In 1984, the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry published “Soil at Risk — Canada’s Eroding Future.” Led by Senator Herbert Sparrow (who later formed the Soil Conservation Council of Canada), it’s still heralded as one of the Senate’s best and most widely distributed reports.
The report sparked a renewed focus on soil conservation, but that was 36 years ago, and a lot has changed. Climate change, evolving production practices, new crops and a growing global population place increasing pressure on soil health. We still look to soil to produce most of our food, to clean our air and water, to help in the fight against climate change and to support biodiversity. If we want soil to continue providing these services, we need to take better care of it.
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