The tower at Yorkton, Sask., will be fitted with sensors to measure agricultural nitrous oxide emissions 100 metres above the ground.

The group, dubbed CanN20net, held its inaugural meeting in October 2024. Armed with $8 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, it aims to conduct nationwide studies on N2O emissions, develop better metrics to track reductions and create a path for scaling up nitrogen management practices.

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