We can expect climate change to have effects on animal health in many different ways. Indeed, there is already evidence that the warming and altered climate affects disease dynamics in important ways. At its most basic level, climate change has increased global temperatures, and this will continue and accelerate, given our current trajectory. Heat stress […] Read more
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The great arson myth must be shelved
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and other politicians that like making things up to support their worldview have frequently stated that the wildfires ravaging our cities, towns and wilderness areas are being set by arsonists. The truth is that in any given year, arson is responsible for between five and 10 percent of wildfires, but these […] Read more
Climate change forged a new global reality last year
LONDON/MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Intolerable heat, unsurvivable storms, inescapable floods — in 2024, billions of people across the world faced climatic conditions that broke record after record, logging ever more highs for heat, floods, storms, fire and drought. As the year drew to a close, the conclusion was both blatant and bleak: 2024 […] Read more
Are carbon offsets more about greenwashing?
Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals on their own. When a company buys carbon offsets, it pays a project elsewhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on its behalf – by planting trees, for example, or generating renewable energy. The idea is […] Read more
ESG standards will impact producers
The impact of farming practices extends beyond harvest. Each year’s decisions can shape outcomes for generations to come. Increasingly, sustainability is a hot topic and not just for the agri-food sector. Large corporations are now required to report on the sustainability of processes used to generate their products. The reporting requirements are referred to as […] Read more
Federal gov’t spending on climate change soars
Agriculture Canada spent 27 per cent of its science budget on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last year
UPDATED: January 8, 2025 – 1500 CST – added Ag Canada data/chart – WINNIPEG — Agriculture Canada spent $223 million more on science and innovation in the 2023-24 fiscal year than it did in 2020-21. However, the money wasn’t used to hire new scientists, expand research centres or study innovative technologies such as gene edited […] Read more
Making the words work for farmers
The average global temperature was the hottest on record in 2024 for the second year in a row. It’s up in the air if this concerning trend will continue for a third year. Also uncertain is what the winds of change will bring as a new Donald Trump administration moves into the White House. Talk […] Read more
Agriculture prepares for transformation
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Anastasia Volkova is the type of person who gets right to the point. During a coffee break at a sustainable agriculture conference, held in early October in Minneapolis, she provided a six-minute, rapid fire explanation on how farming can be transformed in North America and around the globe. That transformation needs to […] Read more
Canola and climate change in Western Canada
Canola cropping patterns in the Prairies may have to adapt to climate change in the coming years, but the changes should be relatively positive for production. Canola area continues to be the leader in Western Canada with a total of 21.9 million acres sown this year according to Statistics Canada. This is more than 3.2 […] Read more
Farm groups back away from sustainable ag strategy
Organizations say they will no longer participate in strategy discussions, saying it does not align with producers' needs
REGINA — Agriculture Canada says consultations on its Sustainable Agriculture Strategy will continue even after six major organizations withdrew from the advisory committee last week. However, with the federal government in disarray after the Dec. 16 surprise resignation of former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, the strategy may never see the light […] Read more
