Insights and Stories on Carbon Sequestration

Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:22 pm CDT

Early adopters of various farm practices often provide valuable information. It was farmers like these that, through trial and error, perfected the zero-till system and direct seeding, for example. But they’re all working in isolation, and maybe swapping a few ideas over the internet or at the occasional conference. The […]

By Gord Leathers

Nov. 12, 2022 at 1:30 am CST

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Reuters — An initiative led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to help agriculture adapt to climate change and reduce emissions through innovation has doubled investment commitments to US$8 billion and extended its reach, it said on Friday. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for […]

By Aidan Lewis

Jul. 14, 2022 at 8:28 pm CDT

The first crop of federally-funded “Living Labs” backed by the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program, set up to prove carbon-sequestering on-farm processes, takes the concept to the six provinces where such farm-level labs weren’t yet in place. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking Thursday in Calgary, announced $54 million from the […]

By Dave Bedard

Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:23 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects can generate tradeable credits by capturing gas from landfills. The government said protocols for four other sectors including […]

By Nia Williams

Nov. 3, 2021 at 9:42 am CDT

Reuters – Agricultural seeds and chemicals supplier Bayer AG is expanding its carbon farming program to members of U.S. farm cooperative CHS Inc, boosting incentives for members to participate in the program, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement will make it easier for CHS’s 75,000 farmer-members to enrol in […]

By Karl Plume