Cereals Canada released several reports on March 20 highlighting the relatively small environmental footprint of Canadian wheat, durum, barley and oats compared against other top-producing countries.
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Getting greener: How Prairie cereals have reduced their carbon footprint
Reports shed new light on Prairie cereal growers’ work implementing best practices
Alberta irrigation farmers strive for efficiencies to battle through droughts
Irrigation reservoirs in southern Alberta are looking a lot better than they have in recent years.
Automated cold storage to help Alberta agriculture
A Dutch firm says its first advanced automated cold storage warehouse in Canada is getting closer to completion, and will revolutionize the southern Alberta agriculture corridor by boosting sustainability in the supply chain.
Coal fuels potential clean animal feed
Research takes methanol from underground coal as a base to produce low-cost protein being eyed for livestock feed
Methanol from unmined coal might help produce the next high-protein, low-carbon-footprint livestock feed.
Maple Leaf touts business model success
Maple Leafs Foods CEO talks about prioritizing values, fostering environmental responsiblity and rejecting “short-termism” over a decade of change for the food company
The executive chair of one of Canada’s largest food manufacturers has outlined his company’s plans for a “new model for capitalism,” underpinned by sustainability.
Are there opportunities to upcycle in the canola value chain?
Researcher looks for ways to upcycle products in the canola value chain using circular economy
Edmonton researcher Emma Stephens is on a mission to revolutionize agriculture, not through new crops or technologies, but by reimagining waste.
Saskatchewan names Outstanding Young Farmers
A large sub-surface drip irrigation project highlights this southwestern Saskatchewan couple’s farm plans for the future
A Saskatchewan couple who established Canada’s largest sub-surface drip irrigation project are the province’s nominees for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers program in 2025.
Economics called important part of sustainability
Producers are told they must mobilize better to get the message about their sustainability successes out to policy makers
Economic sustainability often gets lost in the federal push toward environmental sustainability in agriculture, says Stuart Smyth of the University of Saskatchewan.
Loss of glyphosate remains concern for farmers
Looming concerns such as talk of a possible glyphosate ban and tight time lines for national carbon emission goals have convinced Stuart Smyth that more must be done to fight agriculture’s bad rap.
In an era of sustainability, customers still care about quality
Moroccan miller praised the consistency and high quality of Canadian durum
Quality is still top of mind, but over the last decade thousands of people in Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industry have shifted their attention elsewhere.
