Resources

http://www.agr.gc.ca/acaaf/bopi-imbp/index_e.php - The Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) is designed to help farmers and rural communities hire experts who can assist in developing business proposals and undertake feasibility and other studies necessary to create and expand biofuels production capacity involving significant (greater than one-third) ownership by agricultural producers.

http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/environment/home_e.phtml - In the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website, you will find information on the Environment Bureau, its major objectives and activities, links to other sites of interest, as well as numerous publications to download. The Environment Bureau addresses issues such as biodiversity, climate change, soil, water and air quality, ozone depletion, and sustainable development.

http://www.parc.ca - This is the homepage of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative a research network established to understand the potential impacts of climate change on the Canadian Prairie Provinces and conduct research necessary to develop appropriate adaptation strategies.

http://ssca.usask.ca/ - This is the site of the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA), a non-profit, producer-based organization whose mission is to: "promote conservation production systems that improve the land for future generations."

http://www.soilcc.ca/ The site for the Soil Conservation Council of Canada, a nonprofit, whose mission is to promote conservation and enrichment of Canada's soild and related resources.

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