NFU Reports
Major reports by the NFU or co-authored by the NFU
2024
Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Atlantic Provinces: A Comprehensive Assessment
This report presents a single detailed picture of nearly all sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural production and production of associated farm inputs for the four Atlantic provinces:
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ontario: A Comprehensive Assessment
This report presents a single detailed picture of nearly all sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario agricultural production and production of associated farm inputs. Ontario has the most
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: Third Edition
The most detailed report of its kind, Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A Comprehensive Analysis (3rd Edition) subdivides Canadian agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and soil-carbon changes into 42
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18 Reasons Why Agricultural Soil Carbon Offsets are the Wrong Approach to the Climate Crisis, and What We Should Do Instead
In this bold and blunt 17-page report the National Farmers Union (NFU) in 18 concise points, we expose the false solutions— that offset protocols, offset projects, and emissions trading are ineffectual, illegitimate, and damaging. The NFU urges the Canadian government to shelve plans for soil-based offset protocols. With sound research, the NFU provides the clear reasoning as to why offsets are ineffective. This then informs the ten policy recommendations that could address the climate crisis while simultaneously providing real, meaningful change for farms and farmers.
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Nitrogen Fertilizer: Critical Nutrient, Key Farm Input, and Major Environmental Problem
This report takes a big-picture look at nitrogen fertilizer, details its many benefits and also its negative impacts, and makes the case for optimizing rather than maximizing tonnage. It examines the
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