Watershed Report is a first-time assessment of all 25 of Canada’s watersheds
Agricultural economist Colin Carter, who has studied China’s agriculture for 30 years, says there’s more going on than meets the eye
Strong leadership is needed to address problem of deteriorating water quality
An inflatable cover the size of three football fields is designed to keep odour under wraps
Livestock barns with shelterbelts around them smell better because they look better, says Iowa University researcher
Intensive livestock operations are tremendously efficient at converting grain into meat. But all those animals gorging themselves under one roof generate a lot of odoriferous byproducts. Shelterbelts, known in academic circles as vegetative environmental buffers (VEB), can help such operations stay on friendly terms with neighbours downwind by trapping and dispersing odours. What’s more, beautifying
