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SSGA wildlife habitat conservation project funded

News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 12, 2016

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) received a commitment for $2.58 million in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada to lead a voluntary, producer-driven project to conserve habitat for species at risk in Saskatchewan. The Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) fund supports projects that enable famers and ranchers to preserve key […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen January 20, 2016

Our industry is maligned for producing greenhouse gas. Practically every living organism produces greenhouse gas, even plants, but cattle produce more than other livestock because rumen bacteria produce methane as they digest feed. Additional greenhouse gas comes from manure (methane and nitrous oxide) and fossil fuel use (carbon dioxide). However, like the industry’s “water footprint,” […] Read more

Livestock, Straight from the hip

Farmers are the front line

By Brenda Schoepp December 18, 2015

At this time in history, when the world is cast in the shadow of doubt and the restless hands of fate twinge with fear, it is the security of Canada that comforts us. Not that we are not immune to adversity for surely the world is one stage, nor can we justify the acts of […] Read more

Holistic ranching, Livestock

Understanding holistic management

Holistic Ranching with Don Campbell

By Don Campbell November 25, 2015

H M has been in Western Canada for about 30 years. That is a relatively short time for a new concept. The term H M is well known but I suspect there are many people who do not understand what H M is. Lack of understanding can generate fear. If you have heard the term, […] Read more

Tim Smith inspects this year’s brassica forage with his daughter Katelyn.

Beef Cattle, Features

2016 Nuffield scholar: Tim Smith goes in search of ecological goods and services

Smith to study how other cultures recognize the benefits and value of pastures

By Debbie Furber November 23, 2015

If you are reading this article, you might someday find yourself applying for a Nuffield scholarship. It was articles and presentations at conferences by Nuffield alumni that first drew Tim Smith’s attention to the program and he is now preparing to embark on an opportunity of a lifetime as a 2016 Nuffield scholar. Smith is […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Holistic ranching

Drought management for pastures: Q & A

Tips on getting past a drought and when you should consider destocking

By Don Campbell September 8, 2015

Q. We have just experienced the driest May on record. The growth on my pastures is pretty dismal. I am under a lot of pressure and stress. Can H M help me? A. Yes, definitely. H M is a decision-making process. Good decision-making is always important. In difficult times it is critical. Thank you so […] Read more

The twin digesters at the Perry farm will produce 630 kilowatts of green power annually while reducing  carbon dioxide emissions from area feedlots by more than 10,000 tonnes annually.

Features, Livestock

Feedlot manure helps fuel $7.1-million bioenergy plant

By Tony Kryzanowski July 3, 2015

Southern Alberta farmers, Chris and Harold Perry, take the power of science and sustainable farm practices very seriously. Their 2020 vision is to reduce farm inputs such as water, fuel, electricity and synthetic fertilizer by 20 per cent, while increasing net yields by 20 per cent. They began to implement that vision in 2011 and […] Read more

Beef Cattle

Holos — a farm tool to assess GHG emissions from beef production

Software aims to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farms

By Peg Strankman June 19, 2015

Assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from beef production using the Holos software was the focus of a third annual Holos workshop, held recently in Airdrie, Alta. GHG emissions and carbon footprints are a major focus within the industry today as consumers demand information about how their food is produced. A concern that this growing pressure […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures sink on technical selling

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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SSGA wildlife habitat conservation project funded

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Farmers are the front line

Understanding holistic management

2016 Nuffield scholar: Tim Smith goes in search of ecological goods and services

Drought management for pastures: Q & A

Feedlot manure helps fuel $7.1-million bioenergy plant

Holos — a farm tool to assess GHG emissions from beef production

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