Two BC blueberry farmers relate their experience of the 2021 flooding that has destroyed their livelihood.
According to Cleanfarms, if Manitoba farmers have empty grain bags or used baler twine around the farm, there is still time to tidy up and recycle them before the full onset of winter.
CAAR is sharing the following update from AAFC due to […]
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development have revised the restriction on winter application of nutrients. The current variance ended at midnight November 12, 2021, and will not be extended.
Soon to be part of our landscape to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Canadian Fuel Standard will affect every Canadian on the grid. CAAR provides information on how it came to be, and how it will work.
Despite being the trendy buzzword in agriculture, agroecology is defined differently by country and organization. Even Canada has multiple visions.
Frosty conditions could make a biting return weather wise in Canada this winter according to AccuWeather expert meteorologist Brett Anderson. His prediction was included as part of AccuWeather’s annual Canada winter forecast which was recently released.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) recently hosted a virtual presentation regarding the 2021 Medium Term Outlook (MTO) for Canadian and international agricultural markets.
The MTO is an analytical tool that provides a baseline projection for supply and disposition of major crops, livestock, dairy, poultry, feed, cereal and oilseed sectors over a ten-year period, 2020-2030, based on current policies, macroeconomic and agricultural market environment.
Every year for the past 32 years, Cleanfarms calculates the rolling three-year average recycling rate of agricultural pesticide and fertilizer containers that are 23L and smaller.
The great news is that the 2020 recycling calculated rate shows another major surge in recycling these containers: 76% in 2020 compared to 71% in 2019. This sets a record for recycling empty ag plastic jugs in Canada.