The latest project from the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association hopes to put a local lens on climate resilience.
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Farm climate adaptation on tap with Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association project
Modelling will weigh how climate change will affect Manitoba farms and how they can adapt more climate resilient practices
Grazing grassland too early makes drought hit worse
Grazing cattle too early and too hard cuts at the root biomass that will help your pasture stay productive during drought
Grazing too early and too hard cuts at how much energy pasture plants can put into the roots, which help them weather drought.
Family helps preserve endangered grasslands
The Langford Escarpment is a 440-acre parcel of grasslands, treed areas and wetland located in northwestern Manitoba
Glacier FarmMedia – A Neepawa family has partnered with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to safeguard an ecologically significant piece of grassland. The site, designated as the Langford Escarpment, is 15 kilometres southeast of the town in northwestern Manitoba and is now protected to preserve its endangered ecosystem, the NCC has said. The 440-acre parcel […] Read more
Pasture provides space for cattle, nature lovers
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Cave Pasture is adjacent to Swift Current, Sask., which provides easy access
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — It’s almost unbelievable that a large piece of native grassland lies exactly north of Swift Current’s city boundary. Much of the province’s native grass has been lost over time, but anyone driving in and out of the city on Highway 4 passes by the 707 acre pasture on the west side […] Read more
New report offers ways to stem grassland loss
The study’s authors conclude that survival of the endangered grassland ecosystem will require protection through policy
REGINA — Preventing farmers who break native grass from obtaining crop insurance for five years is one of nine pathways for policy discussion in a recent report. The report, Stemming the Loss of Grasslands in Canada, A Scan of Policy Solutions, said grasslands represent Canada’s largest natural climate change mitigation opportunity, yet each year about […] Read more
System measures grass from space
Two Irish technology companies use satellite imagery to help livestock producers track how well their grass is growing
Grassland farming has taken on a whole new dimension with a technology that accurately measures the height of grass from space. The innovation was developed in Ireland earlier this year by two technology companies, Origin Enterprises and Aspia Space. The goal was to find ways to increase farm productivity, operational efficiency and profitability. “At Origin […] Read more
Hay fields can be turned into pasture
There are strategies producers can use to rejuvenate an old hay field into an efficient pasture system during a drought
There are many ways to create a new pasture, but focusing on grazing strategy, field history and climate makes the options more manageable. For Steven Balzer, there were several factors with a piece of old hay land he purchased two years ago just outside of Langham, Sask . He wanted to intensively graze the land […] Read more
Video game takes young people on a tour of the range
The new game is the Canadian Cattle Association’s latest effort to update its documentary about the importance of grazing
Farm simulations are a popular video game subgenre. Now, the Guardians of the Grasslands teaching tool, produced by the Canadian Cattle Association, has a video game component aimed at middle and high school students for in-class learning. Riffing off the title of the popular superhero series Guardians of the Galaxy, the CCA has been promoting […] Read more
Conservation deal to protect historic Alta. ranch
Agreement reached with Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ducks Unlimited will curtail development at McIntyre Ranch
The sprawling, nearly 130-year-old McIntyre Ranch, located 60 kilometres south of Lethbridge, will allow for cattle grazing in perpetuity while curtailing development along rolling native grasslands.
