ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER SUSTAINABILITY 16 Supports high performance and lower environmental impact by maximizing your fertilizer efficiency! Premium Liquid Foliar Fertilizer - Powered by ALPINE Bio-K® Manufactured in Canada for Canadian Farmers visit us online: alpinepfl.com or call: 1-844.655.BIOK (2465) Scan For More Information! Guaranteed Nutritional Analysis: lbs per litre applied Total Nitrogen (N) ........................................0.217 Available Phosphate (P205) ........................ 0.108 Soluble Potash (K20) ....................................0.163 Guaranteed Nutritional Analysis: grams per litre applied Boron (B) ........................................................1.23 Copper (Cu)................................................... 2.46 Manganese (Mn) ............................................12.3 Zinc (Zn) .........................................................12.3 ALPINE F18 Max Powered by: Carbon credits (offsets): represent a discrete quantity of verified GHG reduction or removal (e.g., one tonne of CO2e). These credits can often be sold separately on compliance or voluntary markets to entities looking to offset their own emissions. Generating credits usually requires adhering to specific protocols and often involves longer-term commitments for practices like soil carbon sequestration. While related (the same practices often lower CI and can generate credits), the mechanisms and markets are different. WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW? Focus on fundamentals: implementing practices that improve nitrogen use efficiency (4Rs), build soil health (reduced tillage, cover crops), and boost yields efficiently are beneficial for your bottom line and resilience and also happen to lower your potential CI score. Keep good records: detailed records on inputs (especially nitrogen fertilizer), yields, tillage, cover crops, and fuel use are crucial for any future CI calculation or verification. Stay informed: If your grain buyer asks you to participate in a CIrelated program, ensure you understand the terms, benefits and risks. Grain Farmers of Ontario regularly publishes information on environmental sustainability programs and regulations in the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine and on www.gfo.ca, which may be helpful. Explore tools: familiarize yourself with resources like OMAFRA's AgriSuite GHG tool to understand your farm's emission profile. While this will not provide a precise, validated CI score, it will give you a starting point should specific market opportunities arise in the future. Carbon intensity is an evolving metric in agriculture. While direct market premiums are still developing, the underlying drivers— particularly clean fuel policies and supply chain sustainability demands—suggest that understanding and managing your farm's carbon footprint per unit of production will likely become increasingly important. Ibrahim Mohammed, PhD, is Grain Farmers of Ontario's sustainability and environment specialist.• continued from page 15
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