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Sustainability
Cleanfarms Releases 2022 Report Detailing Ag Recycling
The 2022 annual report for Cleanfarms shows how Canadian farmers managed waste agricultural plastic products and...
Is It Time for an Energy Audit on Your Farm?
What is an energy audit and why is it something those working in an agriculture should take a closer look at? The...
Corteva Agriscience Announces Sustainability Goal Progress
Corteva Agriscience released their 2022 Sustainability and ESG Report which provided an update on the company’s...
Yield10 Bioscience and American Airlines Sign MOU For A Collaboration On Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. announced a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with American Airlines, Inc. according...
Consumer Decisions Control the Ugly Produce Movement
What do consumers think about less than perfect produce? The food wasted globally is estimated at 1.6 billion tonnes,...
Breeders Rely on Crop’s Wild Relatives for New Varieties — But They Could be in Danger
The process of breeding a new variety can be quite complex. When a breeder needs to create resistance in a crop, they...
Healthy Seed Gives You Peace-of-Mind Throughout the Season
Though the seed industry knows quite a bit about required tests the seed must go through to make it to a farmer’s...
New Artificial Intelligence Program Could Move Canada Closer to Net-Zero Goal
Protein Industries Canada announced the launch of a new string of programming, funded by a $30 million commitment from...
Canadian Agriculture Campaign Addresses Global Food Supply Issues
An important harvest is quickly approaching — the fall of 2022. The world is looking at Canadian farmers, processors...
Stewardship Means Doing Your Best for the Environment Around You
Experts taught the difference between stewardship and sustainability. Over the last few years in the United States,...
B.C. Forms Ag Advisory Group to Create More Resilient Food Supply
The British Columbia government has appointed 17 people with diverse backgrounds and expertise in food production to...
Food Crisis: 20 Growing Hunger Hotspots
Millions across the globe are suffering through poverty and hunger as a result of recent conflict, extreme weather,...
Indoor Production Provides Full Bellies, Reduced Inputs and A Way to Beat Mother Nature
Worldwide food shortages, rising temperatures and frequent droughts brought on by global warming make farming methods...
Grain Growers of Canada Launch Climate Initiative Called Road to 2050
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) have launched the Road to 2050, a climate solutions initiative to help meet Canada's...
Prairie Farmers Receive $66 million for Sustainable Ag
The following piece is from our sister publication, Spud Smart. Farmers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have...
Feds Release Document on Fertilizer Emission Reduction Targets
The Canadian federal government is seeking input on a discussion document about fertilizer greenhouse gas (GHG)...
What’s Happening with the Responsible Grain Code?
The CRSC is ready to listen to farmers on how best to prove grain farming’s sustainability. When the Canadian...
Carbon Markets — From Far-Fetched, to Reality
With more farmers expressing interest in carbon markets, and lofty sustainability goals from many governments, it’s...
Flipping the Thinking on Going “Green” in Ag
Agriculture may get a bad rap for being a big carbon emitter, but the industry is doing a lot to help the environment....