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Canadian Farm Manager Newsletter

August/September 2008 - Carbon Farming

Will farmers profit from efforts to reduce greenhouse gases?

In this Issue

“There’s nothing like a profit to whet a farmer’s appetite – if there’s money in it, farmers will adapt and tailor their operations to maximize carbon efficiency,” Full Story
“Producers who are unable or unwilling to transform their business by meeting these conditions may need to consider ways to exit the industry,” George Groeneveld, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated bluntly. Full Story
This edition of CFM features three of five winning essays from the 2008 Exellence Award for Agricultural Students. The remaing two will run in the next edition. Full Story
These issues, which are at the forefront of Canadian agriculture, will bring prosperity to the agriculture sector, giving future generations the opportunity to run profitable farms and live in a healthy environment. Full Story
The impacts are very significant not only at a financial level but with respect to the management of farm production, which will need to learn to manage these new now inseparable issues in agriculture. Full Story
Overall the development of renewable energies like biodiesel will prove to have a dramatically positive effect in the prosperity of Canadian agriculture. Full Story
Are high prices the cause of the global food crisis? Or are they a part of the solution? Full Story