By Jim Smalley
Apr 22, 2021 5:00 AM
Six Saskatchewan crop commissions have submitted a joint letter to the Saskatchewan ministry of Environment on a proposed greenhouse gas offset program.
The commissions say farmers have a key role in helping to reach climate change goals.
Through zero-till practices, Saskatchewan farmers sequester about nine million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
However, the current proposal for Saskatchewan’s offset program would not recognize these sequestration efforts.
The commissions continue to support the position of the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, which advocates for separation of regulations for biological sinks from industrial and point source regulations.