Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has released an updated publication called Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland.The book was written by Arthur Bailey, professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, Duane McCartney, former forage and beef systems specialist at AAFC’s Lacombe Research Centre, and Michael Schellenberg, forage and range plant ecologist at AAFC’s Semiarid Agricultural Research Centre in Swift Current.
The new publication focuses on management and conservation of natural grasslands on the Canadian Prairies.
Six chapters discuss topics related to conservation of endangered ecosystems – including individual plant and animal species, health issues of ecosystems and animals, biodiversity, ecosystem services and the effects of recreation, oil and gas exploration, military training, re-establishment/ reclamation of native grasslands and livestock production on prairie rangeland.
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The new publication was made possible through financial support of AAFC’s Research Branch, Agri- Environment Services Branch and Greencover Canada Program, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Alberta Beef Producers and Grey Wooded Forage Association (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta).
For a print copy, contact your local office of AAFC’s Agri-Environment Services Branch, your provincial forage association or your provincial forage and beef cattle specialists.
