Producer Commissions Working Together on Carbon and Grain Marketing Resolutions
By News Room Two resolutions were passed at multiple online annual general meetings on Tuesday. The carbon tax resolution asks the federal government to recognize and reward farmers for carbon dioxide sequestered in agricultural soils through continuous cropping, as well as reduced or zero till. The other resolution calls for the establishment of an Export Sales Reporting program—similar to the United States. Data would be reported daily, compiled weekly and released in a timely fashion. In presenting the resolution at the SaskWheat Development Commission meeting, Strasbourg area fa...