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Organic Beats High Input, No Till

By Daniel Winters March 5, 2009

“The organic systems were giving us higher net returns, and also more stable net returns, so a banker would really like that.” – BOB ZENTNER A 12-year study in semi-arid central Saskatchewan, comparing conventional, reduced-tillage and organic farming, found organic was the most profitable and made the most efficient use of non-renewable energy inputs. But

Crops, News

Universe In A Clump Of Dirt

By Daniel Winters February 26, 2009

“If you build it, they will come.” – KRIS NICHOLS Uproot a plant in healthy soil, and you’ll see tiny pellets clinging to the roots. To most people, that’s just dirt. But to farmers in the know, those hard little clumps represent whole towns and cities of soil biota that work together night and day

Opinion

Towards A Sustainable Future

By Laura Rance-Unger February 19, 2009

It is purely coincidental, but it seems somehow fitting that this year’s Manitoba North Dakota Zero-Tillage Farmers Association annual workshop is taking place in Brandon during Manitoba’s first-ever Organic Week. At first glance, it would seem these two production systems are polar opposites. One aims to reduce or eliminate tillage, usually replacing it with chemical

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop husbandry makes a comeback

By Laura Rance-Unger February 5, 2009

“Can you see anything else at this show that gives you 20 per cent more yield while spending less money?” – COLIN ROSENGREN When Colin Rosengren was looking for ways to improve the sustainability of farm near Midale, Sask., he turned to the best agronomist he could find – Mother Nature. It was by clueing

Crops

Rolling research shows promise

By Bonnie Baltessen January 1, 2009

“These observations suggest that the roller is a legitimate tool for organic farmers and it will even allow them to completely eliminate tillage in some years.” – MARTIN ENTZ Organic farmers might do well to invest in a roller for help in reducing weed pressure. An experiment in its second year at the Ian N.

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Organic Beats High Input, No Till

Universe In A Clump Of Dirt

Towards A Sustainable Future

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Rolling research shows promise

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