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Information Resources
Along with the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program demonstration projects in place, a number of communications tools have been developed to increase producer awareness about nutrient management and greenhouse gas mitigation. They include:
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Environmental Management Guidebook
Among the first projects funded by the CPC through the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program was a Guidebook for Environmental Management in the Hog Industry. The Guidebook provides a starting point for the scientific and economic analysis of environmental management practices and technologies available to Canadian producers.
View the guidebook:
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Educational video for greenhouse gas management in the Canadian hog sector
Video footage from site visits conducted across the country is compiled into a 30-minute video outlining the greenhouse gas story for the Canadian pork sector. To find out more, please contact your provincial pork industry association, or the Canadian Pork Council.
View the video:
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Articles submitted to pork sector publications
A number of articles were written to create awareness about the benefits of using greenhouse gas mitigating practices on farms. They were seen in a variety of publications relevant to the hog industry, including Better Pork, Canadian Meat Business Magazine, Farm Focus, Manure Manager, Manure Matters, Prairie Hog Country, Porc Québec, Top Crop Manager, and the Western Hog Journal.
See the articles »
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Presentations
Throughout the GHG Mitigation program, presentations on the benefits of using beneficial management practices on-farm to reduce greenhouse gasses have been made at numerous venues across Canada. To view slide show presentations, please use the links below.
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Factsheet
A factsheet providing general information on greenhouse gas mitigation and the hog sector, is presented in a Q&A format and is available here (PDF - 4.1 MB).
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Conference Sponsorships
Numerous conferences and events have been sponsored through the GHG Mitigation Program in order to deliver the GHG message to Canadian pork producers across the country. These include:
- Integrated Solutions to Manure Management III- Managing Nutrients and Biomass for a Sustainable Rural Economy 2006
- Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2005
- FarmSmart 2005
- Focus on the Future Conference 2005
- Integrated Solutions to Manure Management II-Conference and Exhibition
- FarmSmart Livestock 2004
- Banff Pork Seminar 2004, 2005 & 2006
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Kyoto Protocol
For more information on the Kyoto Protocol, and associated programs, as well as position papers developed at the Canadian Pork Council concerning Canadian pork industry participation in Climate Change Initiatives, see below the following weblinks:
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