‘Regenerative farming’ million acre challenge focuses on agriculture rich southern Ontario

CTV News London · October 20, 2025

For the past 15 years, Ken Schaus has been using cover crops on most of the 4,000 acres he farms with his family across Bruce and Grey County.

“We’ve seen an incredible difference in the soil, what it’s become and what it’s producing,” said Schaus.

Using cover crops to protect the soil, limit runoff, and maintain soil nutrients, is just one of the ways farmers are being encouraged to incorporate more “climate friendly” or “regenerative” practices onto their farms.

It’s the focus of a new nationwide initiative from the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-Food (CANZA), called the Million Acre Challenge, to try and limit carbon emissions in food production.

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