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“It’s unfortunate that any grower would have felt that it was a slam-dunk revenue stream.” – Amit Padhan, Farmers Edge.

Tough carbon markets to blame for payment delays: Farmers Edge

There was a lot of optimism around agricultural carbon credits, but returns were never a “slam dunk,” the company says

By Geralyn Wichers June 22, 2023

Farmers Edge says producers in its Smart Carbon offset program can’t get paid for their credits until those credits sell — and there aren’t a lot of willing buyers. “We have done a good job at serializing these offsets. Where we have not done a good job is selling them,” said Amit Pradhan, vice-president of

The current fair market value method of compensation for conservation easements is flawed, says a professor of agribusiness and agricultural economics at the U of M.

News

Conservation easement payment ‘flawed’

A Saskatchewan stock growers’ group is seeking to reform easement structure, compensation

By Geralyn Wichers June 20, 2023

Landowners and ranchers don’t get enough for conservation easements to offset the opportunity cost, according to a study commissioned by a Saskatchewan producer group. Mindy Hockley, assistant program manager with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, noted that farmers can calculate what they’ll get for breaking up land and converting it to grain crop use. Compared

Letters, Op/Ed

Letters: More hogs, more problems

By John Fefchak June 12, 2023

In response to the May 26 Co-operator article “Meat industry hits hard times”. Without the benefit of taxpayers’ dollars (read: government support), the Manitoba hog industry (not farming) would have collapsed many years ago. Born and raised on a farm, I appreciate the proper raising and care of swine. Pigs produced in a factory-type situation

News, Oilseeds

Survey to flesh out Canadian canola storage

The University of Manitoba hopes the survey will provide a full picture of on-farm realities

By Alexis Stockford June 12, 2023

Researchers from the University of Manitoba want to hear all about canola storage on your farm. A survey, also posted through the Canola Council of Canada’s Canola Watch, aims to provide better data on how farmers store the oilseed, how they dry it, the storage and drying issues they face and how they try to solve those problems. Why

Barclay Uruski, who farms near Arborg, Man., says Farmers Edge promised his carbon credits would pay for their services and then some.

News, Other

Farmers urge caution on carbon credits

Farmers say they were told carbon credits would cover subscription costs with a little extra but the reality fell far short

By Geralyn Wichers June 8, 2023

[UPDATED: June 13, 2023] Several farmers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they are out thousands of dollars after subscribing to a carbon credit program offered by Farmers Edge. “We have not seen a dime,” said Barclay Uruski, who farms near Arborg, Man. Why it matters: Carbon credits have been touted as a way for farmers

Many crops grown here, including corn, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat and pasture grass, have already been proven to increase with agrivoltaics.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Solar panel shade an untapped productivity booster

Shading crops with solar panels can be a win-win for both energy production and yields

By Joshua Pearce May 17, 2023

If you’ve ever had a trampoline in your backyard, you may have seen the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from the sun, to an extent. Researchers in the field of solar photovoltaic technology—a fancy way of saying ‘how to use solar

Weather, Weather Vane

Continuing our look at wind

Meteorology 101: There are reason why all of Earth’s air doesn’t flow north-south

By Daniel Bezte May 17, 2023

In the last Meteorology 101 class, we introduced the four main forces that drive our winds: gravity, air pressure, Coriolis and friction. This week we will go into more detail to better understand what creates wind. Without gravity, there would be no weight to the atmosphere, and without weight there would be no air pressure.

There’s nothing neutral about carbon neutrality and wishful thinking won’t make it so.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: The short, unhappy history of carbon sequestration

The carbon credit market is far from the golden solution often portrayed

By Alan Guebert May 9, 2023

Facts are a key element of informed decision making, and not just any facts; the best, most tied-to-reality facts are needed to make the best decision. “Alternative” facts, meanwhile, only exist in alternative universes, and people use them at their own intergalactic peril. But that is what Verra, “the world’s leading carbon standard for the

Too often, governments reach for the regulatory stick rather than providing incentives for positive action, even though the incentive-based path will lead to greater success.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Go for the carrot, not the stick

Regulations not the best move for real ecological progress

By Cam Dahl May 3, 2023

There are two ways to get a horse to carry a heavy load. You can hit it with a big stick, or you can provide a reward for work well done. Think of agriculture as the horse and government sustainability goals as the load that farmers are being asked to carry. Too often, governments reach

Manitoba Association of Watersheds board chair Garry Wasylowski at the April 17 announcement for three expanded watershed districts.

News

Watershed districts expand into new municipalities

Expansion fills gaps in On-Farm Climate Action Fund eligibility

By Don Norman April 28, 2023

Recently announced watershed district expansion is expected to give more farmers access to funding through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. On April 17, the province announced an increase of $265,000 to core funding for Manitoba’s Watershed Districts Program and said it will expand three watershed districts in eastern and southern Manitoba municipalities. Why it matters:

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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