What are the Agri-Environmental Issues?

EFP programs across Canada have been designed to address priority issues identified in the Environment Chapter of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF). Priority issues include potential environmental effects of agriculture on:

• the quality and supply of water resources. Priorities are: reducing nutrient, pathogen and pesticide releases to the  environment and improving water conservation;

• the health and quality of soils. Priorities are: improving soil organic matter and reducing soil erosion caused by water, wind and tillage;

• air and atmospheric quality. Priorities are: reduction in particulate emissions, odours and greenhouse gas emissions; and

• biodiversity and agricultural landscapes. Priorities are: improving habitat availability, protecting species at risk and reducing economic damage to agriculture from wildlife.