A report from the auditor general’s office says initiatives designed to help farmers reduce emissions have shortcomings
REGINA — Agriculture Canada says it will do better after a report from the auditor general’s office criticized its attempts to deal with climate change. The report from the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development said the department has known since 2015 that it had to address greenhouse gas emissions. However, programs to help […] Read moreTag Archives Agricultural Clean Technology program
Feds spend $97 million on agricultural clean tech projects
Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government today announced some $97 million in funding for farms and agri-businesses to adopt cleaner technologies like more efficient grain dryers, solar power and precision agriculture technology. “Canadian farmers fully understand the need to take care of the environment and they are constantly innovating to find new solutions to reduce […] Read more
Gov’t looks for ways to cut cattle’s methane emissions
Ottawa is making $12 million available to help find ways to reduce methane emissions from cow-calf, dairy and feedlot operations. The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge is part of the federal government’s plan to reduce overall methane emissions 40 to 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and to be net-zero by 2050. The challenge aims […] Read more
Sask. farm installs high-efficiency grain dryer
Funding under the federal Agricultural Clean Technology program designed to help producers adopt green equipment
About two dozen prairie farms are among 60 across Canada that have received federal funding for green technology. They include Wendland Farms at Waldheim, Sask., featured at a news conference last week to announce the first recipients under the Agricultural Clean Technology program. Bryce Wendland, who farms 7,000 acres with his father, said they applied […] Read more
