AgTech Centre: Emerging Issues in Agriculture

 
  AgTech Innovator #1 - January 1, 2001
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 These are typical of the emerging issues that fall into the AgTech Centre's mandate.
  • Environmental impacts of agriculture operations.
  • Greenhouse gases, emissions, particulates and odours.
  • Manure management and application technologies.
  • Composting and processing manures.
  • Livestock development, on-farm processing, intensifying production to meet niche markets.
  • Stewardship of resources.
  • Special crops and diversification.
  • Animal welfare, handling and transportation.
  • Indoor air quality for worker and animal health.
  • Further production efficiencies.
  • New facilities, equipment, technology and their application to production systems.
  • Alternative production practices.
 
 
 
 
For more information about the content of this document, contact George Ragan.
This information published to the web on January 1, 2001.