Tag: agriculture
New Funding to Help Improve Water Quality in Lake Erie and...
The governments of Canada and Ontario will be committing additional funding to help improve water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair...
New Program to Help Ontario Farmers Improve Water Quality
To mark this year's World Soil Day, the governments of Canada and Ontario are launching a $5.75 million, multi-year project to help Ontario farmers...
Researchers Engineer Soil Moisture Sensor to Reduce Water Consumption
A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture.
The...
Diversification of Agricultural Crops Could Help Decrease Water Use
According to the authors of a new study, diversification of agricultural crops could help decrease water use, among other resource savings, but strategies to...
TD Bank Group Supports New ALUS Canada Project
TD Bank Group has been named as the launch sponsor for ALUS Canada’s New Acre™ Project, a corporate sponsorship program intended to spur investment...
Study Examines Benefits of Updating Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure
Massive networks of drains, pipes, and tiles that enable food production on much of the world’s most productive cropland are due for expansion and...
Germany, Netherlands Partner for Smallholder Water Adaptation
Earlier this month, the German Development Minister Gerd Müller hosted commissioners from the Netherlands-based Global Center on Adaptation Commissioners for a meeting of the...
Saskatchewan Announces $1.3 Million in Funding to Support Producers
The Government of Saskatchewan, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), announced $1.3 million in funding and in-kind...
B.C. Agriculture Receives $6M for Climate Change Adaptation Program
B.C.’s Climate Change Adaptation Program has announced $6 million in federal and provincial government support, over the next five years, through the Canadian Agricultural...
Canadian Chicken Farmers Achieve Significant Water Use Reduction
Canadian chicken farmers have reported a 45 per cent reduction in water consumption following the release of a recent lifecycle assessment by the Chicken...
