Video transcript
[Moderate, technological music plays.]
[A stylized leaf sprouts on a paper background. Text slides out from behind it.]
Text on screen: Agricultural Climate Solutions
Narrator: Farmers and scientists know the impacts of floods, droughts, and fires…
[Clouds descend. Snow falls on the leaf and the text.]
… which are becoming more frequent.
[The snow turns to rain, creating large waves.]
Climate change is one of our greatest challenges.
[The clouds and waves disappear, replaced by a sun. Heat waves distort the leaf and text.]
But there are solutions, and the Canadian government has set a clear goal...
[The text and leaf disappear as thick clouds rise. The narrator's dialogue is emphasized by identical text on screen.]
… to cut emissions by more than 30% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
[The clouds part, revealing an illustrated landscape of farmland, with text in the blue sky.]
Text on screen: Farmers are stewards of the land
Indeed, farmers are stewards of the land, and in collaboration with Canadian scientists, they are well-positioned to provide some of these solutions.
[Zoom in on the landscape, until it's replaced by an illustrated barn with new text in the sky.]
Text on screen: Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
It's why the Agricultural Climate Solutions Program was developed...
[Illustrated farmers and business people appear in front of the barn.]
... a new program to help harness the natural power of the soil to store carbon and keep it out of the atmosphere. It will help develop effective, practical, and economic solutions…
[The words "effective," "practical," "economical," and "solutions" appear for emphasis as the narrator speaks.]
… to help combat climate change.
[Beside the barn, farmers work in a field. New text appears in the sky.]
Text on screen: Funding for on-farm initiatives
Agricultural Climate Solutions will use the same collaborative on-farm approach used by the Living Laboratories initiative.
Text on screen: Living Labs collaborative approach
It will create collaboration hubs, including researchers, agricultural associations, farmers, environmental organizations, Indigenous groups, and others. This collaboration will lead to the co-development and sharing of sustainable farming practices.
[One of the farmers raises a tablet he holds. Zoom in on the tablet, until it shows a bird's eye view of barns and fields.]
These practices have the potential to trap and store carbon on farms…
[A finger points to different sections of the tablet screen. Text of the narrator's dialogue appears to emphasize his points.]
… reduce greenhouse gasses, improve water and soil quality, and protect the diversity of soil organism, plants, and animals on farms.
[The finger swipes left, getting rid of the landscape and revealing a bar graph and pie charts. The narrator's dialogue is again emphasized with text.]
Because of this unique on-farm approach, environmentally-friendly innovations suited for today's agriculture can be tested and deployed quickly to farms across Canada.
[A video chat pops up on the tablet with four participants.]
Be part of a powerful nation-wide network that will deliver the right solutions across the country to help farms and Canadians.
[The tablet lowers, revealing another barn landscape. Many different figures dressed for a wide variety of jobs appear in front of it. The narrator's words are emphasized with identical text.]
This program is for agriculture industry associations, not-for-profit environmental organizations including cooperatives, and Indigenous groups who are working in collaboration with producers.
[The landscape and people fall away, replaced by the plain paper background once more. The Agricultural Climate Solutions logo appears. A URL appears beneath it.]
Be a part of Agricultural Climate Solutions.
Text on screen: Learn more at: agriculture.canada.ca/agricultural-climate-solutions
[The Canada wordmark appears on screen. The music ends. The screen goes black.]