Introduction Tharaka Nithi, a county nestled in the heart of Eastern Kenya, is no stranger to the challenges a changing climate poses. For generations, its farmers have battled unpredictable rainfall, soil degradation, and food insecurity. However, amidst these difficulties, a…
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Developing a Root Imagery Tool to Analyze Cover Crop Roots
Summer Research Experience Olivia Wallace, undergraduate at the University of Guelph This summer I have been working in Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle’s agricultural meteorology lab at the University of Guelph. Much of my summer has centered on constructing and testing a…
On Soil Carbon Sequestration in Canada’s Managed Soils
Internship Experience with Soil Conservation Council of Canada and Compost Council of Canada By Rebecca Johnson, MSc Graduate from the University of Guelph Carbon sequestration has been a hot topic recently, with companies investing in reforestation with worldwide efforts to…
10 Lessons I Learned from the CREATE-CSS Core Course 2020
Reflective Essay Assignment By: Paige Kennedy, MSc Student at the University of Saskatchewan CREATE-Climate Smart soils is an interdisciplinary program that works to address climate change through soil science training. In the face of a changing climate, concerns about sustainability…
Student Perspective: LCA & Economics
Following yesterday’s post about the CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting: Climate-Smart Connections, today we are sharing a student’s reflection on the Life Cycle Analysis and Economics session. Emily Laage, an MSc student studying with Dr. Peter Tyedmers at Dalhousie University, presented during…
1st CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting
Climate-Smart Connections In February, we held our first CREATE-CSS Annual Meeting. We had big plans for this to be a great in-person networking event; however, due to COVID-19 circumstances we changed our plans to what turned out to be a…
On Scaling Up Conservation Agriculture
Internship Experience with Canadian Foodgrains Bank By Jess Nicksy, MSc student from the University of Manitoba The two greatest gifts of being an NSERC CREATE Climate Smart Scholar are the incredible people you get to meet, and the chances it…
On Canada’s Business Risk Management Programs
Internship Experience with Farmers for Climate Solutions By Tasmia Kabir, MSc graduate from FARE, University of Guelph Recently I graduated from Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. I have been a scholar of CREATE Climate-Smart Soils…
Life Cycle Analysis of Food Systems
A Student Communication Piece By Sage Mosgrove, undergraduate at Dalhousie University My name is Sage and I’m an undergrad student from Dalhousie University, and a member of the CREATE Climate-Smart Soils program. This summer I assisted Drs. Peter Tyedmers and…
Dear Government From, Students
An exercise in policy briefs As part of the CREATE Climate-Smart Soils program students participate in an intensive week-long core course where they learn the ins and outs of climate-smart soils. For our Year 1 students, the core course took…