SASKATOON — The biofuel market for vegetable oil might not be as massive as once envisioned, according to a commodity price reporting agency. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be the biggest driver of the biofuel market over the next two decades, Joao Morciani, agriculture and biofuel analyst with Fastmarkets, said during a recent webinar. Related […] Read more
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Vegetable oil hits aviation turbulence
Sustainable aviation fuel was seen as major new market for vegetable oil, but stiffer competition may dash those hopes
Farmer pursues PhD with sustainability research
David Rourke, a 67-year-old grain farmer from Minto, Man., made it clear he’s not in competition with his mother, but he’s obviously cut from a similar cloth. After earning a master’s degree in education and then a master’s degree in nursing, Rourke’s mom went back to school in her 50s to pursue a PhD in […] Read more
Zero-till revitalized farm sector
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry visited Saskatchewan and Alberta last month as part of its new study on Canadian soil health. Having engaged in the Senate hearings earlier this year, we gained valuable insights while interacting with senators and other participants. The study assumes significance coming 39 years since the last (and only) […] Read more
When tillage and zero-till work together
Alberta researchers study the potential benefits of combining strip tillage with precision planting in canola fields
Eliminating tillage in fields except where it counts could help prairie canola producers improve soil health while reducing wind and water erosion, says a scientist in Alberta. Strip tillage combined with precision planting is being studied on crops grown at Farming Smarter’s research fields just outside Lethbridge, said research technician Carlo Van Herk. “It’s a […] Read more
