Environment


Environment Survey

Only One in Three (31%) Western Canadian Growers Follow Recommended Canola Crop Rotation

Two in Five (41%) Don't Switch Their Canola Crop's Herbicide-Tolerant System
Environment Survey

Familiarity (74%) and Support (87%) For Canada's Supply Management System High Among Country's Mayors and Reeves

Nine in Ten (90%) With Local Supply-Managed Industries Believe System is Important to Their Communities
Environment Survey

Half (50%) of Canadians `Strongly Agree' that Nature is Important For Their Family's Well-Being

Strong Majority (87%) Says Family Prefers the Outdoors to Inside,
Given the Choice
Environment Survey

Majority (61%) Disagrees Harper Government Doing a Good Job Protecting Canada's Environment

Only Four in Ten (37%) Think Harper Government Has Struck the Right Balance between Economic Growth and Environmental Protection and Management
Environment Survey

Three in Five (62%) Canadians Say the Federal Government is Doing Too Little to Protect Species at Risk

Nine in Ten Canadians (85%) Say Federal Laws Protecting Species at Risk are Crucial to the Diversity and Abundance of Wildlife, the Canadian Economy, and Canadians' Health
Environment Survey

Vast Majority (85%) of Western Wheat Farmers Believe the New Marketing System for Wheat Will Be Beneficial (40% Very/45% Somewhat) For Their Business

Profitability Through Market Accessibility (89%) and Determining Commodity Price Levels (87%) Seen as Top Opportunities, While Revenue Certainty and Risk Management (83%) is Top Challenge
Environment Survey

Three Quarters (75%) of Canadian Farmers Say Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Impacting their Bottom Line

Majority (56%) of Growers `agree' that Weeds in their Fields are Getting Tougher to Control