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Emily Laage is a researcher and master’s student with Dalhousie University.
Farmit Manitoba

Researchers quantifying organic crops’ emissions

While organic agriculture is a fast-growing sector, it’s severely under-studied, says researcher

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While organic crops are often called more sustainable than their conventional counterparts, there’s not actually much data on the crops’ net greenhouse gas emissions. A team of researchers are working to fix that. “Organic field cropping systems are severely under-studied,” said Emily Laage, a researcher and graduate student at Dalhousie University. “We have a good
A report from the Smart Prosperity Institute says a well-targeted, comprehensive package of policies is needed for the agriculture sector to promote economic growth while reducing environmental harm.
Farmit Manitoba

Debating carbon decrease priorities

There’s discussion among agriculture organizations on how to measure the sector’s contributions

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Glacier FarmMedia – Should agriculture’s decreases in carbon emissions be based on intensity of use per unit of food, or measured in the total volume of reductions? That’s the crux of a philosophical discussion happening in agriculture and showcased by competing reports on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. Why it matters: How
“The long-term demand signal for canola is strong.” – Jim Everson.
News, Oilseeds

Canola industry bullish on demand, nervous about emission targets

Greenhouse gas emission targets bring both potential boon and hardship to Canadian canola growers

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Canadian farmers will need to grow a lot more canola to meet global demand, with emission reduction goals both a key driver and central concern, said agriculture leaders during the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) “Canola Week” conference on November 30. “The long-term demand signal for canola is strong,” said CCC president Jim Everson. Why
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Comment: Emissions report self-serving and built on false assumptions

Reductions won’t happen in a vacuum and producers will adapt their production systems

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In late September, Fertilizer Canada and Meyers Norris Penny (MNP) released their report Implications of a Total Emissions Reduction Target on Fertilizer. That report is a response to the December 2020 federal government announcement that it would “set a national emission reduction target (for 2030) of 30 per cent below 2020 levels from fertilizers and
“With a binding goal, we ensure that the agricultural sector delivers a historically high reduction... ” – Rasmus Prehn, Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.
News, Other

Danish farmers required to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

The Nordic nation has some of the most ambitious targets in the world

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Denmark’s agricultural and forestry sector must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent and 65 per cent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, a majority in parliament agreed. The new legally binding target is part of the government’s action plan towards reaching 70 per cent reductions by 2030, one of the most ambitious climate goals
Nearly 40 per cent of Manitoba’s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation.
News, Other

Council tells province to boost biofuels, electric vehicles, public transit

The province is considering recommendations from the expert advisory council

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The province will “strongly consider” expert advice including increased use of biofuels, boosting alternatives to diesel vehicles in agriculture and trucking, and more widespread public transit as it puts together its green transportation strategy. “We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors,” said Sarah Guillemard, minister of conservation and climate in a
Private sector push will give farmers carbon opportunities
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Private sector push will give farmers carbon opportunities

Companies like MacDonald’s and Maple Leaf foods will likely partner with farmers to offset emissions

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Western Canadian farmers lead the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions — they just don’t get paid for it, says an expert in the carbon-credit market. But that’s starting to change, said Jon Alcock, sustainability specialist at Viresco Solutions, a company that develops carbon credits and “carbon intensity scores.” Compliance-based carbon offset credits in Canada
Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain says the carbon neutral status isn’t the end of the 
company’s efforts to minimize its environmental footprint.
News, Other

Maple Leaf Foods goes carbon neutral

The move positions the Canadian company as a global leader

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Through reducing emissions and investing in offsetting projects, Maple Leaf Foods has become the first major food company in the world to become carbon neutral, the company announced Nov. 7. “Given the impact that climate change is having on our planet, our vision is one that calls us to strive for continuous improvement by reducing
Farm abandonment, like these remnants of a Soviet-era collective farm seen here in the Kursk region of Russia, led to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Did you know?, News

Communist collapse had green lining

Post-Soviet food system changes led to greenhouse gas reductions


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Changes in agriculture, trade, food production and consumption after the collapse of the Soviet Union led to a large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a new study has found. From 1991 to 2011, there was a net emissions reduction of 7.61 gigatons (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalents — the same as one-quarter of the CO2
New feed sources and better farming practices have resulted in Canadian
dairy production having one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world.
Dairy cattle, News

Dairy producers’ carbon footprint keeps shrinking

The improvements are the result of the ready adoption of new practices by the sector, according to a recent study

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Canadian dairy farmers are getting smaller when it comes to their impact on the environment, says a study done for Dairy Farmers of Canada by Groupe AGECO. The Canadian dairy sector has achieved one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world and every litre of milk it produces creates one-third of the greenhouse gas

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