Canada’s fertilizer emissions reduction target AMBITIOUS AND ACHIEVABLE CANADIAN FARMERS are

The target was established $250M through the Resilient long-term vitality of the sector – while to help encourage more farm-specific Agricultural Landscape positioning producers and processors to approaches to reverse the trend of Program seize economic opportunities from increasing emissions arising from evolving consumer demands. [...] As we analyze feedback, please read our Many producers are already using Our goal is to reduce harmful Discussion Document outlining approaches that reduce GHG emissions emissions while supporting our objectives, the case for action, – but there are ways to support farmers fertilizer efficiency and practices, and activities to reduce in using new technologies, practices increasing yields. [...] Improve farming Using a urease and nitrification inhibitors in combination is one way to reduce sustainability unintended nitrogen losses in the form of nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions, ensuring that nitrogen goes to the growing crop and not to the atmosphere. [...] (10-20% potential emissions reduction) Using legume cover crops that capture nitrogen from the air, that later decompose Maximize fertilizer efficiency and feed the soil, while reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, as well as growing catch crops after harvest to use leftover nitrogen and avoid its release into the environment. [...] (15-25% potential emissions reduction) Carefully choosing crop rotations to reduce fertilizer use, including integrating pulses and other legumes in rotations that do not require nitrogen fertilizer in the Reduce greenhouse year they are grown, and that can leave a nitrogen credit in the soil for the gas emissions subsequent crop, reducing the need for as much nitrogen in the following year.