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Saskatchewan has the highest per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of all Canadian provinces and ranks fourth among provinces in terms of total emissions. Saskatchewan is also a province that stands to lose a great deal as a result of climate change impacts. The province sits in an area where significants impacts are predicted. Complicating matters further, an important part of Saskatchewan's economy - namely agriculture - is especially vulnerable. The question of how much Saskatchewan should do and what specific steps to take are topics of discussion, debate and controversy.

Every week Canadians are bombarded with media about the environment, be it climate change, concerns over water quality and quantity, or species at risk. While media has often pointed the finger for environmental problems at agriculture, not nearly enough attention has been focused on the benefits that agricultural producers provide to society. In addition to producing food, Canadian farmers and ranchers produce a host of other goods and services that make our lives better.

The Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) is launching its on-line journal at this year's Western Canadian Farm Progress Show (website). KIS introduced the journal in the May 22nd blog entry. This week we post the last of our previews - article summaries - from the upcoming journal. If you have not already done so, please read the May 22nd entry Juanita Polegi, SSCA Project Manager, to learn more about the Ag Tech Journal.

The Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association(SSCA) is launching its on-line journal at this year's Western Canadian Farm Progress Show (website). KIS introduced the journal in last week's blog entry and this week we are posting two more article summaries from the upcoming journal. If you have not already done so, please read last week's entry by Juanita Polegi, SSCA Project Manager, to learn more about the Ag Tech Journal.

The goal of the KIS project at the U of S is to create a discussion of the issues facing agriculture and rural communities so that individuals and the industry generally are better able to adapt to a rapidly changing world. Through the Illative Blog we are pleased to showcase an initiative by one of our partner organizations, the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, that is designed to do just that. Over the next several weeks, we will be posting summaries of articles that will appear in the inaugural edition of Prairie Soils and Crops: Scientific Perspectives for Innovative Management that will be officially launched in late June. Readers of the Illative Blog are getting a sneak preview of what is to come in this exciting new online journal.

To read an introduction from the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association and an article summary from the upcoming journal, click here.