Learn about Agriculture

Healthy soil matters to all farmers and “feed the soil, not the plant” is the mantra of organic farmers. Organic farmers focus on creating fertile soil that is rich in organic matter and teeming with life.

Organic farmers identify the conditions that allow weeds and pest to thrive and try to create more favourable conditions.  The key to managing pests and weeds on organic farms is to reduce their impact by using different management practices.

The nutrients used by plants to support healthy growth are the same, whether they come from organic or conventional fertilizers.

Improved farming practices and the use of fertilizers have helped feed the world while saving habitats that would otherwise be needed for growing food.

Plants require nutrients to grow. As plants grow, they use nutrients from the soil. When they are harvested, they take those nutrients with them and so they need to be replenished for the next crop.

Irrigation is key to global food security. World-wide, irrigation produces 40% of global food supplies. In Canada, only 8.5% of Canadian farms use irrigation; the rest rely solely on rain for crop watering.

Soil is a farmer’s most valuable resource and advancements in tillage are helping farmers steward our soil for future generations.

Urban gardens, horticulture operations, grain farms should all be practicing crop rotation. 

Today’s grain farmers use sophisticated technologies to make farming more efficient, profitable and environmentally friendly.

What is a carbon sequestration and what does this have to do with farming?