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Greetings from C-CIARN Agriculture, On June 2, 2005, C-CIARN sponsored a highly successful Symposium: Climate Change and Canadian Society: Social Sceince Research Issues and Opportunities at the Congress for Humanities and Social Sciences (University of Western Ontario). Contact Ellen Wall (ewall@uoguelph.ca)if you would like to be informed when a report based on the presentations is available.
Among other valuable contributions, this report documents producer's perceptions of the impacts from recent climate and weather conditions on their farm operations and how they currenlty deal with the subsequent risks and opportunities. Climate change researchers benefit from such detailed and specific information as it helps them understand the highly integrated nature of farm decision-making and develop a more realistic understanding of the adaptation process. The report also containes information about what is needed to improve agriculture's adaptive capacity for the future. This document is a welcome addition to a growing body of research on issues related to climate risk management in the Canadian agri-food sector.
Call for Presentations due: July 30, 2005 More information
Starting Date: July/August 2005 (flexible) More information
Details here Frost-tolerant wheat to save farmers multi-millions Western Grains Research Foundation | June 2, 2005 Researchers achieved a new wheat to make Canada proud. "Saskhardy#8" is the first spring wheat with cold tolerance approaching that found in winter wheat, offering plant breeders the opportunity to develop varieties that could save farmers multi-millions in reduced frost damage. "This is a true Canadian wheat-one that has the hardiness and cold tolerance to survive the often harsh climate of our prairie growing area," says Dr. Brian Fowler of the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre (CDC). "Spring wheat varieties grown in Western Canada are damaged by exposure to even a slight frost. By contrast, this new wheat line can survive typical frosts without any significant damage." Record dry month hits farmers: Officials battle fires, warn residents to take precautions The North Bay Nugget | June 2005 Near drought conditions have gripped the area, withering crops, feeding forest fires and causing daily water consumption to soar. According to Environment Canada, May turned out to be a record-dry month for much of the province, including the North Bay area which hasn't been this parched in more than two decades. And the rainless skies, which have put fire officials on alert, have caused some local farmers to worry about a dismal harvest. All for now, Ellen Wall (ewall@uoguelph.ca) Co-ordinator, C-CIARN Agriculture (Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network for Agriculture) Blackwood Hall (Room 202) University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519 824 4120 ext 58480 Fax: 519 763 4686 http://www.c-ciarn.uoguelph.ca |
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