A crops and soils research centre at the University of Manitoba is closer to reality, thanks to a donation from canola growers in the province. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has committed $500,000 to help build the Prairie Crops and Soils Research Facility at the university. The new centre is expected to cost $18.7 million […] Read more
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BLOG: Sustainable ag is here to stay
ESG investing. It may not be a household phrase yet, but it’s already shaping the future of agriculture. And in five to 10 years, Canadian producers may be operating their farms differently because of ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing. In the last 11 months, I probably received 150 emails from dozens of agriculture and […] Read more
Project to define ‘sustainable’
The oft-used phrase of “sustainability” may be getting some clarity in Canadian agriculture. At the end of February, the Canadian AgriFood Sustainability Initiative (CASI) was launched in partnership with the federal government, which is pitching in $560,000 over three years. “It’s a platform to bring together sustainability initiatives to align with international sustainability standards in […] Read more
A look at sustainability and its implications for farming
Last year in this space I wrote that agriculture has the potential to change the world. This year in our “Issue 52” edition, we focus on what it will take to change the world in a sustainable manner. These approaches to agriculture — sustainable, regenerative: what they mean and why they matter — are partly […] Read more
Growing for a sustainable future
What does sustainability mean to your farming operation? Is it a core value that influences your production and management decisions? Or do you see it as a concept dreamed up in a far-off corporate board room — an idea that will ultimately place more restrictions and conditions on how you produce food? To Saskatchewan grain […] Read more
Food, lifestyle choices can help fight climate change
Climate change and urbanization are changing both the landscape and food production, said an instructor in sustainable agriculture and food systems. Mike Bomford of Kwantlen Polytechnic University brought the two together in a recent presentation to suggest a plan for urban residents who want to make a difference in the world one bite at a […] Read more
National environmental farm plan urged
OTTAWA — Farmers and industry stakeholders meeting in Ottawa last week say it’s time for a national environmental farm plan. Just how broad that plan should be, however, is up for discussion. Twenty years after the first EFPs were implemented in Ontario, followed by the rest of the provinces by 2005, delegates to the first […] Read more
