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Greenhouse Gases
Environment Canada has determined that the agriculture sector is responsible for 10 per cent of the greenhouse emissions in Canada. The beef industry accounts for roughly half of these emissions, but reductions in its greenhouse gas contributions are quite feasible. Livestock diets can be improved, for instance, and animals bred and selected for better utilization of feed.
Greenhouse Gas - Legislation
Agriculture in the Alberta Carbon Market
Alberta Agriculture and Food
The procedural ins and outs of the Alberta Carbon Market, as it relates to agriculture.
Greenhouse Gas - General
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide are the main greenhouse gases. Learn about the various cycles of these gases and how agriculture contributes to them. (PDF)
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
The Greenhouse Gas Mitigation program involves, among other things, "identifying management practices that reduce GHG emissions or increase carbon sequestration."
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mitigation - Feeding and Breeding
Reducing Greenhouse Gases Through "Feeding and Breeding"
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Three percent of the Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to methane emitted by livestock, according to this factsheet. Methane emissions can, however, be reduced by implementing improved feeding strategies, and by breeding cattle for feed efficiency. (PDF)
GHG Mitigation - Grazing Management
Pasture Lands Help Balance Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Range and tame pastures -- especially pasture along water courses -- can sequester more carbon they emit. But the areas, as this factsheet points out, are vulnerable to damage by livestock. (PDF)
Rotational Grazing: Lower Methane Emissions and Increased Profits for Producers
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Almost any rotational grazing system will boost the health and productivity of grassland, improve feed efficency and beef production, and reduce the amount if methane released to the atmosphere. (PDF)
The Science of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Grazing Management Strategies: A Report
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
This report summarizes research findings on ways to mitigate the beef industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It delves into sources of emmissions, offering a breakdown of the emissions of such things as manure and digestive fermentation, but also offers a summary of grazing practices and choices that have proven effective in reducing GHG emissions. (PDF)
Can Grasslands be Managed as CO2 Sinks?
Vern Baron, Forage Physiologist-Agronomist, Lacombe Research Station, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Grasslands can be managed in specific ways to enhance their ability to absorb carbon dioxide but, according to this report, there are "weak points which must be overcome." (PDF)
Some Points about Carbon Sequestration in Tame Forage Crops
Vern Baron, Forage Physiologist-Agronomist, Agriculture and Agri Food Canada
Important points to consider for maximizing the potential of crops to sequester carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. (PDF)
Well-Managed Rangeland Helps Sequester Greenhouse Gases
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Rotational grazing techniques to boost pasture productivity and reduce greenhouse gases. (PDF)
The Give and Take of Carbon Sequestration
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
One major way to mitigate greenhouse gases is through better management of crop and pasture lands. Forage and crop stands both soak up and release large quantities of carbon, a major greenhouse gas, and by preventing the overgrazing of pasture, the natural ebb and flow of carbon between pasture and the atmosphere can achieve better balance. (PDF)
GHG Mitigation - Manure Management
Manure Management and its Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
How manure management can in turn help manage a livestock operation's greenhouse emissions. (PDF)
Mitigation of Methane Emissions in Canadian Cattle Production Systems
Karin Wittenberg, University of Manitoba
Strategies to cut cattle-based methane emissions, including the manipulation of cow stomach microflora and diet, and breeding for optimum feed efficency. (PDF)
Reducing Methane Emissions in Forage-Based Beef Production Systems
Kimberley Ominski and Karin Wittenberg, University of Manitoba
The science of effectively reducing enteric methane emissions from foraging cattle in commercial production systems. (PDF)
Climate Change and Agriculture
Climate Change and Agriculture
Alberta Agriculture and Food
This factsheet attempts to answer the following questions: What is Climate Change? How could agriculture be affected by climate change?
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