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Senator Rob Black talks about Soil Health and Canada Food Day with SFC

This editor finds the Senator at the centre of Canada’s Food Day is no slouch! Senator Rob Black’s bill to establish Food Day in Canada passed in the House of Commons on May 8 and is awaiting royal assent. He has now focused on the foundation of most food, farming and forest enterprises, soil. 

In a recent interview I caught up with my OAC 85 classmate, Senator Rob Black. After a quick catch-up Rob discusses his passion to examine the status of soil health in Canada. As well as Canada’s Food Day, Senator Black is the driving force behind: The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry examining and reporting on the status of soil health in Canada.  

The purpose to improve soil health and enable Canadian forest product and agricultural producers to become sustainability leaders, while improving their economies. 

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