Biodiversity mapping tool from Ducks Unlimited Canada could inform farm management decisions.
Biodiversity tool maps ecosystem services
New tool from Ducks Unlimited Canada could inform farm management decisions
Good Prairie outlook for winter cereal seeding
Winter wheat and fall rye seeded in the next few weeks likely to get a good start
Winter wheat and fall rye seeded in the next few weeks likely to get a good start, cereals experts say.
Late-season hail hits Prairies
Crop insurance companies had a busy August, with waves of storms bringing heavy wind and hail
Crop insurance companies had a busy August, with waves of storms bringing heavy wind and hail.
August storms yield hail claims on Prairie crops
Saskatchewan bore the brunt of Aug. 12-18 storms that racked up hail claims from Alberta to Manitoba.
Canadian egg farmers celebrate Eswatini partnership
Egg Farmers of Canada have been supporting Project Canaan’s egg production efforts in Africa for a decade
Egg Farmers of Canada partnership with Project Canaan in Africa lays ground for Eswatini egg production facility, improves nutrition for vulnerable populations.
Creating a pro-pollinator farm
Limiting tillage and creating habitat for beneficial insects can pad the producer’s bottom line
Limiting tillage and creating habitat for beneficial insects like pollinators can pad the producer’s bottom line
Diversity key to strong cover crops
Number of species in a mix will depend on what you want from a cover crop
Building a multi-species cover crop: Different farm goals, different number and types of species in the polycrop.
Soil pit demonstrates soil history and health
Clay deposits from glacial flooding make region’s soils among world’s best
Saskatchewan soil pit demonstrates soil history and health
Research gets molecular on potash clumping
Research uses imaging technology to understand why and how potash fertilizer clumps
Clumping or caking of potash fertilizers when exposed to moisture can lead to expensive waste for farmers. New research is focused on solving the problem.
Agriculture groups redouble pressure on governments, railways stop strike or lockout
Producer and agriculture groups across Canada launched a ‘Stop the Strike’ writing campaign asking the federal ministers of agriculture and labour to use all their means to stop rail workers from walking off the job.
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