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Topic: soil health

Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

INDUSTRY GROUPS CONSULT ON A FEDERAL STRATEGY

April 2023 - SUSTAINABILITY IS THE focus of a new strategy being developed by the federal government to set a shared direction on priority environment and climate issues in Canadian agriculture. The Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), previously referred…
Sustainable Canadian Soy program

DRIVING VALUE FOR ONTARIO FARMERS

April 2023 - PROVIDING HIGH-VALUE soybeans for premium markets has put Canada on the map for quality soybeans. Ontario’s soy industry has been a leader in building Canada’s reputation for Identity Preserved (IP) and food-grade soybeans, consistently meeting…
Benefits of manure

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2023 - THE VALUE OF an organic amendment comes in the nutrients provided along with other components that benefit soil health. The benefit that adding manure brings to soil often is difficult to measure in the short…
The value of soil health

MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

March 2022 - ESTABLISHING A DIVERSE crop rotation is thought to be a strategy that farmers can use to improve soil health. But what are the environmental and economic benefits of the ecosystem services provided by diverse systems?…
Corteva’s sustainability goals

RECOGNITION

December 2020 - THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) understands the pivotal role that agriculture must play in ensuring a sustainable global food supply. Five years ago, the UN established 17 sustainable development goals; second from the top was a…
Cropside: Consider soil health

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2020 - THE NEW CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE suggests replacing animal proteins with plant proteins more often. The perception among many in society is that livestock protein is a major source of greenhouse gases and should be completely…