News & Updates from the CFGA Team

In this session Gabrielle’s presentation brings an international viewpoint from COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, of forage and grassland sector roles in addressing global climate change goals.

David’s presentation examines communicating sustainability of the Canadian agriculture production system to the general public, and roles, responsibilities and opportunities for the Canadian forage and grassland sector.

During this session Jess Vickruck spoke about the important role that grasslands play in maintaining the function of wild bee diversity across Canada and options for maintaining and growing the impact of this function.

Nathalie’s presentation examines beef sector level sustainability goals, tracking and reporting systems, and the role of the forage sector in supporting landscape health and function.

Panel Discussion: Planning and Execution

In this session Carolyn Seburn and Jamie Hewitt spoke about the Federal government’s perspective on the importance of forages on landscapes.

During this session Sylvestre Delmotte’s presentation examines the forage sector’s role in regional climate change adaptation planning and execution through Agriclimat non-profit. He also spoke about forage production in Quebec.

Jacques’ presentation examines advanced forage management practices to reduce whole farm GHG emissions from a Quebec perspective.

Why is Shell involved in nature based solutions? Shell has enforced a strategy to transition their business to create net zero emissions.