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Smoke and its impacts on our weather

Smoke can inhibit convection, the main force behind cloud and rain development

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Smoke from forest fires across the Prairies has generated questions about how smoke might affect weather. So, let’s take a break from our Meteorology 101 class and use this teachable moment. The effect of smoke on weather is not straightforward. Smoke can alter several variables and the outcome depends on the state of the atmosphere,
Comment: GMO and GE could be powerful solutions, if we let them be
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Comment: GMO and GE could be powerful solutions, if we let them be

Breaking down the details on gene editing and GMOs and the issues surrounding them

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Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods that promise to revolutionize how we eat. Critics argue these foods could pose risks to human health and the environment. Proponents point to their potential for enhancing yields, reducing food waste and even combating climate change. Although GMOs and gene-edited foods have been
A recent report argues that nature’s water management tools can be used to support their usually much more expensive brick and mortar counterparts.
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Nature-based solutions can shore up crumbling water infrastructure: IISD

‘Natural infrastructure’ is cheaper and comes with many additional benefits, a new report says

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Natural infrastructure can help bridge an ever-growing investment deficit in crumbling water infrastructure, according to a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. “It’s less expensive, easier to maintain and comes with many other benefits to communities,” said Dimple Roy, director of water management, in a May 10 news release. WHY IT MATTERS:
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EPA sends final biofuel blending rule to White House

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent a final rule on the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that oil refiners must blend into their fuel over the next three years to the White House for review, according to a federal website. The news puts the agency on track to meet a June deadline to
Farmer Serhii demonstrates that moisture is captured below the residue of his no-till fields.
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From Ukraine: the living and the dead

As summer approaches, thoughts turn to harsh times yet to come

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A centuries-old spring tradition has been preserved in Ukraine, through the communist occupation of the last century and the current war. Every year, a week after Easter, we go to cemeteries. Tens of millions of people dress in nice clothes and take food with them. Coloured eggs — krashanky — and special tall breads —
File: A dirt road.
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Pride comes before the fall; then comes the walking

From two-footed to two-wheeled and back again

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Long before the arrival of ATVs and colour television, the most common implement we used on the southern-Illinois dairy farm of my youth was our own two feet. Everyone from my parents to the hired hands walked everywhere, every day, without complaint or, as often was the case for me and my brothers, shoes. My
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‘Regen ag’ is all the rage, but it’s not going to fix our food system

Its being touted by companies, but other schools of thought are being pushed to the margins as a consequence

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Decades of industrial agriculture has had its costs. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling. It’s little wonder we’re looking for more sustainable and just ways of growing food and fibre. Regenerative agriculture is one alternative creating a lot of buzz, especially in rich,
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Challenges that will shape the next farm bill — and how the U.S. eats

Changes to U.S. menus will invariably impact Canadian agriculture

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Congress is again writing a multi-year farm bill that will shape what kind of food farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. It’s projected to cost taxpayers US$1.5 trillion over 10 years. Legislators’ response will show whether Congress supports business as usual in agriculture or a more diverse and sustainable
A concept drawing of ACC’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.
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ACC Prairie Innovation Centre sees $50K bump

Insurance provider Johnston Group is the latest to give money to the Brandon project

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A Winnipeg-based insurance provider has added its name to the companies supporting Assiniboine Community College’s (ACC’S) Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. The incoming hub for ag and ag-adjacent programming at ACC received $50,000 from Johnston Group to add to its pool of private fundraising. “As a proud Manitoba company, Johnston Group supports initiatives that make
Trade impacts from the CFIA’s gene editing decision are vastly different on either side of the organic conventional line.
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The trade take on CFIA’s gene-editing decision

Canada joins many countries friendly to GE crops, but some regions and organic markets will continue to opt out

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When it comes to grain trade, systems that provide transparency and choice for customers will likely continue to be important as more gene-edited crops hit the market. “We’re working proactively on some of these approaches,” said Krista Zuzak, director of crop protection and production with Cereals Canada. WHY IT MATTERS: Trade impacts from the CFIA’s gene-editing decision are vastly different on either

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