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RealAg Shops, Ep 6: Planning a shop build with Adam Pfeffer

Real Agriculture

A cash crop farmer who runs a self-described “small to mid-sized” operation in southwestern Ontario, he also works as a market development manager for Bayer Crop Science. Adam Pfeffer has put a lot of thought into the new shop he’s just finished at his farm at Sparta, Ont. Read More

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Understanding pH: Success Stories: Growing Sollutions to Soil pH Challenges

UnderstandingAg

By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Cropland to Pastureland As discussed in part 2 of this series, many conventional cropping practices acidify the soil unnaturally quickly. For them, a temporary break from cropping might be a good option. in some spots.

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Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand

Food Tank

Pernilla Malmer, Senior Advisor at SwedBio, tells Food Tank about the “ multiple-evidence base approach ”, which shows that “traditional knowledge of local communities is equally valid to science and brings critical value for complying with international environmental agreements.” They earn income from forest products and beekeeping.

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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Anything with a positive charge is called a cation in science-speak. This is yet another reason to prioritize diversity of species in cash crop rotations, cover crop mixes and pasture composition.

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Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 31

Agwired

The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. Reaping the Benefits of Cover Crops In this episode, we’ll learn more about the benefits of cover crops and how they can fit into your nutrient management plan.

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Hungry and Seemingly Unstoppable: Grasshoppers Invade Canada’s Prairies

Modern Farmer

Dan Johnson is a professor of environmental science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Their meals of choice are: barley, oats, corn, soy, wheat, rye and alfalfa, the mainstay commercial crops of prairie farmers. Crops devoured by grasshoppers. Grasshoppers are very responsive to weather,” he says. Does it work?

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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

Some regions have expanded their focus to include climate-smart ranching practices, including managed grazing and resilient cropping systems , which can mitigate the environmental and climate impacts of industrial livestock production. But that hasn’t been the PCC’s focus, Pheasant says.

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