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Forestry App Helps Landowners Understand Tree Value

ATTRA

The app will allow landowners to conduct a preliminary timber survey on their own, even in locations without access to forestry professionals. Future features of the app will help users assess tree grade, to provide an indication of its lumber value.

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Soil at risk: Senate report outlines 25 recommendations for preserving Canada’s soil

Real Agriculture

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has released its report on the importance of soil health.

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Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Forestry

Agric4profits

It promotes… Read More » Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Forestry Biotechnology is an artificial process of recombining genes from different organisms by bypassing natural barriers to sexual reproduction.

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Farm groups urge senators to reject any amendments to Bill C-234

Real Agriculture

Farm groups are calling on senators to reject any amendments to Bill C-234 coming from the Senate’s agriculture and forestry committee. Read More Farm groups are calling on senators to reject any amendments to Bill C-234 coming from the Senate’s agriculture and forestry committee.

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Senate ag committee passes major amendment to remove buildings from on-farm carbon tax exemption bill

Real Agriculture

The Senate’s agriculture and forestry committee has approved a significant amendment to the legislation that was supposed to remove the federal carbon tax from propane and natural gas used on farms for at least eight years.

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Forest fresh: Cal Forestry Club’s tree sale starts Sunday

Berkeley Blog

For more than 60 years, UC Berkeley forestry students have traveled to the Sierra Nevada to cut Christmas trees for the community to enjoy. The post Forest fresh: Cal Forestry Club’s tree sale starts Sunday appeared first on Berkeley News.

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The time is now for a national soil health strategy, says Soil Conservation Council

Real Agriculture

If the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry was looking for a grade on its soil health report, Jim Tokarchuk would give them an A+. Read More If the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry was looking for a grade on its soil health report, Jim Tokarchuk would give them an A+.

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