Researchers target varied threats
When it comes to agriculture tiny things can create havoc – insects, bacteria or a few degrees of temperature change. But tiny things also can be the source of solutions.
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When it comes to agriculture tiny things can create havoc – insects, bacteria or a few degrees of temperature change. But tiny things also can be the source of solutions.
Good news for local farmers: researchers at the University of Alberta are working to keep wheat midge, a common pest, at bay.
Don’t miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY Happy Friday! Stewart and his wife raise hogs just outside of Listowel. Does things a little bit different: focuses on niche markets and raises pigs for certified organic, certified humane, and RWA production system (they can’t use antibiotics) What made them decide to go this route? When Stewart finished school in Guelph he came home and raised hogs with his parents, then worked in town, then when he wanted to settle down and start having kids, the challenge presented in those niche markets was the volatility, but th...
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard is likely to be published Friday, kicking off a comment period ahead of the standard becoming law. For a what-we-know and what-we-don’t discussion, we go to Marla Orenstein, of the Canada West Foundation, on this RealAg LIVE! Q&A. Don’t miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY Who is the Canada West Foundation? CWF has put out a report on the “Citizen’s Guide to the Clean Fuel Standard” Lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower the carbon intensity of the fuel we use Carbon tax vs. Clean Fuel Standard. They are different!