Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta’s government is investing $1.3 million to strengthen the health,biodiversity and resilience of the province’s rangelands through the Rangeland Sustainability Program.
Alberta invests $1.3 million in rangeland research
Alberta’s Rangeland Sustainability Program helps research organizations do their own research to improve grasslands
Shot of lime worth the price for acidic soil
Liming may be an expensive option, but it is the only proven method to raise soil pH
Reading Time: 5 minutes Learn how liming can be the key to unlocking your field’s potential. Discover expert advice on application rates, cost-effective strategies, and maximizing crop production in acidic conditions.
Lime shows promise for controlling clubroot in canola
The lime works by neutralizing the highly acidic soil preferred by clubroot, reducing the likelihood of spore germination and plant infection
Reading Time: 2 minutes Treating soil with lime could help farmers curtail clubroot infections in canola, new University of Alberta research suggests. Spot-treating soil with the mineral reduced the overall occurrence and severity of the disease by 35 to 91 per cent, growth experiments showed. The finding, published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, could give farmers an […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
