Life Cycle Assessment of Western Canadian Canola Production

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Nature of Requirements: 
Life Cycle Assessment of Western Canadian Canola Production

01580-130141/A
Glover, Cindy
Telephone No. - (306) 780-5605
Fax No. - (306) 780-5601

Requirement:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Saskatoon Research
Centre requires a life cycle analyses of canola production
practices and their environmental impacts during 1990 and 2010.

The Canola Council of Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada are conducting a "farmgate" (cradle to gate) life cycle
analyses (LCA) of canola production practices and their
environmental impacts. The purpose is to evaluate emission
intensity of canola production in Western Canada as well as the
change in emission intensity between the two eras 1990 and 2010.
Fundamental changes in canola production practices have occurred
in Western Canada and the two time frames capture these changes.
These practice changes are likely drivers in the reduction of
the environmental footprint of canola. At the same time it is
recognized that canola acreage has expanded dramatically so that
it occupies the same number of acres that summer fallow held
during the 1960's and 1970's. Some changes that occurred are:
tillage practices have moved towards minimum or zero tillage;
herbicide resistant canola replaces the need for soil
incorporated herbicides; hybrid full-season canola replaces open
pollenated varieties. However, the extent to which management
practice has changed and the impact that it has had needs to be
quantified by soil zone. In terms of a life cycle assessment the
definition of goals and scope of the study was completed in
2011-12. Data collection and modeling, impact assessment and
interpretation of results are required to complete the entire
LCA. 

The Final Report must be provided to AAFC on or before March 28,
2013.

Overall Objective:
To determine the environmental footprint of producing 1 tonne of
canola in 1990 and in 2010 for Western Canada.

This requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian
services.

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Delivery Date: 28/03/2013

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