Most Canadian farmers think they follow 4R practices, but a Fertilizer Canada survey found far fewer acres actually meet the standard.
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4R compliance comes up short
Fertilizer Canada survey finds fewer than 13 million acres met 4R standards in 2024, with soil testing gaps and missing nutrient plans driving the shortfall
Canadian Cattle Association president Reg Schellenberg dies
Saskatchewan rancher had led CCA since March
Updated, Dec. 7 — Western Saskatchewan rancher Reg Schellenberg, who had led the national organization representing Canada’s beef cattle producers since March this year, died suddenly Friday at age 63. The Canadian Cattle Association reported Schellenberg’s death in a release Saturday, adding that the association’s current vice-president, rancher Nathan Phinney of Sackville, N.B., will now
No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market
Work on protocols for specific projects to begin this spring, department says
Draft regulations for Canada’s new carbon market show Canadian farmers won’t receive credit for removing any greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the atmosphere prior to 2017. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Friday announced the offset market, to be known as the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System. A 60-day public consultation period on draft regulations
Call out for TESA hopefuls
The beef sector’s annual environmental stewardship award is open for nominations until Dec. 4
The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is once again looking for the cream of the crop when it comes to sustainable beef production. Nominations are open for TESA (The Environmental Stewardship Award). Producers have until Dec. 4 to complete their 2021 nominations. The award — presented first at the provincial, and then at the national level
4Rs reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture is the major emitter of nitrous oxide, researchers say
The 4Rs of nutrient stewardship can decrease emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) anywhere from 20 to 40 per cent, according to research out of the University of Manitoba. “The vast majority of the nitrous oxide that is emitted is from agriculture,” said Mario Tenuta, professor of soil ecology at the University of
Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections
Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration finalized a rule on Thursday to pare back the types of waterways protected from pollution under federal law, easing burdens on industries such as agriculture and mining but angering environmental groups. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule could win political points ahead of the November election for Republican President
Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban
The federal government’s plan to halt Canada’s consumption of single-use plastics such as shopping bags, straws and stir sticks over the next couple of years won’t extend to farm chemical containers and grain bags. Cleanfarms, the national industry stewardship body operating waste management and recycling programs for agricultural packaging, said Thursday that plastic products such
CleanFARMS program gets significant uptake
The 2016 version of the industry stewardship program safely disposed of thousands of kilograms of farm inputs
The 2016 CleanFARMS effort to collect old pesticides and livestock medication has yielded banner results in the Keystone province. Manitoba farmers returned over 53,000 kilograms of obsolete and unwanted pesticides and 1,800 kilograms of various medications. CleanFARMS, which operates the program, is a national plant science and animal health industry-led agricultural waste stewardship organization. Collections
Gap in understanding between consumers and producers
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business conducted its own survey in response to a recent federal government-commissioned study on public perceptions of agriculture industry
A new survey reveals farmers have a very different perception about the state of agriculture in Canada than consumers do. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), in response to a recent federal government-commissioned study that reported unfavourable public perceptions of the agriculture industry, questioned 523 producers in an attempt to “combat these misconceptions.” A