Reading Time: 4 minutes Researchers are diving deep into the soil - more than 60 cm. below the surface - to find out how microbial communities shape how carbon and nitrogen cycle through our soils.
What is going on deep below the surface?
Even 60 centimetres below, microbial communities can affect how organic matter breaks down
Taking a holistic approach to soil health
Olds College researcher developing soil health scorecard
Reading Time: 2 minutes Semitone Amosu, a researcher at Olds College, is developing a soil health scorecard for producers to use when analyzing the health of their most important asset.
Soil health skepticism prevalent
Survey finds that many farmers see it as a contemporary fad
Reading Time: 3 minutes A survey of 300 Western Canadian farmers found that a large number of producers believe the soil health movement is just a fad.
Black tables soil health protection bill in Senate
Legislation would recognize soil as a strategic national asset
Senator Rob Black sponsored Bill S-230, An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy for Soil Health Protection, Conservation and Enhancement. If passed, it would mandate the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and other relevant ministers, to develop a national soil health strategy.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Seeding ahead of average pace
18 per cent of Saskatchewan crop planted
Saskatchewan farmers have already seeded 18 per cent of the province's projected crop as of May 5, well ahead of historical averages due to dry weather.
Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study
Up to 17 per cent of agricultural land at risk
Up to 17 per cent of cropland around the globe is contaminated by toxic metals, threatening agriculture and human health in the affected areas, according to new research published in the journal Science.
Book sees both sides of regenerative agriculture
Southern Alberta author offers producers advice on how to practically apply the soil regeneration movement to their farms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scott Gillespie, a southern Alberta farmer and author, shares his experiences in regenerative agriculture in his book Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture.
Former Prairie agricultural agency gains historic designation
Parks Canada has designated the former Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration an event of national historic significance.
Save your yield on eroded knolls
Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
Reading Time: 4 minutes Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
Soil carbon measurement and verification system launched
CANZA project to give producers quick, cost-effective tool to help measure, manage and monetize soil carbon
The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) is launching a measurement verification reporting (MRV) system for reporting soil carbon.
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