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The role that the rumen plays in digestion is an area the cattle industry can make advances in to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Cattle and climate change: There are always two sides to a debate

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon June 15, 2022

These days there is a lot of attention paid to the role that beef cattle play in the environment, particularly their role in global warming. Depending on which camp you are in, cattle are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Those who argue that cattle are part of the problem highlight […] Read more

General, Reuters, Weather

World could see 1.5 C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

By Gloria Dickie, GFM Network News May 9, 2022

London | Reuters — The world faces a 50 per cent chance of warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. That does not mean the world would be crossing the long-term warming threshold of 1.5 C (2.7 F), which scientists have set […] Read more

Climate models predict that the Prairies will see less precipitation, with most of it falling in winter and spring.

Livestock, Research

Adapting to a changing climate

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen April 20, 2022

I had a National Geographic poster of “Ice Age Mammals of the Alaskan Tundra” on my bedroom wall when I was a kid. It showed herds of prehistoric muskoxen, horses, wolves, lemmings, bears, lions, mammoths, camels, sabre-toothed tigers, mastodons and humans marauding across a vast, grassy expanse 12,000 years ago. The muskoxen, bears, wolves and […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media at the GLOBE Forum 2022 in Vancouver on March 29, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

General, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

About $1 billion earmarked for new or expanded ag programs

By Ismail Shakil, Nia Williams, GFM Network News March 30, 2022

Reuters — Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and $9.1 billion in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is the first time Canada has had a comprehensive plan, rather than just […] Read more

While cattle often shoulder the blame for methane emissions, the reality is that other industries emit more methane in Canada.

Features, Livestock

Curbing methane emissions will take a team effort

The beef industry has made big strides in reducing its contributions, but there is more work to do

By Piper Whelan February 22, 2022

When Karen Beauchemin began researching ruminant nutrition more than two decades ago, the conversation around greenhouse gas emissions was just beginning. Dr. Beauchemin, a research scientist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, felt early on there was an environmental angle to her work in addition to improving animal nutrition, productivity […] Read more

Forages

Agriclimat project preparing Quebec farmers for changing climate

Quebec forage producers a part of developing farmer-focused climate change adaptation plans

By Piper Whelan February 14, 2022

Heatwaves are anticipated to become more frequent in Quebec’s Montérégie region, spelling potential trouble for future forage production. Climate change data for this agricultural region predicts an increase in days with night temperatures above 20 C, which could negatively impact the respiration of plants that rely on cooler nights to survive hot summers. Using regional […] Read more

Seeding in southwestern Manitoba in the spring of 2021. (Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Alexis Stockford)

General, Reuters, Weather

Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Heat content of oceans at record level, NOAA says

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 13, 2022

Reuters — Last year ranked as the sixth-warmest year on record, causing extreme weather events around the world and adding to evidence supporting the globe’s long-term warming, according to an analysis on Thursday by two U.S. government agencies. The data compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA also revealed that […] Read more

CCA reports, News

CCA reports: Collaboration key to pandemic recovery and climate change mitigation

From the January 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Bob Lowe January 7, 2022

With the arrival of each year comes new resolutions, goals and optimism for the year ahead. This year is no exception — even on the heels of very challenging times for beef farmers and ranchers in 2021. Since day one on the job almost two years ago, it seems adversity has been at our doorstep, […] Read more

Feeding more forages and silage to cattle can give producers the ability to plant polycultures, the roots of which help increase soil biology.

Comment/Columns, From the Ground Up

No more baby steps

From the Ground Up with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon January 4, 2022

The light bulb did not get invented by incrementally increasing the brightness of the candle. This is a quote attributed to Oren Harari. What he is referring to is the fact that most breakthroughs do not come from aiming for incremental improvements. We need big steps that come from complete mindset changes. For example, using […] Read more

Although farming and nature-based solutions are seen as 30 per cent of the climate change solution, only an estimated three to seven per cent of financing is directed to that sector.

Comment, Comment/Columns

Comment: The time is now

By Lisa Guenther December 10, 2021

Last month, I touched on the opportunity to flip discussions around methane and the beef industry into a positive. However, it occurred to me afterward that some readers might have walked away with the impression that I have no qualms about the potential effect of government regulations and policy around methane on the beef industry. […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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Cattle and climate change: There are always two sides to a debate

World could see 1.5 C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

Adapting to a changing climate

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

Curbing methane emissions will take a team effort

Agriclimat project preparing Quebec farmers for changing climate

Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

CCA reports: Collaboration key to pandemic recovery and climate change mitigation

No more baby steps

Comment: The time is now

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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