We advance farmer-led solutions to support low emissions, high resilience approaches in #CdnAg. Now on Bluesky at @farmersfermiers
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10 Feb 2025
This is our last post on X. Come join us on Bluesky to follow our work: bsky.app/profile/farmersferm…
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17 Jan 2025
We’re moving from X to Bluesky. To keep up to date on the work of Farmers for Climate Solutions, follow us at: bsky.app/profile/farmersferm… (You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.)
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10 Jan 2025
Hey there, we now have a Bluesky account. Come follow us there to stay updated on our efforts to advance high resilience, low emissions practices in #CdnAg: bsky.app/profile/farmersferm…
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6 Jan 2025
Farmers and ranchers are ready to adopt practices that will improve resilience but are concerned about their impact on profitability and productivity, and they need support.
👉 Dig into the results from the recent @leger360 & @FarmersClimate poll: l8r.it/DGy5
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18 Dec 2024
You can hear FCS President Brent Preston chat with @shaunhaney about our recent poll with @leger360. Tune in today at 4:30 ET!
18 Dec 2024
Tune in to RealAg Radio at 430 E on @RuralRadio147! @ShaunHaney is joined by Brent Preston w/ @FarmersClimate, Aaron Goertzen w/ BMO, Dan Dall & Bailey Jenks w/ @LimagrainWheat on getting the most out of your herbicide tolerant wheat varieties, & hear the top ag news stories!
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17 Dec 2024
To increase adoption of practices that ⬆️resilience and ⬇️emissions in #CdnAg, govts need to invest in policies and programs that support producers with training, financial incentives, and risk management tools.
Data from our recent poll with @leger360: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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16 Dec 2024
Our recent poll with @leger360 shows that farmers and ranchers see climate change-related challenges ahead, want to be part of developing solutions for #CdnAg, and are clear on the support they need to move forward.
More: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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13 Dec 2024
Farmers and ranchers are ready to adopt practices that will improve resilience, but are concerned about their impact on profitability and productivity, and they need support.
Dig into the results from our recent poll with @leger360: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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12 Dec 2024
A majority of farms and ranches are already struggling with severe weather driven by climate change. Over 75% of operations have been impacted in the past 5 years.
Dig into the results from our recent poll with @leger360: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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11 Dec 2024
Our recent poll with @leger360 shows that farmers and ranchers see climate change as a top challenge facing #CdnAg for the next decade. They are concerned about impacts on yields and the economic sustainability of their operations.
Dig into the results: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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29 Nov 2024
We're excited to announce FCS, @SP_Inst, & the Nature Investment Hub have received a 2024 @Scotiabank Net-Zero Research Fund grant to explore feasibility of a Beneficial Management Practice Insurance Program to support high resilience low emissions #CdnAg.
newswire.ca/news-releases/sc…
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25 Oct 2024
Former FCS task force chair Ian McCreary notes how 3 years of droughts led to record crop insurance payouts & higher premiums in #SKag. He describes insurance improvements to encourage adoption of more resilient practices that would reduce premiums. rmoutlook.com/beyond-local/t…
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24 Oct 2024
#CdnAg needs good public policy informed by discussions featuring farmer and rancher voices, said FCS President Brent Preston at the recent @CdnAgriFood conf. Especially those that are sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially.
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11 Oct 2024
Recently attended @CdnAgriFood & @ClimateInstit/@NZAB_Canada conferences. Spoke with @JohnBarlowMP, @theJagmeetSingh, & @s_guilbeault about need to invest in knowledge translation & transfer to scale up high resilience, low emissions #CdnAg practices that enhance farm viability.
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26 Sep 2024
How can public policy encourage adoption & scaling up of low emissions, high resilience practices in #CdnAg? How will this help achieve Canada's #sustainability targets? Join FCS Pres Brent Preston at next week's @CdnAgriFood conference to find out: capi-icpa.ca/canadian-agri-f…
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26 Sep 2024
Check out this interview with FCS ED Andrew Rushmere on the @OntarioSheep podcast. He discusses the challenges sheep farmers face adapting to #ClimateChange & opportunities for #CdnAg to adopt practices that increase resilience while decreasing emissions: youtube.com/watch?v=9DTWodX7…
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24 Sep 2024
Looking forward to @CdnAgriFood’s Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference on Oct 2. FCS President Brent Preston will be there to discuss how effective public policy supports #CdnAg's shift to low emissions, high resilience practices: capi-icpa.ca/canadian-agri-f…
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5 Sep 2024
FCS is an advising partner on this significant project to further explore links between on-farm climate solutions, quantifiable emissions reductions, and a broad suite of co-benefits. The goal is to find ways to reduce emissions while improving the bottom line for farmers.
30 Aug 2024
#UofG's Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle is spearheading a national initiative to reduce Nitrous Oxide emissions. With support from NSERC-SSHRC, this new network of leading nitrogen experts is taking bold steps in the fight against climate change.
Learn More: uoguel.ph/5tbyb
ALT Headshot of Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle
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30 Aug 2024
⏰ Only a few more days to apply to join our team as an Operations Administrator.
12 Aug 2024
📢We are recruiting an Operations Administrator to support FCS operations, human resources, and financial management.
Join our efforts to advance low emissions, high resilience agriculture in #CdnAg.
Application deadline is Sept 2: farmersforclimatesolutions.c…
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