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- Came to Toronto (March, 2003)
- An esteemed member of the agriculture community
Hello my name is Red, I am a kindred yes�. Uhhh� well� did you know soil, naturally formed from existing parent material such as eroded rock and dead organic matter, must be sustainably managed because it is not quickly replaced. Soils provide many valuable services to society. Their value as a medium for crop production has long been recognized, and their degradation, as might result from wind and water erosion, salinization, loss of organic matter, or compaction, is a concern in every agricultural region of Canada. Farmers depend on healthy soil for their livelihood, and therefore have a direct economic incentive to ensure it is sustained as a medium for growing crops. Less well known are other ways in which agricultural soils benefit society, such as by providing habitat for some species, retaining and filtering water, and by sequestering carbon, thus helping mitigate the greenhouse effect. Through good soil management practices, farmers can enhance such public benefits of soils. Canada's farmers have, in general, considerably improved the sustainability of their soil management practices on land used for crops and grazing� It�s true. You bet, and with proper care and management of the areas all around Toronto our agricultural productions levels have the potential to move us to the top maritime producers of quality soils.