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In the farmland area of Canada’s Prairies, wetlands are being drained to increase crop production and expand urban development. Photo: Getty Images Plus

OPINION: Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect February 20, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes While wetlands sequester carbon, they also naturally release greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Our new study has found that widespread wetland drainage on Prairie farmland releases 2.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂-eq) per year.

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Biodiversity loss a risk to global economy, IPBES report says

By Reuters, Simon Jessop February 9, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Biodiversity loss is emerging as a systemic risk to the global economy and financial stability, a landmark report said on Monday, urging companies to act now or potentially face extinction themselves.

Eight of Canada’s 10 largest trading partners, including emerging agri-food markets in the Indo-Pacific, currently or will soon implement mandatory disclosure rules. Photo Getty Images

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Sustainability disclosure ‘ticket to play’ in emerging global market

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By Jonah Grignon December 2, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Panellists at CSSB event Sustainability Disclosure in Canada: Overcoming the Headwinds discussed the future of ESG standards, which have the potential to change Canadian agriculture’s business environment.

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Reports showcase Canada’s environmental edge in cereal production

By Don Norman March 21, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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.

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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

By Karen Briere December 16, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week.

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What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad?

By Jonah Grignon October 7, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes 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.

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Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry

By Ed White May 23, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers and the animal nutrition industry need to understand that feeding livestock today requires thinking about what comes out of an animal as much as what goes in, according to many at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada.

The Common Ground Canada Network will tackle questions of how social factors intersect with sustainable agriculture. Photo: stevegeer/iStock/Getty Images

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Teasing out the social angle of sustainable ag research

Recently funded network to bring together social scientists, agriculture and community groups

By Geralyn Wichers March 21, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government pledged the cash March 19 to launch the Common Ground Canada Network. The initiative will be led by Dalhousie University’s Karen Foster, Canada research chair in sustainable rural futures for Atlantic Canada.

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Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost

A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023

By Geralyn Wichers February 27, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.

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Funding set to improve Ontario deadstock removal, disposal

Application intake open as of Sept. 21

By Dave Bedard September 25, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario’s livestock producers could see more and improved options for pickup and sustainable disposal of deadstock through a new federal/provincial program now on offer. The Ontario and federal governments on Thursday opened the intake for applications under what they’re calling the Increasing Deadstock Capacity Initiative, budgeted for $1.5 million over two years. The program, to […] Read more

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China suspends some agricultural tariffs on Canada

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Tag Archives sustainability

OPINION: Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies

Biodiversity loss a risk to global economy, IPBES report says

Sustainability disclosure ‘ticket to play’ in emerging global market

Reports showcase Canada’s environmental edge in cereal production

Farm groups back away from Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

What sustainability lessons can Canada learn from abroad?

Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry

Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost

Funding set to improve Ontario deadstock removal, disposal

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