The organization that runs the Alberta edition of a federal environmental initiative called Living Labs wants producers to tell it about the beneficial management practices they employ on their farms and ranches.
The provincial version of the national program — Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab — was announced last year, with Alberta Beef Producers taking the lead role. ABP will receive $8.5 million over five years for the project, which has several focus areas: grazing management; livestock feeding; nutrient and fertilizer management; increasing carbon storage; land-use changes (such as converting marginal cropland to forages); and crop rotations and cropping systems.
The overall goal of the program is to have producers test-drive best management practices on their farms to find out what’s do-able and what works.
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To better understand practices now used, Alberta AgriSystems Living Lab is asking producers to take an online survey at agrisystemsll.ca. The survey looks at “levels of adoption, engagement and understanding of beneficial management practices for crop, cattle and mixed producers in Alberta,” the organization said.
