greenhouse gas emissions Archives - Page 13 of 23

Turning waste into black gold

March 23, 2012

Manitoba’s first composting co-operative, Compostages Manitoba Services Cooperative, is now ready to offer municipalities and agricultural producers an affordable and eco-responsible alternative to dealing with organic matter. Compostages Manitoba Services Cooperative will be hosting its first organizational meeting on Tuesday March 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cabane a Sucre in St. Pierre

News

Cash for agroforestry project

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 14, 2012

A$160,000 federal grant has been awarded to a Manitoba conservation district study the environmental and economic benefits of shelterbelts on ranches. The Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District will use the funding to study how agroforestry can reduce the costs associated with livestock production and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The project will evaluate various beneficial management

News

Federal grant to study agroforestry

March 14, 2012

staff / The federal government has invested $160,000 into an Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District project to study how agroforestry can increase farmers’ productivity while mitigating their environmental impact. The district will use the funding to study how agroforestry — the integrated approach of planting trees and shrubs on farms — can reduce the costs

Crops, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Plant product to go toe to toe with meat and dairy?

By Tamara Leigh March 14, 2012

A researcher says the global food problem is not feeding people, but animals Livestock agriculture is an obsolete technology, says Stanford researcher, Patrick O. Brown. “Animal farming is by far the biggest ongoing global environmental catastrophe,” says Brown. “It’s an inefficient technology that hasn’t changed for a millennia.” In a presentation to the American Association

News, Weather

Weaker sun will not delay global warming

February 15, 2012

London/ Reuters / A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said Jan. 23. The study, by Britain’s Meteorological Office and the University of Reading, found that the sun’s output would decrease up until 2100 but this would

News, Opinion

Giving clean energy an affordable makeover

By John Kemp January 24, 2012

Political will to tackle climate change by curbing greenhouse gas emissions, never very strong, has all but disappeared across much of North America and Western Europe in the last 12 months. Climate concerns have fallen victim to the recession, with fears about jobs, growth and the cost of switching to clean energy undermining support for

Livestock

Corral water after in-field feeding

By Shannon VanRaes January 17, 2012

In-field winter feeding can save time and money, while fostering healthy crop and forage growth, according to Jeff Schoenau of the University of Saskatchewan. Schoenau and colleagues at the university’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources conducted a three-year study following the effects of in-field winter feeding on animal and pasture health, as well as on

Livestock, News

Corral water after in-field feeding

By Shannon VanRaes January 5, 2012

In-field winter feeding can save time and money, while fostering healthy crop and forage growth, according to Jeff Schoenau of the University of Saskatchewan. Schoenau and colleagues at the university’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources conducted a three-year study following the effects of in-field winter feeding on animal and pasture health, as well as on

Crops

Conference Board Of Canada Says Ethanol Doesn’t Deserve Its Bad Reputation

By Alex Binkley November 17, 2011

co-operator contributor / ottawa Using crops to produce ethanol hasn t raised food prices and it positions Canada for a strong bioeconomy, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. What s more, next-generation technologies, flex-fuel vehicles, and supporting policies could extend the role ethanol plays in Canadian transportation and manufacturing, adds

News

Australia’s Landmark Carbon Price Laws To Take Effect In 2012

By James Grubel November 17, 2011

Australia passed landmark laws Nov. 8 to impose a price on carbon emissions in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade. The vote in the upper house Senate made Australia the second major economy behind the European Union to pass carbon-limiting legislation. Tiny New Zealand has a similar scheme. Its impact will be

Daily Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

Tag Archives greenhouse gas emissions

Turning waste into black gold

Cash for agroforestry project

Federal grant to study agroforestry

Plant product to go toe to toe with meat and dairy?

Weaker sun will not delay global warming

Giving clean energy an affordable makeover

Corral water after in-field feeding

Corral water after in-field feeding

Conference Board Of Canada Says Ethanol Doesn’t Deserve Its Bad Reputation

Australia’s Landmark Carbon Price Laws To Take Effect In 2012

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: Your Agriculture News Recap for Dec.19, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News