Tag: agriculture

How CETA will Impact the Water Sector

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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...

A Nutrient Management Plan for Crescent Lake, Manitoba

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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

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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...

Funding for Strategy to Reduce Phosphorus Loss into the Thames River...

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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...

Ontario Federation of Agriculture Elects New President

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The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) voted in a new president this week at the 81st annual meeting and convention. Keith Currie, a Simcoe...

Weston Foundation Invests $5 Million into Agriculture Ecological Goods and Services...

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The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and ALUS Canada have announced a new $5 million investment to support the an program known as ALUS Canada,...

CETA and Canada’s Water Security

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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...

Extreme Weather Identified as a Key Risk in the Emergency Management...

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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...

ALUS Program Re-Launches in Ontario

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More than 100 people gathered at Springview Farm in Waterford, Ontario, today to celebrate the Ontario relaunch of ALUS Canada, a national program that...

Sask. Premier Brad Wall Announces Cabinet Shuffle, New Minister of Environment

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The Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall has made changes to his cabinet, and Scott Moe will assume the role of Minister of Environment and...

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