On Monday, August 28, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) hosted delegates from Canada’s Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry to inform the committee’s study on soil health in Canada. Healthy soil is essential to the sustainability and growth of Canada’s agriculture sector, which is why the Senate standing committee is taking a close look at the status of soil health in Canada: to establish a baseline and to identify ways to maintain and improve soil health, ensuring Canadian agricultural producers are global sustainability leaders. “The committee’s study will provide a more accurate picture of how soil health varies across Canada and a baseline against which we can measure future efforts,” said Bedard-Haughn