"The message I took from last week’s announcement is that the federal government is not interested in having agriculture contribute to mitigating climate change"

"What it says to me is that science and empirical evidence on returns to investment don’t mean anything. These decisions were entirely political."

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC

Mark Carney's cuts to agriculture science 'will hurt farmers and grocery shoppers'

"This is going to contribute to higher food prices for all Canadian consumers"

https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-agricultural-science-cuts/

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC #CostOfLivingCrisis

Farmers oppose agricultural science cuts in Canada | The Narwhal

The federal government is closing farm research centres and cutting back on agriculture science, leaving farmers scratching their heads

The Narwhal

'The farm stations in Swift Current, Lacombe, Nappan and Quebec City all had organic and regenerative research programs that were wiped out in the cuts.'

"It does look like there's a pattern here of cutting the organic and regenerative [research programs]"

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #AAFC

#WFA announced at #AAFC: 1043 people 'affected', 665 positions to be cut.

#GC

A fantastic resource for #organic #notill small grains! Hopefully, Agriculture Canada releases it with an #OpenSourceSeed pledge instead of a so-called #PlantBreedersRights claim that allows them to claim genetic resources as their own intellectual property. #CDNag #cdnpoli #agroecology #seed #agriculture #cfia #aafc
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-kernza-perennnial-wheat-climate-change-1.6917114
Trendy new wheat being studied for climate change potential in the Maritimes 

A perennial wheat that has created a buzz around the world is being researched here in the Maritimes.

CBC