
Farmers for Climate Solutions
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We advance farmer-led solutions to support low emissions, high resilience approaches in #CdnAg. Now on Bluesky at @farmersfermiers
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Looking forward to CAPI - ICPA’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-…

Check out this interview with FCS ED Andrew Rushmere on the Ontario Sheep 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=9DTWod…

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 CAPI - ICPA conference to find out: capi-icpa.ca/canadian-agri-…

Recently attended CAPI - ICPA & Canadian Climate Institute/Net-Zero Advisory Body conferences. Spoke with John Barlow, Jagmeet Singh, & Steven Guilbeault about need to invest in knowledge translation & transfer to scale up high resilience, low emissions #CdnAg practices that enhance farm viability.


#CdnAg needs good public policy informed by discussions featuring farmer and rancher voices, said FCS President Brent Preston at the recent CAPI - ICPA conf. Especially those that are sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially. farmtario.com/crops/diagnosi…


We're excited to announce FCS, SP Institute, & 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/…

Our recent poll with Léger 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.ca/2024-poll





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 Léger: farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/2024-poll



