Canada And Germany Announce Closer Ties In Farm Research

May 26, 2017

The governments of Canada and Germany have announced closer ties in agricultural research.

Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says Canada will work closer together with Germany in four areas of research.

These areas include protecting soil and water and developing crops that are more resistant to the effects of climate change.

There is also efforts to improve crops for nutrition and reducing food waste and loss.

Other areas of mutual agriculture research include technology transfer to farmers and industry and exchanges of scientists and students between Canada and Germany.

Source : CKRM

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

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Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.