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Lower air pressure in tires to reduce soil compaction

There are no easy solutions to soil compaction  but there are some strategies to help avoid it

By Shannon VanRaes January 18, 2017

For producers soil compaction probably feels like an unwinnable catch-22. They need to get out and perform field operations to grow crops, but each pass contributes to the creation of soil compaction that can seriously hinder productivity. Provincial land management specialist Marla Riekman told producers at the recent St. Jean Baptist Farm Days that there

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Better data on landownership crucial to protecting farms

Nobody knows exactly what’s happening with farmland sales and how many sales are to non-farmers

By Alex Binkley November 16, 2016

Much better national information on landownership is crucial to ensuring Canada’s food-producing capacity can keep growing, says Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Mazier, along with his counterparts from the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, told the Senate agriculture committee the dearth of data on landownership is a

Livestock

Cattle play role in bird habitat

Bird populations have declined on the Canadian Prairies as grassland areas have shrunk rapidly

By Shannon VanRaes June 24, 2016

As a rancher, Kristine Tapley’s passions are split between the large ruminants she raises and the land that sustains them — sort of. “I probably shouldn’t say this, but I’m less interested in the cattle and more interested in using cattle as a tool to protect and maintain grasslands, because I think there are so

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News February 12, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approval. From March 1, foreign purchases of agricultural land over A$15 million (C$14.51 million) will be subject

Wanda McFayden speaks to producers in Arborg.

Forages, Livestock

What’s hiding in the tall grass? Could be conservation benefits

Properly maintained grasslands can promote conservation as well as  a greater public understanding of how farmers interact with the land

By Shannon VanRaes January 20, 2014

It’s about more than providing livestock with nutritious feed and forage. Properly maintained grasslands can also contribute to society’s understanding of the work farmers do, as well as play a valuable role in conservation efforts, says Wanda McFayden, executive director of the Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association. The organization changed its name last summer to

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

Tag Archives Agricultural land — page 2

Lower air pressure in tires to reduce soil compaction

Better data on landownership crucial to protecting farms

Cattle play role in bird habitat

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

What’s hiding in the tall grass? Could be conservation benefits

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