Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) is launching a measurement verification reporting (MRV) system for reporting soil carbon.
Soil carbon measurement and verification system launched
CANZA project to give producers quick, cost-effective tool to help measure, manage and monetize soil carbon
New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays
FCC says the tool is a ‘non-judgemental’ way of getting a snap shot of soil carbon including sequestration
Reading Time: 2 minutes Soil carbon is an imporant thing to track, both emissions and sequestration. Bryan Prystupa, of Farm Credit Canada, spoke about a new tool that aims to give farmers insight into carbon on their farms.
US suspends Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States has temporarily paused imports of Mexican cattle after a case of New World screwworm (NWS) was identified at the lakeside town of Catazaja in southern Chiapas state, the Mexican government said on Sunday.
Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report
Greenhouse gases from cattle, fuel oil dropped; nitrogen, diesel fuel emissions increased
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
Farm climate innovation commitments at COP27 double to US$8 billion
Agriculture could outpace other industries to net zero: Vilsack
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Reuters — An initiative led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to help agriculture adapt to climate change and reduce emissions through innovation has doubled investment commitments to US$8 billion and extended its reach, it said on Friday. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) was […] Read more
Feds boost Living Labs’ reach to all provinces
Nine projects, including first-Indigenous led lab, share $54M
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first crop of federally-funded “Living Labs” backed by the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program, set up to prove carbon-sequestering on-farm processes, takes the concept to the six provinces where such farm-level labs weren’t yet in place. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking Thursday in Calgary, announced $54 million from the $185 million, 10-year ACS program […] Read more
Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions
Landfill gas protocols now launched; ag-related protocols soon to follow
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 […] Read more
Capturing carbon — and the credits
Intercropping has potential, but the bigger bucks may be in cutting nitrogen
Reading Time: 5 minutes Intercropping has potential, but the bigger bucks may be in cutting nitrogen The announcement of the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System in early March brings more Canadian farmers closer to being paid for storing carbon, but there is more to be sorted out before this becomes a reality. Progress is expected this year in the […] Read more
U.S. farm co-op CHS to pay members to enrol in Bayer carbon farming program
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – Agricultural seeds and chemicals supplier Bayer AG is expanding its carbon farming program to members of U.S. farm cooperative CHS Inc, boosting incentives for members to participate in the program, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement will make it easier for CHS’s 75,000 farmer-members to enrol in Bayer’s Carbon Program, an early […] Read more
Beef sector aims for new 2030 targets
Organizations involved in Canada's National Beef Strategy have announced new goals for the beef sector for the next decade
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian beef industry has new benchmarks to reach for in the next decade. The organizations involved in Canada’s National Beef Strategy — the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canada Beef Breeds Council, Beef Cattle Research Council, Canada Beef, The National Cattle Feeders’ Association, Canadian Meat Council and Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have announced new 2030 […] Read more
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