ABP Chair Melanie Wowk (at lectern). Photo supplied by ABP.

By Curtis Galbraith

Agriculture

Federal government announces funding for new living labs research, Peace Region group among the funding recipients

Jul 15, 2022 | 2:14 PM

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced a total of $54 million in funding for nine projects under its Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs program.

The government says this research is to look at new technologies and management practices that will help mitigate climate change

One of them is located in the Peace.

The Peace Region Forage Seed Association will use its $6 million to look at carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas mitigation, and “enhancing agroecosystem service.” It will look at farms as a whole and would include things like land management, economics, and ” the social aspects of applying new BMPs.”

There is another $8.5 million going to Alberta Beef Producers to look into using cropping systems, forage and beef to sequester carbon in the soil.

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ABP says in a release it is hoping to recruit 50 crop, forage, and beef producers around the province to take part, including in the Peace.

The work will focus on areas like grazing management, feeding, and increasing carbon storage on the farm. Financial and other barriers will also be looked at.

ABP says it is working with 16 partners, including research groups, and industry. Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Alberta Wheat Commission, and Alberta Barley.

The Alberta Conservation Association will get $7.7 million. It will work with the Food Water Wellness Foundation to study using regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, improve soil health and reduce production costs.

The BC Investment Agriculture Foundation will use its $6 million to study best management practices in six areas, including crop rotations, land use changes, grazing management, and livestock feeding.

Projects located in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador

Farmers and scientists work together in living labs. The government says in a release it hopes to have at least one living lab in each province.