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Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

October 3, 2024

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without wiping out large parts of

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Food companies launch partnership to cut dairy industry’s CO2 emissions

By Reuters September 19, 2024

Food companies Ajinomoto and Danone unveiled on Thursday a partnership to reduce the dairy industry's greenhouse gas emissions using a feed additive called AjiPro®-L, which is purported to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from manure.

Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report

Greenhouse gases from cattle, fuel oil dropped; nitrogen, diesel fuel emissions increased

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 27, 2024

Atlantic Canada's net agricultural emissions have fallen slightly between 1990 and 2021 as livestock numbers decreased and reliance on fuel oil declined, a new report says.

A flux tower installed as part of a network of sensors measuring greenhouse gas emissions across Canadian wetlands.

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Prairie wetlands emissions lower than expected

Research from Ducks Unlimited Canada used high-tech towers to measure greenhouse gas coming off wetlands

By Don Norman November 8, 2023

Wetlands in Western Canada may emit significantly less methane than previously thought, according to recent research from Ducks Unlimited Canada. “There was always this notion that Prairie wetlands might be emitting a bunch of methane in the spring as they thaw,” said project lead Pascal Badiou, one of the scientists working for DUC’s research arm,

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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

Mario Tenuta, Jared Munro and Wayne Rempel speak during a panel discussion at the KAP AGM Jan. 24.

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KAP members call for more BMP research

Nitrogen emission concerns were among key issues raised at the organization’s AGM

By Geralyn Wichers February 3, 2023

KAP members called on their leaders to push governments for more long-term research on nitrogen management. “We need the research to get it done,” said David Rourke. He brought the issue forward in a resolution at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg Jan. 25-26. The federal and provincial governments are pushing and paying

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Comment: Taxes out, subsidies in

Australia and the U.S. are passing major climate bills – without taxing carbon

By Ian A. Mackenzie September 28, 2022

At last, there’s action on climate change. The United States recently passed its largest climate bill ever and Australia is set to usher a 43 per cent emissions target into law, although the Greens will try to amend the bill so the climate impacts of new gas and coal projects are considered. Good news, right?

File photo of a garbage dump at Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (Rlesyk/iStock/Getty Images)

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Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Landfill gas protocols now launched; ag-related protocols soon to follow

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams June 9, 2022

Reuters — Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects can generate tradeable credits by capturing gas from landfills. The government said protocols for four other sectors including agriculture and forest management are

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Project to analyze wetland carbon capture

The study, taking in both cattle and cropland, hopes to see results by 2023

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 4, 2022

A joint study in southwestern Manitoba hopes to jump-start understanding of carbon storage and greenhouse gas release from wetlands in two important agricultural landscapes. The study has deployed sensor-equipped towers (flux towers) to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions from wetlands on both cattle and annual crop farms. The project is funded by the Canadian

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media at the GLOBE Forum 2022 in Vancouver on March 29, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

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Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

About $1 billion earmarked for new or expanded ag programs

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams March 30, 2022

Reuters — Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and $9.1 billion in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is the first time Canada has had a comprehensive plan, rather than just

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

Food companies launch partnership to cut dairy industry’s CO2 emissions

Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report

Prairie wetlands emissions lower than expected

Earth’s energy budget needs to balance

KAP members call for more BMP research

Comment: Taxes out, subsidies in

Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Project to analyze wetland carbon capture

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

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