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Provincial programs offer value for carbon

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Who Owns The Carbon Credits?

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Keystone Agricultural Producers has received numerous phone calls since the announcement regarding beneficial management practices (BMPs) under the Environmental Farm Action Program (EFAP) and Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP) Sept. 2, 2009. The calls were regarding confusion about who owns the project-related carbon credits. The application form states that carbon offsets (if any) achieved
Crops

G20 Asks World Bank For Ag Fund

The Group of 20 has asked the World Bank to create a trust fund to increase agricultural investment in poor countries. In July, countries pledged $20 billion over several years to increase investment in agriculture in poor countr ies to bolster food security following record-high prices last year. “We call on the World Bank to
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Province Accused Of Carbon Credit Grab

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Manitoba farmers are being warned that the provincial government will seize carbon credits resulting from conservation practices conducted under environmental farm plans. An agronomists’ group called Farmers Edge Precision Consulting is encouraging producers to ask serious questions about carbon credits before signing on to the new Environmental Farm Action Program (EFAP). Farmers Edge says the
Crops

Program Helps Farmers Adopt Sustainable Practices

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Applications are now available for the Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP), Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk has announced. This program includes a beneficial management practices (BMPs) incentive to encourage producers to adopt and implement sustainable agriculture practices to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change. This new
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Farmers Have A Spot In Carbon Market Plan

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Environment Minister Jim Prentice has unveiled proposals for a carbon market system in Canada and cited farmers as among the groups that could benefit. Farm groups are interested but have questions about the details. In a speech to the Economic Club of Canada, Prentice said, “Projects that could qualify for offsets span the economy, from
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Funding Flows To Help Reduce GHGs

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Wiser use of water, more recycling and less idling are all activities Virden’s mayor hopes local residents will adopt in coming months. Theirs is one of 14 rural and urban centres chosen to take part in the Community Led Emissions Reduction pilot program, an initiative aimed at helping more Manitobans contribute to a 20 per
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Tool Measures Bad Gas

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Scientists claim that in 2006, agriculture accounted for roughly nine per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But just how much any particular farm produces of the bad gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, has been difficult to determine – up until now. A new project featuring an Internet-based tool offers
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy Cows Belch, Farmers Cash In

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“This is the gold standard model.” – CEDRIC MACLEOD Canada’s milk producers will soon have a new tool to reduce the carbon footprint of their dairy farms and perhaps make money in the process. A computer package developed in Atlantic Canada allows dairy farmers to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and estimate ways
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Vilsack Sees Carbon Cuts As New Cash Crop

U. S. farmers could make money from carbon credits and other steps to control greenhouse gases with more security than farm subsides, often eyed for budget cuts, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 16. “I strongly believe this is a tremendous opportunity for rural America,” Vilsack said at the National Cotton Council annual meeting. “We

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