There needs to be reminders that the frontier aspect of Alberta is over and we need to grow up. Unlimited space and inexhaustible resources are no more. Perhaps last on the list to be recognized is water, especially for southern Alberta. The Alberta government seems incoherently reluctant to make Albertans aware of the real possibility […] Read more
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Climate report focuses on best management practices
Farmers for Climate Solutions holds consultations as it looks for ways in which farms can reduce climate change impact
A new preliminary report from Farmers for Climate Solutions is expected to be released in March and will look at more than 50 approaches and best managements practices that can reduce carbon emissions. The sector-wide report is being developed by a farmer-led task force. Its members include agricultural emissions modellers and agricultural economists. The goal […] Read more
Genetic tool recognized for reducing emissions
Companies receive climate action award for their work in helping develop a way to select cattle that produce less methane
CALGARY — Canadian research that sparked the world’s first official genetic evaluation program to help dairy farmers reduce methane emissions from Holstein cattle without harming milk production has earned an international award for climate action. “The award has been a real team effort, and it’s something that didn’t just come by chance,” said Filippo Miglior, […] Read more
Thoughts on global warming, methane emissions, cattle
It is interesting that a specific topic — like global warming — can become all encompassing. Before we know it, deadlines are established and parameters are set, even with a one-sided view of the whole situation. Ruminants have been targeted in the global warming realm because of their methane production, which is a byproduct of […] Read more
Pulses seen as COP28 winner
SASKATOON — A recently concluded global meeting on climate change has created a huge opportunity for pulses, say industry officials. They contend that the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (COP28) has paved the way for increased global attention and investment in crops such as peas, lentils, chickpeas […] Read more
Is Canadian agriculture a greenhouse gas giant or an economic engine?
WINNIPEG — Farming may be Canada’s economic engine or a significant source of greenhouse gases that threaten the planet. It all depends on who you ask. Two reports were released in early December, one from the National Farmers Union and the other from Grain Farmers of Ontario. The NFU report focused on greenhouse gas emissions […] Read more
Farmers need reasonable goals for reducing emissions
Give farmers something they can work with. Give Canada’s agriculture and food industries something they can work toward. That’s how you’ll get them on-side with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Right now, there’s not much to make them care or to feel there’s a point participating. With “intensity” spurned by the enviro-lords, what’s a farmer […] Read more
Europe – the world’s climate cop
It may not happen for years, but a new carbon scheme could impose European standards on Canadian farmers and producers around the globe. The European Union plan, called the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, entered its first phase of implementation in October. EU leaders deny it is protectionism. The plan would mean that other countries must […] Read more
Now the real work begins for ag climate action
Farmers and their organizations should pay close attention to the declaration on “sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems and climate action,” signed this month by 134 countries, including Canada. The declaration released early during the COP28 climate summit in Dubai is vague and offers little explanation as to how its goal of urgently transforming agriculture will […] Read more
Climate change conference is the world’s biggest green mirage
Its official name is the United Nations 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, or COP28 for short. Given the news from the two-week gathering in the desert near Dubai, however, a better name might be Shifting Sands, Shifting Blame. For example, “A staggering 88,000 people are accredited” to attend the meeting, noted the […] Read more
