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The author writes that while the new APF is a step in the right direction to help farmers mitigate climate change, it isn’t nearly as ambitious as is required to meet the amount of risk farmers face with regards to the increase in severe and frequent adverse weather events.
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Opinion: Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership delivers on dollars but falls short on climate ambition

It’s not clear how many of the federal-provincial cost-share program dollars will go toward emissions reduction programming

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On July 20, federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture gathered in Saskatoon to finalize a five-year multilateral agricultural policy framework (APF) that promises to have a significant impact on […] Read more
Will tying eco-goals to risk management programs work?
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Will tying eco-goals to risk management programs work?

Reduced participation and resource drain are real concerns, according to new report

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The federal government recently confirmed that climate-focused environmental programming will be integrated into Canada’s farm Business Risk Management (BRM) programs. A research paper from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) […] Read more
Dutch farmers blocked the food distribution of Jumbo supermarkets with tractors in Woerden, Netherlands on July 05, 2022. The Central Food Trade Agency (CBL), the branch organization of supermarkets and food service companies, called on protesting farmers to immediately lift the blockades of distribution centers to avoid empty shelves.
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Dutch producers fight climate change plan

Farmers angry over government mandates to reduce fertilizer emissions

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Dutch farmers angered by government plans that may require them to use less fertilizer and reduce livestock blocked supermarket distribution hubs in several cities in the Netherlands in early July.  […] Read more
With a small pastured livestock farm, Katrina McQuail says implementing climate-friendly solutions is easier for her than her larger, cash-cropping neighbours. That’s why she thinks the FCS’s efforts to tie proposed BMPs to appropriate subsidies or rebates will help larger farms apply the same type of climate mitigation strategies that she has.
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Climate-focused group preps for new policy framework

Farmers for Climate Solutions releases new report ahead of agriculture ministers meeting

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With federal, provincial and territorial ministers set to gather this month for the final time before the expiration of the current Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), a national coalition of farm […] Read more