Farmers urged to know credentials, fees, services and successes when they hire a consultant to help with applications
Glacier FarmMedia – Navigating the landscape of grants that may be available to the farm is no small challenge. To start with, it’s confusing. OFCAF, RALP, OFEP — there’s an alphabet soup’s worth of agricultural loans and grants available in Canada today and we’re not talking about a few measly bucks. The On-Farm Climate Action […] Read moreTag Archives On-Farm Climate Action Fund
Ag Canada’s climate programs found lacking
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 more
Grain growers present Ottawa with policy suggestions
The Road to 2050 document was developed with grain farmers across Canada as part of national net-zero plan
REGINA — Grain Growers of Canada has released its recommendations to the federal government on how it can help farmers be both profitable and sustainable. The Road to 2050 for Canada’s Grain Sector was two years in the making as the organization consulted with its members and agreed on 10 policy recommendations. It was initiated […] Read more
Funding-eligible areas grow with watershed districts expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – Five watershed districts in Manitoba now have more land under their purview. Boundaries expanded April 1 for the Central Assiniboine, Pembina Valley, Redboine, Seine Rat Roseau and the Souris River watershed districts to include areas previously uncovered by any district. The province announced the move March 22, saying that enhanced core funding […] 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
Hay fields can be turned into pasture
There are strategies producers can use to rejuvenate an old hay field into an efficient pasture system during a drought
There are many ways to create a new pasture, but focusing on grazing strategy, field history and climate makes the options more manageable. For Steven Balzer, there were several factors with a piece of old hay land he purchased two years ago just outside of Langham, Sask . He wanted to intensively graze the land […] Read more
U.S. ag department pays farmers to preserve grasslands
North of the border, the federal government subsidizes producers to plant cover crops and practise rotational grazing
Agriculture Canada has said the fund is designed to support farmers in adopting beneficial management practices that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gases.
