Tag Archives Sustainability
Creating a better process for assessing pasture
Stakeholders from across the industry are currently working together to develop a Manitoba-focused rangeland and pasture health assessment
Growing Forward 3 a chance to think big
Pulse Canada’s COO calls for an ambitious agenda as the next agriculture policy framework looms
Farm environmental plans to be made national
Ottawa stakeholder summit suggests making the plans consistent across Canada
Scientists root out answers
A new and simpler method to measure root mass promises plant scientists better insight into the below-ground differences of plants
KAP develops carbon pricing position after intense debate
Farmers should be exempted from paying a price on emissions resulting directly from food production, while getting some of the carbon revenues to help them further reduce emissions
‘You’re wrong’ is the wrong message
Trying to dictate what products consumers should get or what food companies should supply them is surely a losing tactic
KAP takes proactive stance on carbon pricing
The group says a good plan could help farmers be part of the solution and generate new revenue while doing it
Farmers Edge investing millions in sustainable crop production
Sustainable Development Technology Canada is one of the investors
Twenty-five years of organics
Canada’s longest-running study of organic crop systems continues to yield new results
U.S. refiners revamp operations as renewable fuel costs surge
Pressure is building to tweak renewable fuel standards as refiner profit margins are crushed