Fri Aug 12, 2022 – 10:14 am EDT
TORONTO, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) – Nearly three quarters of Canadian farmers warn that crop yield will drop drastically under Trudeau’s proposed emission restrictions.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) advised against requiring farmers to reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizer as a recent survey shows 72% of farmers warn it will lead to a plummet in crop production.
“Nitrogen fertilizer is an essential crop nutrient and an important input for Canadian farmers,” CFIB policy analyst Taylor Brown stated.
“Forcing them to reduce their use of fertilizer would result in decreased yield of their crop, less profitability and competitiveness,” he added. “Given the current global challenges to food supply, now is not the time to add policies that threaten to reduce yields even further.”
“The federal government should give farmers more autonomy and provide support if they want to voluntarily improve their nitrogen management and adopt better practices,” Brown asserted.
According to CFIB data, 60% of businesses revealed that mandating reduction of nitrogen would decrease the profit of their businesses, while 42% reveal it would prove an additional challenge as they have already reduced their nitrogen fertilizer use.
Additionally, many
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