Friday, April 18, 2025
Funding for Haldimand, Ont. Farmers for Cover Crops
The Grand River Conservation Authority is providing farmer in Haldimand County funds to plant a cover crop, a best management practice that is growing in…
agriculture
Feds Invest $26M in the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced that the Government of Canada will invest $25.7 million in the Lake Winnipeg Basin Program, which is part of the $70.5-million funding…
$13 Million Awarded to Wetland Projects in 7 States
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service today announced that the agency will award $13 million to projects in seven states to protect, restore and enhance…
Ministers of Agriculture Reach New National Agreement
Ministers of agriculture reached agreement in Newfoundland this week on the key elements of a new federal, provincial, territorial agricultural policy framework, during the annual…
Lystek Awarded San Francisco Contract for Biosolids Management
Leading biosolids and organics solutions provider, Lystek International, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a two-year contract for Beneficial Reuse of Biosolids…
Kernza, the Next Winner for Water and Agriculture?
When the makers of Cheerios get behind a new grain, touted to build healthier soils, sequester carbon, improve water quality, and be drought resistant: take…
Farmers, Municipalities to Reduce Phosphorus in the Thames River
A new initiative launched this week, called The Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative, is developing innovative tools, practices and technologies to help farmers and municipalities…
The Wisdom of Green Infrastructure for Manitoba’s Future
As the Manitoba Government contemplates the shape and form of its carbon pricing and green plan, heeding the words of perhaps our greatest public intellectual…
Federal Government Invests $27M in Agriculture Research
The federal government has announced $27 million over five-years (2016-2021) through the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program (AGGP). The investment is intended to help create technologies,…
Nova Scotia Completes LaPlanche Aboiteau Replacement
The Government of Nova Scotia announced on April 10 that work to replace the LaPlanche Aboiteau in Amherst was completed. The aboiteau runs along the…
Alberta Invests $9M in Land and Water Conservation
Working together with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and landowners, the Alberta government has dedicated $9 million to protect ranchlands, river habitats, and watersheds in…
Statistics Canada Reports on Canada’s Renewable Freshwater and Water Use
A new study from the Canada’s national statistics agency shows that Canada is blessed with a wealth of water resources and that Canadians are doing…
Canada-Ontario Release Draft Action Plan for Addressing Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
The Governments of Canada and Ontario have released a draft action plan that will help to reduce high amounts of phosphorus and the growth of…
UPDATED: WHO Calls for R&D of New Antibiotics to Combat Resistant Bacteria
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens, cataloguing 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat…
Vernon, U Vic, and Genome BC to Partner on Stream Health
The City of Vernon is partnering with Genome BC and the University of Victoria on an innovative research project to identify threats to stream health…
How CETA will Impact the Water Sector
The Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) moved closer to full implementation this fall. A late- October challenge from the Walloon region of Belgium threatened…
A Nutrient Management Plan for Crescent Lake, Manitoba
The municipal council of Crescent Lake in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba are reviewing options to improve water quality of Crescent Lake. The lake serves as…
Willingness to Pay for a Healthy Lake Erie
A group of American universities and government agencies has completed a socio-economic study of agricultural management plans for curtailing harmful algal blooms and the willingness…
Funding for Strategy to Reduce Phosphorus Loss into the Thames River in Ontario
Efforts to reduce phosphorus loss into Ontario waterways and the Great Lakes will progress thanks to the funding announcement of $203,000 from Growing Forward 2,…
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Elects New President
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) voted in a new president this week at the 81st annual meeting and convention. Keith Currie, a Simcoe County…
Weston Foundation Invests $5 Million into Agriculture Ecological Goods and Services Program
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and ALUS Canada have announced a new $5 million investment to support the an program known as ALUS Canada, A…
CETA and Canada’s Water Security
On October 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with with Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission,…
Extreme Weather Identified as a Key Risk in the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture
The federal, provincial and territorial governments have developed a resource, the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture, to improve Canada’s ability to address risks and emergencies, from prevention…
ALUS Program Re-Launches in Ontario
More than 100 people gathered at Springview Farm in Waterford, Ontario, today to celebrate the Ontario relaunch of ALUS Canada, a national program that funds…