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Looming Phosphorus Shortages Require Change

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Farmers have found an ally in a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), which says the responsibility for better phosphorus management cannot be carried by agriculture alone. The report shifts the focus from phosphorus as a noxious nutrient that must be regulated to prevent it from damaging the environment, to phosphorus
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Options Abound For Improving Phosphorus Management

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“The underlying problem leading to food waste stems in part from consumer behaviours supported by an economic system built to produce more than we need.” Anew report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development outlines several avenues that could be explored to improve phosphorus management: Another case for local food networks: “Cycling phosphorus exported in
Crops

Holistic Approach To Phosphorus Management Urged

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“It’s time to treat environmental health like we do human health.” – DON FLATEN They’re the latest buzzword in environmental management – beneficial management practices, or BMPs for short. Follow them and your farm will be environmentally sound, producers are told. It sounds good in theory. But are BMPs really the answer to environmental problems
Livestock

Phosphorus Balance Not A Province-Wide Problem

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“It is legitimate to be concerned about phosphorus surpluses on a field-by-field, farm-by-farm and community-by-community basis.” – DON FLATEN, U OF M How much livestock can Manitoba handle? Don Flaten has the numbers. Exactly 598,802,395 nursing and weaner pigs. Or 48,780,488 grower and finisher pigs. Or 7,142,857 calves less than a year old. Or 6,060,606
Opinion

More Phosphorus Study Not Needed

According to “In briefs” (Manitoba Co-operator Oct. 22.) the province has implemented new management regulations for phosphorus, plus a $300,000 grant for yet another study. The study is needed, according to the water stewardship minister to determine the relationship between phosphorus build up in the soil and “how” it later gets into Manitoba waterways. The
Livestock

New Filter Removes P From Water

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“It’s affordable to point where we think individual farmers could run it.” – ROBERT GERVAIS When farmer and longtime conservationist Gordon Orchard first heard about a relatively simple process for removing dissolved phosphorus from water he thought it was too good to be true. After all, there’s no disputing there’s too much of it in
Crops

Soil Test P Recommendations Best Guideline For Applications

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When it comes to phosphorus management in potatoes, Blair Geisel, of Gaia Consulting, has a simple take-home message for growers – take the soil test lab’s recommendation seriously, even if they’re an imperfect art. “Believe your soil test – or more correctly, believe the lab recommendation for phosphorus,” Geisel told the Manitoba Co-operator in a
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High prices make fertilizer a tougher sell

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“In essence, soil tests work only when soils are severely phosphorus deficient.” – RIGAS KARAMANOS, VITERRA Bill Toews saw the price of phosphate fertilizer in the fall of 2007 and decided he’d wait until spring before purchasing what he usually applies to his land near Kane. However, by spring 2008 prices had soared from $600

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