Chongqing | Reuters — As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the last severe drought to hit his crops more than 60 years ago. “This year is drier than 1960,” said Chen, 68, from his plot of […] Read more
China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on
Grazing benefits riparian health
Reading Time: < 1 minute Managed grazing in riparian areas pays dividends, says Cows and Fish, which has released results of an assessment of ranches along two headwater streams of the Bow and Oldman rivers. The sites had already been assessed twice over the last two decades. Not only had the riparian health improved but is now above the provincial […] Read more
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