Lowering fertilizer use should come in ways that don’t reduce the capacity for yield increase in crops.

Are greenhouse gas emission reduction goals too costly?

Reducing fertilizer use might be a tough target without cutting production and incomes, says industry

Glacier FarmMedia – A recent report prepared by accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny says Canadian farmers could lose $48 billion over the next eight years if the federal government moves […] Read more

Gord Green, right, and his son Dave of Greenholm Farms near Embro stand in front of the farm’s biodigester, which uses both on-farm and off-farm sources of organic waste.

Provincial rule changes could boost biodigesters

Ontario regulations will allow for more off-farm materials to be used in digesters

It may become easier to install and use on-farm biodigesters due to recent regulatory changes implemented by the Ontario government. The annual volume allowance has quadrupled and limitations on types […] Read more


An unclear Clean Fuel Standard

An unclear Clean Fuel Standard

Farmers wary of potential for lost acres, inadequate credit system

Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard act – intended to achieve a reduction of 30 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions in fuel and energy – includes restrictions on land use […] Read more



Yara executive touts fertilizer as greenhouse gas solution

Yara executive touts fertilizer as greenhouse gas solution

Company believes more efficient production will avoid destroying forests for extra cropland, but other groups disagree

Fertilizer companies can do more good than bad when it comes to combatting greenhouse gases, according to Yara’s chief executive officer. Svein Tore Holsether said agriculture is responsible for one-quarter […] Read more