Funding, News and Announcements

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has launched a new Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge that will award up to $12 million to innovations that can reduce net enteric methane emissions. This funding opportunity may be of interest to students and faculty across a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to: Livestock Agriculture, Animal Science, Ruminant Nutrition, Environmental Science, Ecology Management and Genomics. The funds would be available to those advancing solutions in the cow-calf, dairy and feedlot sectors.

Solutions can be totally novel or build on an existing practice, for example by identifying and addressing barriers to the adoption of a practice on the part of farmer. 

Applications will be accepted until February 7, 2024.

For further information see the AMRC web site or contact AAFC: aafc.amrc-drma.aac@agr.gc.ca, 1-877-246-4682

For questions regarding internal procedure, contact the grants facilitator for your faculty. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.