Agricultural Environment

From a sustainable development perspective, ensuring a balance between agricultural development, its social acceptability and environmental protection for the benefit of future generations is an excellent means of conserving resources, water and soil. Accordingly, the commitments made in the Québec Water Policy, notably through the Regulation respecting agricultural operations, aim to strike a better balance between fertilizer applications and plant requirements in order to reduce pollution from fertilizer residues in the environment. This approach is centered around more rigorous on-farm phosphorus management.

This section contains information on, among other things, the activities requiring a certificate of authorization under the Environment Quality Act and the public register for livestock operations. Visitors can also access various documents dealing with the environmental impact of agricultural activities.