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Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’

By Reuters, Simon Jessop January 15, 2025

The world's largest meatpacker, JBS, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.

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Measuring farm emissions from the sky

Radio tower to be fit with sensors to measure how changing farm practices actually are

By Don Norman December 28, 2024

Radio tower to be fit with sensors to measure how changing farm practices actually are impacting nitrous oxide levels in the atmosphere.

News, Reuters

Syngenta working with McDonald’s to reduce gas emissions from cows

By Reuters November 14, 2024

Agrochemicals and seeds company Syngenta is working with fast food giant McDonald's Corp and one of its meat suppliers to supply a type of corn which it says will reduce the gaseous emissions from cattle.

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World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says

N2O emissions are driven primarily by agricultural fertilizer and manure

By Reuters, Valerie Volcovici October 31, 2024

Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday.

News, News & Opinion

Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals

October 17, 2024

Canada's current agricultural policies are not serving the well-being of the public. Canada's agricultural program payments and subsidies are not aligned with the government's dietary guidelines and health goals.

Pasture south of Medicine Hat shows little snow cover to rejuvenate water levels as of December 2023 following another drought year in Alberta. PHOTO: ALEX MCCUAIG

Opinion

Wider conversation needed on climate causes

PERSPECTIVE | Agriculture has a role to play, but so does society at large

By Brenda Schoepp April 1, 2024

It’s tough being a farmer today and it is easy to be fixed on sky watching, that proverbial hope of rain or snow and even perhaps a wee bit of wind. Even as the farmer watches, there are political and social expectations that we, the keepers of the land, do something to change the course

“If you reduce methane emissions, there has to be another ‘sink’ that will wrap up that hydrogen. In the rumen there’s a number of different ways that hydrogen can go.” – Karen Beauchemin.

Livestock, News

The science of burp-busting GHGs in cattle

Bovaer is safe and effective but other GHG-limiting solutions should be appraised, says researcher

By Jeff Melchior February 23, 2024

By now, many beef and dairy cattle producers have heard of Bovaer, the methane-reducing cattle supplement recently greenlit for use in Canada. It’s being heralded as a tool to help those industries achieve their greenhouse gas reduction goals. But is Bovaer safe for animals and the humans that consume their products? A retired researcher gives

“It’s exciting to see the 15 per cent reduction in GHG emissions intensity, which puts us on track to achieve the 33 per cent reduction 2030 goal that the industry has set.” – Ryan Beierbach, chair of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

Beef cattle, News

GHG reductions highlight Canadian beef sustainability report

Assessment reveals industry has reduced emissions by 15 per cent

By Jeff Melchior January 31, 2024

A new report marks a win for a Canadian beef industry striving to minimize its carbon footprint. The industry has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions required to produce one kilogram of beef (boneless and consumed) by 15 per cent since 2014, according to the recently released National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA) and Strategy report. “It’s

“If you’re decreasing the number of days on feed, you can improve all of your sustainability metrics.” – Kim Ominski, University of Manitoba animal science professor.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Burps and belches next cow environmental target

It’s a natural byproduct of a rumen — and the cattle sector’s next big challenge

By Don Norman January 30, 2024

Enteric methane will be the federal government’s next big target agricultural producers are expected to aim for. It’s the methane cattle produce when they digest food. It’s released mainly through respiration. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) made two big announcements recently that brought methane to the forefront of their climate change policy. In December, at

Implant being inserted under the skin of a calf’s ear.  Photo: MBFI

Beef cattle, Livestock

Hormone implants offer clear advantage

In addition to helping the bottom line, hormone implants have a big environmental upside

By Don Norman January 23, 2024

The Canadian cattle industry is facing a quandary. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, beef production must increase to meet rising demand. On the other hand, there is greater pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production. Environment and Climate Change Canada says agriculture contributes about eight per cent

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

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