The Conference on Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture is co-hosted by the University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture-Agri Food Canada. We are seeking diverse perspectives and innovative solutions to tackle agricultural issues of biodiversity loss, declines in soil quality, water availability, pollution, and climate change. There will be exciting poster and oral platform sessions as well as dedicated panel discussions on biodiversity, carbon and soil health, water resource management and mitigating risks from greenhouse gases in agriculture. The meeting will also offer 2 half-day training workshops for students and practitioners in Holos and Life Cycle Assessments. We expect the conference will bring together academic researchers, students, producers, government, Indigenous groups, NGOs and industry representatives to collectively share ideas about how to improve agricultural sustainability in Canada. We hope you will join us in Saskatoon!

Day 1 (Thursday, March 12)

Morning

• Workshop: Holos model v4 training
• Workshop: Canadian Agri-food Life Cycle Data Centre training

Afternoon

• Session #1: Enhancing Biodiversity in Agroecosystems
• Session #2: Enhancing Soil health and Soil Carbon on the Farm

Day 2 (Friday, March 13) - Solutions for climate change

Morning

• Session #3 Solutions for Climate Change: Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Production in Agriculture

Afternoon

• Session #4: Solutions for Climate Change: Water Management for Agroecosystem Resilience to Climatic Extremes

For more information please contact: aafc.holos.aac@canada.ca