU takes demand for ban on investor ownership to Parliament Hill

Organization's youth caucus concerned amid ‘transition crisis’

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Members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) gathered on Parliament Hill Wednesday to demand a ban on investor ownership of farmland. The demonstration was organized by the NFU Youth Caucus and Farm Workers’ Working Group. The goal was to demand protection of food sovereignty and help farmers, especially young ones, gain more access to farmland.
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Feds plan to ease Underused Housing Tax reporting load

New exemption also proposed for employee housing outside cities

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Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s latest Fall Economic Statement offers to take some of the reporting burden off certain farmers and other Canadians when filing for exemptions from the national Underused Housing Tax (UHT). The federal finance department on Nov. 16 posted its legislative and regulatory proposals for changes to the UHT online and has
It’s amazing to think that the work of two plant breeders at publicly funded universities transformed a machine lubricant into an edible oil.
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Editor’s Take: Setting research priorities a complex puzzle

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[UPDATED: Nov. 24, 2023] It’s often observed that from tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. Nowhere in the western Canadian agriculture scene is this truer than in the canola sector. When one pauses to reflect, one can only marvel at what has happened. A relatively obscure crop, grown largely as a machine lubricant, was transformed into one of
“…we’re hopeful to have projects throughout the province in as many watershed districts as possible.” – Lynda Nicol, Manitoba Association of Watersheds.
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New Manitoba Living Lab takes things up a notch

Living Labs Eastern Prairie successor to be bigger, with wider range

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The Manitoba Association of Watersheds is hammering out specifics for the next five years of Living Labs work. On Nov. 15, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced Living Labs Manitoba. Why it matters: The national network of Living Labs aims to work the kinks out of new sustainable ag practices so they will be adopted more
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Comment: For want of fresh water

Fresh water is a hidden challenge and opportunity for global supply chains

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Reports of lengthy shipping delays for vessels traveling through the Panama Canal this year have highlighted the critical but often overlooked role that fresh water plays across global supply chains. Abnormally dry conditions in Panama, brought on by El Niño, left the region drought-stricken and sent water levels in the locks that feed the canal

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