UPDATED – April 25, 2024 – 0840 CST – Comments from Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault added. WINNIPEG — Federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault stood in the House of Commons April 15 and said he has been speaking with farmers from Alberta, Nova Scotia and elsewhere and found they are more concerned about the impacts of […] Read more
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VIDEO: Environment minister claims carbon tax support
Farm groups raise questions after Steven Guilbeault tells House producers don't appear to have carbon tax concerns
U.S to incentivize climate friendly farming
Farmers offered money to adopt practices that store carbon in the soil, but experts doubt the approach will be effective
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden’s administration is offering farmers money to adopt practices that store carbon in the soil to fight climate change, but soil science experts and a review of U.S. Department of Agriculture research indicate doubt that the approach will be effective. Planting cover crops and reducing tillage are key to the […] Read more
VIDEO: Young B.C. speaker has positive ag message
Janel van Dongen impresses audiences with a speech that won a national competition at the Royal Winter Fair last year
OTTAWA — Janel van Dongen captivated her audience from the moment she took the stage at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting. The 16-year-old from Nanoose Bay, B.C., delivered the speech that in November won her the top prize at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Royal Winter Fair. She focused […] Read more
UN sounds ‘red alert’ as global heat records set
The World Meteorological Organization expects more records to be broken this year due to the El Nino weather pattern
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization said, with its chief voicing particular concern about ocean heat and shrinking sea ice. The United Nations weather agency said in its annual State of the Global Climate report that average temperatures hit […] Read more
Sask. RMs take tough stance on carbon dioxide
SARM delegates overwhelmingly approve resolution rejecting ‘any policies that unduly target naturally occurring CO2’
REGINA — It’s unclear exactly what rural municipal delegates meant when they overwhelmingly passed a resolution about carbon dioxide last week at their annual convention. The resolution, submitted by the Rural Municipality of Tullymet on behalf of 30 RMs, called on the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities to “ensure that any policies that unduly target […] Read more
Climate change plan needs ‘proportion and perspective’
Glacier FarmMedia – The ag industry has a chance to get a hand on the reins of climate change discussions. That was the takeaway from a panel discussion at the 2024 Canadian Crops Convention in Winnipeg March 6. Kristjan Hebert was the farmer voice on the panel. He is president and chief executive officer of […] Read more
EU chided on climate
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — Europe is in urgent need of stronger measures to prepare health-care systems, farming and critical infrastructure for increasingly severe climate change, a draft report by the European Environment Agency said. As the hotter planet unleashes more heat waves, drought and flooding, the European Union is developing its first Europe-wide analysis of […] Read more
Tunisian farmer turns back clock as climate change bites
Producer experiments with older wheat varieties acquired from family and seed gene bank as way to cope with drought
TUNIS, Tunisia (Reuters) — Tunisian wheat farmer Hasan Chetoui is seeking inspiration from the deep past as he tries to adapt to drought caused by climate change, seeding old wheat varieties that he hopes will produce crops throughout the year. Chetoui does not believe his experiment with alternative types of wheat is likely to work […] Read more
Lack of national guidelines for ag carbon offsets flagged
Glacier FarmMedia – A national framework is needed if carbon markets are to be profitable for farmers and companies, a new report says. RBC’s Climate Action 2024 report suggests that Canada lags the United States, Brazil and China in its issuance of forestry and land use carbon credits, a category that would include agriculture, despite Canada’s early […] Read more
Proposed plastics ban causes concern
Fruit and vegetable growers fear that federal targets for sustainable packaging will increase costs, waste and emissions
REGINA — Canada’s fruit and vegetable industry is concerned it can’t meet new federal proposals for more sustainable packaging. The president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association said the 850 companies it represents, which grow, pack, ship and sell fresh produce, have already reduced their use of plastic by 17 percent to address the zero […] Read more
