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More Than A Name

By Laura Rance-Unger April 16, 2009

Over much of Saskatchewan it was common for farmers en route to town to become trapped in soil drifts across the roads in summer as by snowdrifts in winter. – MEN AGAINST THE DESERT, JAMES H. GRAY 1967 Few of us can imagine much less remember the conditions that brought the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration

News

EU Calls On Farmers To Start Adapting To Climate

By Jeremy Smith April 9, 2009

Europe’s farmers must think how to adapt to climate change in coming decades, altering their practices to cut greenhouse gas emissions, make agriculture more resilient and keep land in use, a European Commission paper said. The uneven effects of climatic change were likely to widen regional differences across the European Union’s farmland and increase economic

Crops, News

Summerfallow Was An Accident Of History

By Laura Rance-Unger April 9, 2009

Historians have dutifully chronicled the 1885 Battle of Batoche in Saskatchewan for its role quashing the Métis uprising led by Louis Riel. But less well known is how it caused the newly arrived agrarian settlers to take a wrong turn in soil management – one that would prove devastating to future generations and take more

Crops

You Can Come To Terms With Wireworms

By Ted Labun April 2, 2009

The bad news is that you can’t eliminate wireworms once they’re in your field, but the good news is you can protect your crop with a seed treatment the following year. Wireworms can have a devastating effect on cereal crops, resulting in poor emergence, compromised stand establishment and significantly reduced yields. Traditionally wireworms have been

Opinion

Innovation Capacity

By Laura Rance-Unger April 2, 2009

You could say mad scientists and farmers operating on the lunatic fringe brought about one of the greatest innovations of 20th century agriculture. Some might go so far as to suggest it has saved Prairie farming – from plowing itself into a dusty oblivion. Zero tillage or no-till farming, as it has come to be

Crops, Forages

Invite The “Good Guys” Over For Compost Tea

By Daniel Winters April 2, 2009

Conventional agriculture’s overwhelming focus on chemistry is fundamentally flawed, according to Matthew George, a lab director with Soil Foodweb Canada. By neglecting the important role played by soil biology, chemically dependent farming tries to supply the entire scope of a plant’s nutrient needs through artificial means, effectively bypassing natural processes. The result, he said, is

Crops

Switching The Ratios

By Daniel Winters April 2, 2009

The key to Elaine Ingham’s approach to enhancing soil fertility lies in adjusting the ratio of fungi to bacteria. For grasses, vegetables and brassicas, the optimal fungi to bacteria (F:B) ratio is 0.75:1, compared to 1:1 for row crops, and anywhere from 5:1 to 1,000:1 for old-growth forests, he said. Weeds, as hardier pioneer species,

Forages, Livestock

Manage Winter Feeding Areas To Reduce Mudholes

By North Dakota State University March 26, 2009

Winter cattle feeding areas are a recipe for mud. These high-traffic areas show the impact of cattle hooves that loosen the topsoil and compact the soil below. When water and manure are added to the loose soil, a mudhole forms. These areas eventually become terrible places to feed cattle. “A solution to mudholes during winter

Crops

Micronutrients Keep The Wheels On In Crop Production

By Daniel Winters March 26, 2009

“If you look at all the micronutrients in soil, there’s enough to last your lifetime. The problem is that only a fraction of that is available at any one time.” – JOHN HEARD As if farming on the Prairies wasn’t already complicated enough. Micronutrients are one aspect of plant nutrition that is fiendishly difficult to

Country Crossroads

Basket Gardens Create A Breath Of Spring

By Albert Parsons March 26, 2009

A basket arrangement is easy to make and will not cost much if you use a few of my “frugal tips.” During the winter months, having a growing arrangement of plants on the dining room table brings a bit of life to the interior of our homes. One easy way to accomplish this is to

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Tag Archives Soil

More Than A Name

EU Calls On Farmers To Start Adapting To Climate

Summerfallow Was An Accident Of History

You Can Come To Terms With Wireworms

Innovation Capacity

Invite The “Good Guys” Over For Compost Tea

Switching The Ratios

Manage Winter Feeding Areas To Reduce Mudholes

Micronutrients Keep The Wheels On In Crop Production

Basket Gardens Create A Breath Of Spring

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