A Verner farmer will use a $31,800 government grant to purchase fertilizer spreader equipment with variable rate technology.
By using a computer, an interface reads and pre-sets a map that outlines the correct placement and rate of the nutrients to be applied. This technology reduces the need for fertilizer and decreases greenhouse gas emissions. It also allows fertilizer to be spread more precisely, which will cut fuel consumption by 50 per cent says a news release.
The grant is under the Agricultural Clean Technology Program for François Delorme, a family-owned farm operator in Verner that produces soybean, canola, oats, wheat, and corn.
The grant will help improve and modernise farming practices which help keep the farm competitive in the global market.
"It will also help us reduce our emissions footprint and become more sustainable,” says Delorme.
“By investing in local farming operations in Nickel Belt, like François Delorme's, we continue to establish the right building blocks to get to net zero by 2050,” said Marc Serré, MP for Nickel Belt.
