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Researchers Peg GHG Value Of Wetlands

Farmers who switch to zero tillage may brag about sequestering climate-altering carbon in their soil. But if they also drain a few swamps on their land, they’re just spewing hot air – or rather, greenhouse gases. That’s called “leakage” in the carbon credit market: the taking on of one agricultural practice to offset greenhouse gas
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Australian Farmers Key To Climate Change Fight

Australian farmers could be major winners from plans to put a price on carbon emissions, particularly as other countries also move to curb greenhouse gas pollution, the nation’s top climate adviser Ross Garnaut said March 1. In a report on how carbon markets will impact on rural land use, Garnaut said farmers had a key
Crops, Forages

Perennial Crops Key To GHG-Neutral Crop Production

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more than a public service – it can save farmers money, a soil scientist with the University of Manitoba says. Mario Tenuta says farmers don’t seem worried about the greenhouse gases (GHGs) they produce while growing food, despite the link with climate change. But farmers can benefit from reducing emissions
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Brazil Farmers Urged To Plant Trees

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Brazil’s leading agriculture lobby is recommending that farmers in the world’s emerging bread basket plant trees as a way to boost financial returns while offsetting carbon emissions, according to a report it released Dec. 6. Parts of Brazil’s agricultural sector have come under fierce criticism from the country’s international competitors for allegedly expanding output at
Country Crossroads

Communities Face Big Challenge Ahead To Reduce GHGs

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Communities that know how heavy their carbon footprint is, now face the even more daunting job of figuring out how to reduce it. Eleven towns, plus the cities of Brandon, Thompson and Winkler, are the first municipalities to grapple with reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They were selected two years ago by the province to lead
Opinion

Carbon Credit Market In Doubt

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With almost no fanfare, Saskatchewan has passed a new greenhouse gas bill that should theoretically provide a mechanism for farmers to be paid for carbon credits. However, the devil will be in the details and the regulations for the bill have yet to be established. Observers worry that when the dust clears, farmers will not
Livestock

U. S. Farm Group: Stop EPA On Greenhouse Gases

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“They don’t have enough lipstick to put on that pig (climate legislation) to make it look good.” – MISSOURI FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT CHARLES KRUSE The largest U. S. farm group called on Congress Jan. 12 to prevent the government from regulating greenhouse gases if lawmakers kill climate change legislation. The six-million-member American Farm Bureau Federation
Country Crossroads

GHG Emissions Reduction Needs Local Government Action

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“If we can prove this works in fact rather than theory, it will benefit all municipalities.” – TOWN OF VIRDEN MAYOR BRUCE DUNNING World leaders returning from Copenhagen last month will submit plans by January’s end on how their countries will commit to lowering greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. But national and provincial governments won’t
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New Agricultural Alliance To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Canada has joined an international network devoted to helping farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The group called the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases will collaborate on research and exchange information on mitigating greenhouse gases from agricultural activity. Besides Canada, the alliance includes the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana,
Opinion

New Programs Deliver More Dollars To Fewer Producers

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We do have to realize that with a smaller amount of total program funding, larger funding percentages for projects, an increasing number of producers eligible, and focused priorities, the opportunity for funding has decreased. With the delivery of Growing Forward in 2009, producers saw major changes to Environmental Farm Plans (EFP) programming. Some of the

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