Recently announced funding from the federal government will support research aimed at greenhouse gas mitigation in fertilizer use.
The Canadian Fertilizer Institute has received $700,000 to study greenhouse gas mitigation using the 4R Nutrient Stewardship system.
It is a set of beneficial management practices established by the industry to improve fertilizer efficiency while reducing leakage into the air and water, which safeguards the environment.
Funding is provided through the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program, a five-year, $27 million commitment that is part of the Canadian contribution to an international effort to bring new technologies and practices to producers.
An announcement earlier this year provided $3.4 million from the same program for three initiatives at the University of Saskatchewan studying nitrogen-use efficiency in the forage beef sector, greenhouse gas efficiency in prairie irrigation systems and how agroforestry plantings can mitigate greenhouse gases.
