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Clean ag tech adoption fund open for applications

Intake open and ongoing for Agricultural Clean Technology Program

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 17, 2021

A federal program farmers can use to invest in “cleaner” on-farm equipment — including money specifically for more efficient grain dryers — is now taking applications. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced the $165.7 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program is “now open to applicants.” First launched in 2018 and earmarked for expansion under […] Read more

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, with Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna (l) and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (r), speaks at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

New greening programs planned for ag alongside carbon tax hike

Carbon price to hit $170 per tonne by 2030

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 15, 2020

A new federal climate plan which further cranks up taxes on carbon emissions also includes pledges of new programs to help sink more carbon into farmland. The government on Friday released the sequel to its 2016 Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change — a “strengthened” climate plan, titled A Healthy Environment and a […] Read more

Bayer’s cross symbol hangs in a terminal at Frankfurt International Airport. (Typhoonski/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Crops, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

Bayer launches carbon capture pilot for U.S., Brazilian farmers

Chem and seed firm expects to expand plan to other countries

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News July 22, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Bayer launched a pilot program in the United States and Brazil on Tuesday that will pay farmers for capturing carbon in cropland soils, making it the latest agriculture company to capitalize on environmental initiatives. The company seeks to enroll about 1,200 row crop growers in its Bayer Carbon Initiative in the […] Read more

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Comment: Research 101

By Lisa Guenther March 2, 2020

If you’re a regular on the winter conference circuit, you’ve likely seen your fair share of ag research presentations. Most of the regular presenters are adept at translating their research so that the rest of us can understand what they’re talking about. Still, I couldn’t help wondering whether there are a few things we should […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Weather

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

By GFM Staff August 9, 2019

While a new United Nations report on climate change and land calls for “rebalancing diets,” the policy paths it seeks are a good fit for beef cattle ranching as Canadians know it, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says. Responding Thursday to the report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the CCA said Canada’s […] Read more

General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. government report says climate change will batter economy

By Reuters November 23, 2018

Reuters — Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued on Friday that the White House called inaccurate. The congressionally mandated report, written with the help of more than a dozen U.S. government […] Read more

News, News Roundup

New supplement results in more beef and less methane

Feeding: News Roundup from the April 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 16, 2018

Beef and dairy farmers around the world are looking for ways to reduce methane emissions from their herds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To help meet this goal, researchers from Canada and Australia teamed up for a comprehensive three-year study to find the best feeding practices that reduce methane emissions while still supporting profitable dairy […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

By Lisa Baertlein March 20, 2018

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday announced what it describes as an approved, science-based target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and battle climate change, saying it is the first restaurant company to do so. Under a plan several years in the making, the fast-food company — along with its franchisees and suppliers — aims to […] Read more

Forages, Livestock

Putting a value on forages

A new project by the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association will establish protocols for high-performance forage management

By Trudy Kelly Forsythe October 25, 2017

With over 70 million acres of dedicated Canadian cropland and a direct economic value of $5.09 billion, forages are the country’s third-largest crop, just behind wheat valued at $5.2 billion and canola at $7.3 billion. There’s no doubt forages are good for the economy. Perennial forages play an environmental role with the ability to reduce […] Read more

Finishers, News, News Roundup

Locking down feedlot ammonia emissions

Sustainability: News Roundup from the May 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

May 12, 2017

Innovative research is reshaping what is known about ammonia and related emissions from feedlots. And that new knowledge may help the industry to adjust its management, shape and react to public policy more effectively. “Livestock are significant emission contributors,” says Dr. Sean McGinn of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, a long-time researcher in the emissions area. […] Read more

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Prairie forecast: Warm and dry for the long weekend

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

Daily Network News

Ukraine 2025 wheat crop seen at 21.8 million tons, corn at 28 million-29 million says farm union

Prairie forecast: Warm and dry for the long weekend

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

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Clean ag tech adoption fund open for applications

New greening programs planned for ag alongside carbon tax hike

Bayer launches carbon capture pilot for U.S., Brazilian farmers

Comment: Research 101

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

U.S. government report says climate change will batter economy

New supplement results in more beef and less methane

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

Putting a value on forages

Locking down feedlot ammonia emissions

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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