A healthy environment means everything to Canadian farmers who rely on the land for their livelihood. As stewards of the land, farmers do their very best to help protect it with a little help from tools and technologies like pesticides and biotech crops.
Here are just some of the ways Canadian farmers are keeping their farms eco-friendly.
Preserving biodiversity
With the help of pesticides and plant biotechnology, farmers can grow more without having to use more land. This helps preserve valuable green spaces and important wildlife habitats.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change is an ongoing concern. Pesticides and biotech crops have helped farmers adopt conservation tillage practices, which allow them to dramatically cut down on the number of times they need to drive over their fields with equipment to control weeds. The result has been a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.
Protecting soil
Conversation tillage has also allowed farmers to protect one of our most valuable natural resources – soil. By adopting conservation tillage practices, farmers can reduce soil erosion, improve soil structure and increase moisture penetration and retention. In Canada alone, conservation tillage on corn production has led to a 69 per cent reduction in soil erosion.
Proper recycling
CleanFARMS, a not-for-profit industry stewardship organization, gives Canadian farmers the opportunity to safely recycle empty pesticide containers and dispose of unwanted pesticides. Since the program began in 1989 farmers have returned more than 100 million empty pesticide containers for recycling.
A healthy environment means everything to Canadian farmers who rely on the land for their livelihood. As stewards of the land, farmers do their very best to help protect it with a little help from tools and technologies like pesticides and biotech crops.
Here are just some of the ways Canadian farmers are keeping their farms eco-friendly.
Preserving biodiversity
With the help of pesticides and plant biotechnology, farmers can grow more without having to use more land. This helps preserve valuable green spaces and important wildlife habitats.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change is an ongoing concern. Pesticides and biotech crops have helped farmers adopt conservation tillage practices, which allow them to dramatically cut down on the number of times they need to drive over their fields with equipment to control weeds. The result has been a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use.
Protecting soil
Conversation tillage has also allowed farmers to protect one of our most valuable natural resources – soil. By adopting conservation tillage practices, farmers can reduce soil erosion, improve soil structure and increase moisture penetration and retention. In Canada alone, conservation tillage on corn production has led to a 69 per cent reduction in soil erosion.
Proper recycling
CleanFARMS, a not-for-profit industry stewardship organization, gives Canadian farmers the opportunity to safely recycle empty pesticide containers and dispose of unwanted pesticides. Since the program began in 1989 farmers have returned more than 100 million empty pesticide containers for recycling.
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