CFPI Update CRSC, Winnipeg, Nov. 15, 2018

CFPI Overview

• Develops tools and methodologies to measure crop sustainability

• Provides outcomes-based evidence of sustainability performance

• Canadian methodologies and field-level datasets

CFPI Funders 2018

• Fertilizer Canada

• CropLife Canada

• Pulse Canada

• Grain Farmers of Ontario

CFPI Principles

• Objective

• Science-based

• Outcomes-based

• Measurement of relative sustainability, with emphasis on motivating and demonstrating continuous improvement

• Production-technology-neutral

Formalizing Collaboration / Alignment

• Alignment of processes

• Financial viability

• Governance

Field to Market

Canadian Field Print Initiative

Alignment of Base Principles

Outcome-based (quantitative) • Demonstrate progress over time • Inputs – Outputs • Metrics

Practice-based (qualitative) • Compliance platform • Verification – Company specific • Certification – ISCC

Field to Market Indicator CFPI Indicator (units) Notes

Land Use Land Use (T/ha), (ha/T)

Irrigation Water Use Only a small proportion of Canadian farmland is

irrigated

Soil Conservation Soil Loss (T soil/ha)

Energy Use Energy Use (GJ/ha), (GJ/T)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Climate Impact (T CO2e/ha), (T CO2e/T)

Habitat Potential Index Biodiversity Indicator Indicator of wildlife habitat capacity on farmland,

(5-point scale, very low to very high)

Soil Conditioning Index Soil Organic Carbon Change (T CO2e/ha)

Water Quality Index Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by

Nitrogen

Relative index, (5-point scale, very low to very

high risk)

Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by

Phosphorus

Relative index, (5-point scale, very low to very

high risk)

Introduction to the CFPI indicators

• Indicators – Land Use, Soil Loss, Energy Use, Climate Impact

• Crops – spring wheat, winter wheat, durum wheat, oats, canola, peas, flax, lentils

• Geography – Western Canada & Ontario

• Time frame – 1981-2011

Accumulation of Data

Custom Runs of AAFC Models

• Energy Use Indicator

• Climate Impact Indicator

• Soil Erosion Indicator

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.98

1

1.02

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Raw data series

Climate Impact (T CO2e/ha) Yield (T/ha)

Example: Climate Impact Indicator on Oats

Efficiency Indicator - Oats

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Normalized for crop output

Climate Impact Indicator (2001=100)

Oats – Indexed to 2001 Impact

Soil Loss

ClimateImpact

Energy Use

Land Use

Presented as Spidergram

1986

1996

2006

Increasing Impact

Canadian Field Print Calculator

• Pilot Workshop

• Peer Group Benchmarking

Sample Output Report

Land Use

Efficiency

Energy

Use

Climate

Impact

Soil Erosion

Risk

Yield

(Prov=100)

Nitrogen Fert

(lbs/acre)

800 Home 72 61 50 76139

(135 bu/ac)70

866 Back Fourty 97 70 60 90103

(100 bu/ac)55

888 Next to Neighbours 75 57 48 80134

(130 bu/ac)65

We have compiled the modelled outcomes of your oat production in the table below. The

indicator outputs are all based on an index of 100 being the annual provincial average for that

crop. Given the importance of both yield and nitrogen fertilizer application to the energy use

and climate impact indicators, those are also reproduced here for ease of reference.

Index of 100 = provincial average for the same: • Crop • Year • Indicator

Sample Outputs

Shading only identifies areas where YOUR

operation is doing best/worst

Pilot Workshop Locations

• Manitoba:

– Morris (General Mills / Paterson Grain)

– Elva (General Mills / Cargill)

• Saskatchewan:

– Melfort (General Mills / Agritrend)

– Nipawin (General Mills / Cargill)

• Ontario: winter wheat 2017 (soybeans 2016)

Project Participation

Crop

Fields Acres Fields Acres Fields Acres

Barley 12 1,925 6 1,732 1 310

Canola 16 3,388 93 26,203 31 7,429

Corn 8 574 2 106 0 0

Flax 2 345 2 305 0 0

Oats 27 6,602 31 8,936 247 70,560

Peas 1 140 2 215 3 370

Soybeans 3 777 10 1,351 2 106

Spring Wheat 30 9,578 17 3,436 8 1,845

Winter Wheat 8 1,080 1 150 9 650

Total Canada 107 24,409 164 42,434 301 81,270

572 148,113

2015 2016 2017

Total Submitted in Fall 2017

2018 Macro Indicator Updates

• New Indicators

- Water quality (Nitrogen, Phosphorus)

- Biodiversity

• Updated Indicators

- Energy Use

- Climate Impact

Water Quality Indicator – Nitrogen (new CFPI indicator in 2018)

• Geography – Prairie Provinces and Ontario

• Time frame – 1981-2011

• Indicator of change – change in risk class between 1981 & 2011

Data/methodology – Agriculture and Agriculture Canada (AAFC) – Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by Nitrogen (IROWC-N)

CFPI Water Quality Indicator (Nitrogen) - Change in Risk of Water Contamination by Nitrogen on Farmland, Prairie Provinces, 1981-2011

CFPI Water Quality Indicator (Nitrogen) - Change in Risk of Water Contamination by Nitrogen on Farmland, Ontario, 1981-2011

Biodiversity Indicator (new CFPI indicator in 2018)

• Geography – Prairie Provinces and Ontario

• Time frame – 1981-2011

• Indicator of change – change in risk class between 1981 & 2011

Data/methodology – Agriculture and Agriculture Canada (AAFC) – Wildlife Habitat Capacity on Farmland Indicator (WHCFI)

CFPI Biodiversity Indicator - Change in Wildlife Habitat Capacity on Farmland, for Breeding and Feeding Terrestrial Vertebrates, Prairie Provinces, 1986-2011

CFPI Biodiversity Indicator - Change in Wildlife Habitat Capacity on Farmland, for Breeding and Feeding Terrestrial Vertebrates, Ontario, 1986-2011

Energy Use and Climate Impact Indicators (Updated in 2018)

Indicators updated using data from CFPI’s Fertilizer Use Survey, 2014 to 2017

Peas, Prairies – Energy Use per Harvested Hectare

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Peas, Prairies – Energy Use per Tonne

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Thank You