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A pronghorn antelope in the wild in Western Canada. The Habitat and Biodiversity Assessment Tool helps farmers prioritize biodiversity projects on their farms.
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Province-specific tools help evaluate habitat and biodiversity

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The tools will help forage and pasture managers identify best practices

Canadian producers will soon have access to province-specific online Habitat and Biodiversity Assessment Tools for individual provinces. Each provincial tool is meant to help land managers gain an understanding of important habitats and biodiversity on their land and the beneficial management practices they could implement to sustain them. The tool was originally developed in Alberta […] Read more
The view from Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta. The CCA is teaming up with Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada to protect Canada’s remaining native grasslands.
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Push to protect native grasslands picks up steam 

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[UPDATED: May 2, 2024] The drive to protect native grasslands on the Canadian Prairies is gaining momentum.  The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, is working to create the Grasslands Conservation Initiative.  Canadian Cattle Association president Nathan Phinney says they have seen too much native […] Read more
When started purposefully, with meticulous planning and consideration for safety, fire can restart the life cycle.
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Working with fire for grassland conservation

Prescribed fire can be a useful management tool but must be handled carefully, says Canada’s first prescribed fire exchange group

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The implications of a grass fire are rightfully terrifying in most situations. When it’s started purposefully, however, with meticulous planning and high safety standards, fire can act as a beneficial conservation and pasture management practice. “I think we need to relook at how we perceive fire and look at fire not as a destructive force […] Read more
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U.S. aims to double cover crop planting to address climate change

Farmers in 11 states to be eligible for program

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Chicago | Reuters — The United States aims to double the country’s cover crop plantings to 30 million acres by 2030 under a new Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program launched on Monday. The agency’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will spend US$38 million to help farmers in 11 states plant crops at a time […] Read more
Former federal and provincial community pastures operated for decades in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, many of them on ecologically sensitive lands. These pastures held habitat for wildlife and provided grazing allocations to area farmers. Starting in 2013, the pastures transitioned to patron operation.
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Pastures hold on to ecological benefits through transition

Pasture managers and patrons are working with conservation groups to preserve these islands of Prairie habitat

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The following is the final in a three-part series exploring how community pastures shifted from government to producer operation. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration’s (PFRA) community pasture program began in the 1930s as a quest to stop drifting soil and provide stable grazing for the […] Read more
Dean and Catherine Manning of Falmouth, Nova Scotia are the Maritime Beef Council 2021 nominee for the Canadian Cattleman's Association Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA).
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TESA 25: Nova Scotia’s Manning family receives national award

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Update: Since this story was posted, Dean and Catherine Manning were named national winners of the Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. Congratulations to the Mannings as well as the other nominees, and thank you for all your good work. This story was originally published by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and […] Read more
ALUS Canada works with producers on projects ranging from riparian area improvement to pollinator habitat.
Features, Livestock

Producer-driven conservation pays off

Two case studies illustrate the value of putting producers in the driver’s seat of conservation projects

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Updated June 1, 2021 In the sweeping, ancient prairie of southern Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park, local ranchers are helping to ensure at-risk species continue to call this land home. In 2018, the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) partnered with Parks Canada to establish a grass bank pilot project in the park’s East Block, which hadn’t […] Read more

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