In 2021, Farmers for Climate Solutions published a report on how Canada should reduce emissions from agriculture. Not long after, the federal government implemented most of the recommendations in the report.
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Environmental farm group has Ottawa’s attention
Farmers for Climate Solutions has become a new and powerful player in the world of Canadian agricultural policy
Climate change worries Canadian farmers: poll
WINNIPEG — A poll released Dec. 11 suggests that Canadian farmers worry more about the impacts of climate change than they do about input costs and market prices for canola, corn, wheat and cattle. The poll of 858 producers from coast to coast determined that farmers rank climate change as their No. 1 concern. “When […] Read more
Forum finds common ground on climate issues
When 36 farmers and ranchers from across the Prairies with widely varied views came together, consensus was the goal
How do you get three farmers to stop arguing over climate change? You send two of them home. That didn’t happen at this particular meeting but, as expected, when farmers and ranchers participated in the Prairie Farmer & Rancher Forum held by Farmers for Climate Solutions last year, there was no shortage of divergent views. […] Read more
Consensus proves possible in climate change debate
We live in an increasingly polarized world. A glaring example is what’s currently happening in the United States, but it’s certainly not the only one. Here at home, rigid battle lines have been drawn over a variety of fronts, from the COVID-19 pandemic to First Nations reconciliation. Even the country’s housing affordability crisis has fallen […] Read more
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
Demand for forage knowledge grows
Forages have a place on larger farms but farmers need more information and new management systems to get the most out of them . Ken Wall, a professional agrologist with Federated Co-operatives Ltd., spoke recently at the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association annual meeting in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. He said there is a hunger […] Read more
