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Senate votes to shorten sunset clause on beleaguered Bill C-234

NFU calls for bill to be passed, feds to incentivize clean heating technology for farm buildings

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Senators voted by a 44-40 margin yesterday to shorten the sunset clause on carbon price exemption bill C-234. Senator Yuen Pau Woo introduced the amendment on Dec. 7, saying it would align it with the deadline on the Liberal government’s heating oil carbon price exemption.
The Wray families: Doug, Linda, Joanne, Tim, Eva, Miriam and Jesse.
Beef Cattle, Features

TESA winners focused on stewardship and succession planning

The Wray family aims for sustainability in everything from grazing practices to transitioning the ranch

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After winning the Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) for Alberta, Doug and Tim Wray were already happy with the success they’d had.  They only had to travel an hour to the Canadian Beef Industry Conference, hosted in Calgary, Alta., in mid-August to see who won the national award, so making the trip was an easy decision. […] Read more
A herd of cattle near Wellesley, Ont. Some beef and cash crop farmers are signing on with an Ontario company that aims to develop carbon projects.
Features, Livestock

Carbon farming: fad or trend?

An Ontario-based company is banking on farmer interest in emerging carbon markets

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There’s a lot of buzz surrounding carbon markets, and producers are looking into another way they can make their farms and ranches generate revenue from the soil. But it’s still early going in Canada and it’s a complex industry, so many questions remain. “The most important thing is that producers need to be at the […] Read more
Pasture sage on a sandy hillside near Olds, Alta. There’s movement to create voluntary markets for environmental services provided by ranchers, but attempts to introduce mandatory environmental accounting standards worry industry leaders.
Features, Livestock, Management

The drive to monetize environmental sustainability

While some are moving to create voluntary environmental goods and services markets, moves to bring in environmental accounting standards worry many in the industry

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Does the push to link environmental sustainability to commerce present opportunities or risks to Canada’s beef producers? The answer, it seems, is: it depends. On the one hand, there is a grassroots movement to reward producers who are voluntarily providing ecosystem services. Ecosystem services include a variety of things: provisioning services (for example, flow of […] Read more
A professor at UC Davis in California says proper ranching and proper livestock handling can intensify soil carbon sequestration by adding manure to the soil.
Features, Livestock

Another take on livestock GHGs

UC Davis professor says the source of methane is carbon that was already in the atmosphere

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A professor and air quality specialist in co-operative extension in the department of animal science at UC Davis in California says the topic of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and how they affect climate is not always well understood. Dr. Frank Mitloehner took on the topic in his opening address to the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s […] Read more
Calvin Gavelin discusses his poly-crop seed blend with representatives from A&W Canada and Cana- dian Geographic Magazine. Gavelin’s farm is one of the Living Labs sites.
Features, Livestock

Agriculture Canada launches new Living Lab project at Saskatchewan’s South of the Divide

The producer-centred project will look at how land managers can mitigate climate change on the Prairies, as well as promote biodiversity and provide other benefits

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There is a group of ranchers in southwest Saskatchewan that is very active in maintaining the native rangelands. Over the years these ranchers, who are part of the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program, have aimed to maintain their conservation plan, benefiting the environment in their community in the southwest. The South of the […] Read more
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CCA reports, News

CCA reports: Joining the global conversation on climate change

From the November 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Conversations about the effects of climate change and the environment are happening all around us, in Canada and in every region of the world. We know that weather patterns have become more unpredictable — we live it every day. Canadian cattle ranchers and farmers must be part of these conversations to share our perspectives, experiences […] Read more
The Fossen family, Rock Creek, B.C.
Beef Cattle, Features

Ranching in a tough environment

The Fossen family seeks to improve the environment and cut wildfire risk at their ranch in southern B.C.

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It’s the night of the banquet at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) in Penticton, B.C. Cowboy hats are found sporadically throughout the room. Banquet staff have cleared supper plates, and now the crowd’s attention is focused on Duane Thompson with the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) as he lists all the nominees for the Environmental […] Read more

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