A competitive advantage in the business world refers to factors that allow a company to produce goods or services for more value than their rivals. It’s when a business is better at making, selling, and ultimately, profiting from a product than their competitors. Canada’s agriculture and food sector, as a whole, has a strong story… Read More
Tag: Canadian Alliance For Net Zero Agri Food
Methane emissions from cattle have received plenty of mainstream attention over the past decade, with calls to eat less beef often not accounting for the carbon sequestration and biodiversity benefits of producing highly-nutritious food on grasslands. The panel in this episode of the Ag Policy Connection ruminates on how environmental policies can help or hinder… Read More
Seven founding members launched the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) this week. The intended goal of the alliance is to help Canada feed a growing population while reducing emissions, becoming more sustainable, and creating new economic opportunities for Canada, the organization says. Supported by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, and… Read More
Capturing carbon is one thing, but as many farmers are aware, quantifying the amount of carbon being sequestered can be a tricky feat. Hebert Grain Ventures (HGV), of Fairlight, Sask., has joined the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agriculture (CANZA), and will work with researchers from the University of Saskatchewan on a national case study. The… Read More