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Earth’s energy budget needs to balance

Meteorology 101: The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon, but it’s been ‘enhanced’

By Daniel Bezte April 19, 2023

In the last class of Meteorology 101, we looked at how heat moves around by examining conduction, convection, advection and latent heat transfer. This week we will explore the Earth’s energy balance, or what is often referred to as our energy budget. First, let’s look at the greenhouse effect. It’s a topic that gets some

A Farm landscape with mountains in the background.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Canada needs to synchronize its climate policies

Lack of cohesive approach is undermining the push for emission control

By Ekaterina Rhodes, William Scott April 11, 2023

National, provincial and territorial governments across Canada have implemented myriad policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. However, these stubbornly high emissions have only just started showing signs of falling. In principle, each level of government is working toward the same goal. Yet, the approaches they use vary in effort, design and coverage

“I would like to be clear; there is no mandatory reduction in fertilizer use on Canadian farms.” – Marie-Claude Bibeau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister.

News

Concerns remain on nitrogen emissions targets

AAFC report polled farmers, industry for thoughts on fertilizer emissions goals

By Don Norman April 3, 2023

A new Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada report shows farmers remain concerned about federal emissions reduction targets on fertilizer and whether those targets remain voluntary. The “What We Heard” Report, released March 22, is the result of consultations between AAFC and the agricultural sector to gather feedback on how best to support farmers and producers to

Weather, Weather Vane

Reflecting on the Earth

Human influence is believed to be taking the shine off the planet

By Daniel Bezte March 29, 2023

Before focusing on this issue’s meteorology 101 class, let’s look at February’s global temperatures. In the last article, I noted the current La Niña officially ended in February and we have now entered the neutral phase of ocean surface temperatures across the tropical Pacific. The La Niña phase is associated with cooler ocean temperatures that

Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Net zero could be change catalyst

By Laura Rance-Unger March 24, 2023

As keynote presentations go, the kick-off speaker’s at a conference on the sustainability of Canadian agriculture hosted March 7 by the University of Manitoba was a bit of a downer — at least initially. Henry Janzen, a career Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientist with who now serves as an honorary research associate with the department’s

The minister is on the case: federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau checks out the cab of a new Case IH Magnum tractor during her visit to the Ag in Motion show on July 20, 2022. (Greg Berg photo)

Crops

Federal report shows farmer concerns remain regarding emissions targets

AAFC report polled farmers, industry for thoughts on fertilizer emissions policy

By Don Norman, GFM Network News March 22, 2023

A new Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) report shows farmers remain concerned about federal emissions reduction targets — and whether those targets remain voluntary. The “What We Heard” Report, released Wednesday, is the result of consultations between AAFC and the agricultural sector to gather feedback on how best to support farmers and producers to achieve

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Protecting our farms for the long term

Farmers are supporting farmers to improve business risk management in the face of climate change

By Ian Mccreary March 22, 2023

A recent opinion piece in the Manitoba Co-operator references the Business Risk Management Task Force report that Farmers for Climate Solutions released almost a year ago (“NFU stance on BRM programs mystifying,” Feb. 16). The article makes a number of claims that are not correct and require clarification. I am a farmer who has been

“In administering our own on-farm climate action program, we’re able to target support for Red River Metis agriculture producers.” – David Beaudin

News, Other

Manitoba Metis Federation rolls out on-farm climate action program

Metis farmers may be funded to implement nitrogen management practices, cover cropping and rotational grazing

By Geralyn Wichers March 10, 2023

Red River Metis farmers may be eligible for up to $75,000 in funding to implement nitrogen management, rotational grazing and other best management practices. On Feb. 6, the Manitoba Metis Federation announced its On-Farm Climate Action Program, which will administer federal On-Farm Climate Action Fund dollars to Metis farmers. “In administering our own on-farm climate

The goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a global movement, and from government to industry it’s been adopted as the path forward.

News

The net-zero movement is unstoppable, but farmers will adapt

Reducing emissions is possible; the key is persuading Ottawa to chart a sensible course, says farm leader

By Alexis Kienlen March 2, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Keep calm, stay flexible and farm on. These were the main messages from a panel on greenhouse gas emissions at the recent CrossRoads conference. Canada, and every member of the G7 and 120 other nations, has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the manager of government and policy relations for

Arctic warming has led to greater weather variability in recent years, says a retired professor and agrometeorology specialist.

News, Other, Weather

Why is our weather more volatile?

A close look at the jet stream can explain our recent ups-and-downs

By Gord Gilmour February 15, 2023

If you want to understand why the weather has become so volatile, you’ll need to look up — way up to the Arctic. Paul Bullock, a retired professor and agrometeorology specialist from the University of Manitoba told the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg that it all starts with polar sea ice. Climate change is causing the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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