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Conference 2023 Recap - Canadian Perspective on Carbon in Agricultural Landscapes

March 25, 2024 Admin
Brian McConkey with Viresco Solutions National presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference. His talk focused on soil organic carbon, the effects of grassland management on carbon sequestration and carbon markets.
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Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month Celebrates Agriculture in Classes Across Canada 

March 18, 2024 Admin
March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM), a national celebration that takes place every March to share Canada’s rich agriculture and food story with students from kindergarten to Grade 12. 
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Conference 2023 Recap - Benefits of Forages in a Cropping Rotation

March 11, 2024 Admin
Ken Wall, a Federated Co-op advisor and forage specialist for the Southern Prairie Regions, presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference, on the many benefits of growing forages in a cropping rotation.
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CFGA-OFCAF funding open for applications for 2024-2025 year

March 4, 2024 Admin
We’re pleased to announce funding is now available for 2024 projects under the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF). The first intake is March 8 - 15 and a second intake will take place April 1 - 30.
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Conference 2023 Recap: Farmers and ranchers are part of the GHG solution

February 26, 2024 Admin
Andrew Rushmere with Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference. His talk was "Farmers and ranchers are part of the GHG solution: A farmer-led task force model for change in agriculture".
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Conference 2023 Recap – Grasslands: The gold standard of regeneration!

February 19, 2024 Admin
Ross MacDonald with Regeneration Canada presented Grasslands: The gold standard of regeneration! which looked at native grasslands in a regenerative agriculture context.  
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2023 Conference Recordings Available!

February 12, 2024 Admin
Discover opportunities, the 2023 conference celebrated the important environmental and economic role forages and grasslands play across the country while delivering the practical, grassroots-based agronomic knowledge.
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Conference 2023 Recap – Impact on Soil Carbon and Enteric Emissions

February 5, 2024 Admin
Dr. Bart Lardner, professor from the University of Saskatchewan, presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference. His presentation focused on pasture management to enhance the benefits from legumes and carbon sequestration.
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Conference 2023 Recap – Impacts of Maintaining Perennial Forages in Rotation

January 29, 2024 Admin
Dr. Dan Undersander, a forage specialist and professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin, presented at the CFGA’s 14th annual conference.
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