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Publishing date: Mar 05, 2021  â¢Â March 5, 2021  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â
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Canadian farm groups are coming together to lobby governments to pay more attention to what hurts and what helps farmers battle carbon emissions.Â
Dave Carey, co-chair of the Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA), said it represents 200,000 farmers.Â
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It says the proposed schedule of carbon taxes, rising to $170 a tonne by 2030, is simply too much for farmers to afford. And right now it supports a private memberâs bill to exempt farmers from the carbon tax on natural gas and propane used to dry grains and heat barns.Â
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iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Mar 1, 2021 12:27pm Flower vendors in British Columbia are worried that provincial COVID-19 rules for farmers markets could lead to wasted products. (Pexels photo)
Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where its March – a month that apparently brings with it National Celery Month, National Flour Month, National Frozen Food Month, National Nutrition Month, National Noodle Month, National Peanut Month, National Sauce Month and National Caffeine Awareness Month.
Today is National Peanut Butter Lovers Day (yes please!) and National Fruit Compote Day. Here is today’s agriculture news.
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Flower vendors in British Columbia say they’re worried provincial COVID-19 rules for farmers’ markets could lead to wasted blooms, with spring flowers like tulips expected to be ready soon.
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