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Producer-driven conservation pays off
Two case studies illustrate the value of putting producers in the driver’s seat of conservation projects
Community pasture patrons and staff persevere through tough transitions
When the federal and Saskatchewan governments wound down their community pasture programs, pasture employees and patrons faced a lot of uncertainty and stress, but they’ve adapted
Beware sweet clover poisoning during calving
As one producer discovered, sweet clover poisoning can trigger widespread hemorrhaging, especially during calving season
Crafting a new meat business
Trish Tetz shares how she and her husband Greg launched a new business at the start of the pandemic
Managing soil salinity for the long haul
Establishing perennial forages is one of the top recommended methods to manage saline soils for the long term
Growing up on a mixed farm in southern Alberta, Alan Iwaasa was no stranger to the costly headaches that saline soils could create. “There were certain land bases that just were poor,” Iwaasa recalls. “For a period of time, there was a lot of effort that was looking at levelling your land and putting in […] Read more
The struggle to restore native prairie
Though grassland reclamation can take decades and has many challenges, efforts are underway to renew native prairie ecosystems
Ideas for advanced grazing management
Once you’ve established the foundation of grazing management, you’re ready to fine-tune the system
Grazing binary forage mixtures during the summer slump
A University of Saskatchewan study evaluates new grass and legume varieties at two different soil zones in the province
A wider vision for grassland conservation
A new collaborative effort across North America is focusing efforts to protect the fast-disappearing Prairie ecosystem
Nuffield Canada scholarship expands horizons for Manitoba producer
Ryan Boyd shares how he’s applying the insights from his international travel on his family’s cow-calf operation