Cover crops offer many benefits but what’s the right mix of grasses, brassicas, and legumes?
Couple raised on conventional farms took a very different path when they started their livestock operation
Producers are being urged to ‘rethink’ shelterbelts and how they preserve moisture and protect soil
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta farmers are being urged to “rethink” shelterbelts — and soil conservation experts agree. Zero till hasn’t made shelterbelts obsolete and this year’s dry conditions have shown the value of having something to disrupt the flow of hot winds blowing over fields, said Toso Bozic, Alberta Agriculture’s agro-forestry specialist. “Planting new windbreaks needs to be […] Read more
Two-year initiative will assist both existing growers and those wanting to transition to organic production
It’s only a minority of producers who are soil sampling and that mystifies a provincial crop specialist
Producers need to more closely mimic nature to avoid long-term soil health issues, says USDA conservationist
Light to moderate grazing can enhance soil carbon levels by as much as 40 per cent — if the land is managed properly
Controlled traffic farming may be the biggest advance since no till, but even its fans don’t expect it to be an overnight success
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