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Regenerative agriculture practices on dairy farms in Canada can reduce input costs for some operations.
Livestock

Dairy farmers well positioned for regenerative agriculture, producers say

Increased grazing has seen decreases in butterfat but overall increases in cows’ health, reduced input costs

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian dairy farmers may be among the best positioned to take up regenerative farming practices, said producers during a panel discussion at the recent 2021 Regenerative Ag Conference in Brandon, Man.  Supply management means a steady income, which can give farmers more confidence to take risks, said Sean Smith, a dairy farmer […] Read more
As more consumers are cooking at home and other animal proteins have supply issues, lamb has become a more popular protein choice.
Livestock

Lamb sees increased global market demand

Strong sales sparked by supply chain disruption, pandemic-related shortages of other animal proteins

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Global meat protein supply gaps sparked by African swine fever (ASF) and the pandemic have created expansion potential for the sheep sector. Melissa Clark-Reynolds, a New Zealand entrepreneur, strategist and foresight practitioner, told those at the recent Ontario Sheep Farmers annual general meeting that the sheep sector has a bright future given current premium prices. […] Read more
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Livestock

Walmart stakes big claim on Canadian sustainable beef

Retailer pledges to take over 680 tonnes in 2022

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The Canadian arm of the world’s biggest retailer has put a number to its previous commitment to source certified-sustainable beef for its grocery business. Walmart Canada on Thursday announced it has committed to buy 1.5 million pounds of beef sourced from farms and ranches certified to Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) standards over the […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Tech firm aims to boost regenerative ag through A.I., machine learning

Terramera proposes to cut emissions, sequester carbon through efficiencies

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A Vancouver ag tech firm is pitching a proposal to both public- and private-sector investors that would use Microsoft technology to help the ag sector “pull carbon from the air.” Terramera on Monday put forward a $730 million proposal for an initiative it calls the Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture, which would oversee efforts to […] Read more
There are increasing demands to certify – and pay farmers – for growing crops in ways that fit definitions like “regenerative”.
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Low-carbon plan aims for premiums

Agriculture companies increasingly see carbon scoring as opportunity

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Glacier FarmMedia – What does it take to produce a bushel of grain? How much fertilizer, fuel, chemical and carbon? These are questions a new company — Gro Network — hopes to answer. If things go as planned, farmers who participate in Gro Network’s low-carbon grain scoring program will receive premium pricing for every bushel […] Read more
A field of red clover cover crop underseeded to wheat. Increasing use of cover crops is a part of regenerative agriculture programs.
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Cargill launches regenerative agriculture program

The company is the latest to push improved soil practices to meet its consumer commitments

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Cargill plans to have an impact on regenerative agriculture practices on 10 million acres in North America. The company recently announced plans to meet its climate commitments. Cargill will focus on row crops, especially corn, wheat, soybeans, canola and other major crops in North America. The company said in a statement that “Cargill expects these […] Read more
When sustainable agriculture isn’t enough
Crops

When sustainable agriculture isn’t enough

What regenerative agriculture means on the farm, and in the corporate office

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Move over sustainability. Regenerative might be the new environmental buzzword for food and agriculture. At the Innovative Farmers’ Association of Ontario’s annual conference on Feb. 19, farmers, marketers, and soil health experts discussed the concept of “regenerative agriculture” — what it is, who is focusing on it, and how farmers can push beyond sustainable practices. […] Read more
Studies have shown millennial consumers are also more likely to spend more of their food dollar eating out. They support more artisanal and organic options as well.
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Comment: Farmers as price makers instead of price takers

When their buyer said their produce was too expensive, this farm business changed the conversation

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Farmers are conditioned to see themselves as price-takers. They take the price that is charged for their fertilizer and seed and they take the price that’s offered for their production. But as one of the speakers at the recent Summit on Climate Action in Food Systems in Kelowna illustrated, it’s possible to overcome the “lowest […] Read more
The farmers are paired with a coach for three years to develop and implement a regenerative management plan.
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General Mills looks to change how agriculture is viewed

The company says regenerative farming can be a solution to agriculture challenges

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A farmer is regenerative when he or she improves soil health, biodiversity and farmer economic resilience, says Steve Rosenzweig with General Mills. The company has used the term a lot and believes adoption of regenerative processes is what it will take to change the paradigm through which farmers view agriculture. Why it matters: General Mills […] Read more
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Farm couple each head organic organizations

Gillian Flies takes over as president of Canadian Organic Growers

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Dinner-table discussions at The New Farm near Creemore are taking on a heightened significance for Ontario’s organic farming community in 2019, as both members of the farm’s husband-and-wife management team have taken on key leadership roles in separate organic sector organizations. Brent Preston is now president of the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) following […] Read more

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