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Fertilizer Reduction Red Alert

Home Fertilizer Reduction Red Alert

What’s the Federal Government Doing?

The federal government has been very clear it wants farmers to cut emissions caused by the fertilizer they use to grow your food.

However, Canadian grain farmers are always some of the lowest per bushel users of fertilizer in the world. A mandated reduction in fertilizer will have severe downstream impacts on Canadian consumers – and will create more CO2 emissions.

The Issues

Check out a comprehensive report on the impacts of this proposed policy here.

Cutting fertilizer means fewer crops. It’s that simple. That means higher prices for consumers and reduced food supply. The poor will be hit hardest. Canadians are already facing record food inflation, this policy will make it much worse. And, since Canadian farmers export to the world, cutting crop yields for our farmers will mean more wheat is bought from countries that use more fertilizer than we do. That means more CO2 produced globally.

A reduction in fertilizer use is contrary to the UN goal of eliminating world hunger by 2030.

Our Position

Fertilizer is one of a farmer’s biggest expenses. We already use as little as possible.

A mandated cut has to be opposed, not just for farmers’ sake, but for Canadian consumers – especially the underprivileged, who will face higher prices for basic staples.

READ OUR OP-ED IN THE NATIONAL POST (09/08/2022)
READ OUR SUBMISSION TO AGRICULTURE & AGRI-FOOD CANADA (08/26/2022)
READ OUR LETTER TO MINISTER BIBEAU (06/29/2021)

Canada's Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer, acknowledges she doesn't know if reducing fertilizer by 30% will reduce food production or not.

Join Us!

This is just terrible policy. Help us oppose it by signing our petition.

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Resources

Government of Canada – Canada’s Climate Plan

Government of Canada – A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy (page 45)

Fertilizer Canada: Climate Smart Agriculture

Updates

MNP Economic Report – Executive Summary

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What We’re Doing

Staple foods at risk due to federal policy

September 22, 2023

Lend your voice! And if you can, support the volunteer-run initiative. Every bit helps in educating consumers.  

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Wheat Growers take new shot at federal fertilizer policy

September 22, 2023

“We aren’t really exaggerating,” said Wheat Growers president Gunter Jochum. “I felt they were not exaggerating because of the government’s […]

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Should the federal government be blamed for the rising food costs?

September 18, 2023

“It’s not entirely the government’s fault, but the government is definitely a part of it,” said Gunter Jochum, the president […]

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Wheat Growers Assoc warns of cost of government-made food crisis

September 16, 2023

The Wheat Growers Association (WGA) is urging Canadians to rally against what it calls “a food crisis created by our […]

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Sustainable? Depends on who’s asked

February 23, 2023

Op-ed by Gunter Jochum: I want my farm to be sustainable because I want it to be here for future […]

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Ag group claims Trudeau hid report showing fertilizer reduction will increase food prices

February 16, 2023

“Documents from Ottawa recently obtained through Freedom of Information back this up,” said WCWG President Gunter Jochum. “Ottawa knows fertilizer […]

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Ag group claims Trudeau hid report showing fertilizer reduction will increase food prices

February 16, 2023

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) are dumbfounded Canada’s Chief Science Advisor admitted she knew nothing about how Trudeau’s mandated […]

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Farmers blast feds’ failure to consider fertilizer policy’s impact on food production

February 16, 2023

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers put out a scathing statement on Wednesday accusing the federal government of ideological capture and […]

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Wheat growing group says Agriculture Canada has wrong priorities

January 17, 2023

“This is more evidence that Agriculture Canada is no longer in the business of advancing the productivity of farmers and […]

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Wheat Growers React to New Agriculture Canada Priorities – “Agriculture Canada Has Been Ideologically Captured” – President

January 17, 2023

CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers reacted to news reported in Western Producer that Agriculture Canada has issued new [...]

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Farmers skeptical of Trudeau’s new agriculture plan

December 19, 2022

“We will be watching these consultations carefully, but we are prepared to expend resources to tell average, urban, non-farming Canadians […]

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Farmers skeptical of Trudeau’s new agriculture plan

December 18, 2022

Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) Saskatchewan Director Daryl Fransoo said the over-regulation of farmers is costing Canadians at the grocery […]

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