Improving the resilience of Canadian agriculture requires more flexible and targeted conservation and safety net programming, according to doctoral and distinguished fellows with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
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Improving agriculture’s economic and environmental sustainability
Policy fellows highlight need for more targeted risk management programs, land assessment and vegetable sector soil support
Bioreactors in tiled fields could themselves benefit from draining
Bioreactors are meant to filter nitrogen from tile water to help with runoff nutrient loads, but drying them out from time to time might increase their effectiveness
Bioreactors are meant to filter nitrogen from tile water and reduce extra nutrient running off int0 local rivers and lakes, but drying them out from time to time might increase their effectiveness.
‘Sustainable’ versus ‘regenerative’ agriculture
Practical Research: Defining these terms in a farming context can be confusing to each and all of us
It seems there is confusion between the terms “sustainable” and “regenerative” as applied to agriculture. Both are even perceived, in some instances, as forms of organic farming.
Getting greener: How Prairie cereals have reduced their carbon footprint
Reports shed new light on Prairie cereal growers’ work implementing best practices
Cereals Canada released several reports on March 20 highlighting the relatively small environmental footprint of Canadian wheat, durum, barley and oats compared against other top-producing countries.
Prairie farmers have mixed views of sustainable agriculture push
Suggesting that producers change their practices when the status quo is working for them can be a reach
If governments, corporations and environmental groups want to achieve change on the landscape, education and incentives are both needed, and preferably farmer-to-farmer education.
Reports showcase Canada’s environmental edge in cereal production
Reports from Cereals Canada highlight the relatively small environmental footprint of Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats, when compared to top producing countries.
Software add-on helps farmers measure their farm’s sustainability metrics
AgExpert’s new feature helps measure environmental impacts in an easy-to-understand format
A new feature in Farm Credit Canada’s FCC AgExpert software suite aims to help farmers track and manage sustainability metrics more easily.
Farm groups back away from Sustainable Agriculture Strategy
Organizations say they will no longer participate in strategy discussions, saying it does not align with producers' needs
Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week.
Fendt debuts its 600 Series
New tractor line spans the 149- to 209-horsepower range
At Agritechnica in Germany last November, Agco unveiled its newest line of Fendt tractors, the 600 Series. For North America, though, the 600 Series was officially introduced in late August this year and had its first Canadian public appearance at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont. in mid-September. With Agco’s tractor brand offerings long […] Read more
What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad?
Panelists at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference offered international perspectives on sustainability in the ag industry.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
