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Prairie Climate Stewardship Network

Canadian Cattlemen's Association Stewardship Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Menu includes an introduction to GHG and the GHG Mitigation Program which addresses "agricultural GHG emission reduction in the areas of soil, nutrient and livestock management." Resources can also be found under the GHG Mitigation Tab -- select Features and select Information Sheets. Includes "Cowboy logic explains greenhouse gas, agriculture link" and information on "Manure Management and its impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions," "Pasture lands help balance Greenhouse Gas Emissions," "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through 'Feeding and Breeding'," "Grazing Tips," "Rotational Tips," and "Sequestering Carbon." The CCAF Initiative tab includes Impact on Agriculture and Fact Sheets.

Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program "Carbon credits can be earned in a number of ways, including no-till cropping, seeding tame grasses or alfalfa, native rangeland enhancement, forestry, and methane digesters."

Farmstead Energy Audit Covers: Tractor and Fields Operations; Grain Drying; Home; Indoor and Outdoor Lighting; Farm Shop, Irrigation; Livestock Buildings; and Livestock Water Systems.

The Science of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Grazing Management Strategies: an Investigative/Awareness Report. Download March 31, 2006 report funded by the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program for Canadian Agriculture

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