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- The National Soil Health Strategy (NSHS) is a pivotal initiative aimed at advancing soil health, fostering sustainable agricultural practices, and ensuring environmental resilience for Canada’s future.
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The National Soil Health Strategy (NSHS) is a pivotal initiative aimed at advancing soil health, fostering sustainable agricultural practices, and ensuring environmental resilience for Canada’s future.
- SCCC – The Face and Voice of Soil Conservation in Canada
The National Soil Health Strategy is a pivotal initiative...
- SCCC – The Face and Voice of Soil Conservation in Canada
Nov 18, 2022 · That is the case now as a broad-base of stakeholders from across Canadian agriculture have partnered to drive the future of farm sustainability forward. This group is standing out as leaders in soil health, and they are advocating for a list of pragmatic recommendations that our country’s decision-makers can act on now.
The National Soil Health Strategy is a pivotal initiative aimed at advancing soil health, fostering sustainable agriculture practices and ensuring environmental resilience for Canada’s future.
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- Research and Development
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Canada has consistently advocated for soil conservation as a central aspect of sustainable agriculture. The efforts by Canadian farmers and policy makers have produced some resounding goals and achievements in soil health: 1. Good farming practices have helped agricultural soils in Canada remove approximately 4.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (C...
Canada supports collaborative efforts between scientists and industry that result in increased knowledge as well as practices and technologies to improve soil health. 1. The Agriculture Climate Solutions (ACS)program helps to identify and implement farming practices that enhance the ability of agricultural lands to address climate change. It's main...
Canadian farmers and policy makers require innovative technology and programs to help them monitor and sustain the health of Canadian soils. Canada has developed many of the following tools to increase soil health: 1. Soil Organic Matter, Soil Erosion Risk and Soil Cover Indicatorsdeveloped and maintained by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) ...
Nov 10, 2021 · Canadian agriculture ministers should meet the challenge head-on by announcing the development of a bold new soil-health strategy that removes barriers, reduces risks and galvanizes the sector to unleash the innovative spirit of farmers.
Jun 6, 2024 · Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada's Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health. The report digs deep into the critical role of soil in mitigating climate change, contributing to biodiversity and putting food on tables. Read the report.
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Canada has seen positive trends in soil health over the past decade, especially in the Prairies (Figure 1). This has been attributed to Prairie-based farmers switching to no-till or conservation tillage seeding techniques and reduced summerfallow.
