Dave Greenshields of Insight Plant Health told the recent Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre field day thathis company has patented an innoculation system that uses seed hulls instead of peat.
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Sask. company tests peat inoculant replacement
Insight Plant Health’s Clean Granular Technology is expected to provide environmental and economic benefits
Peat producers focus on environmental impact
The industry says it consults with local rural communities to create jobs and apply post-harvest restorative practices
About 11.8 million cubic metres of peat are harvested a year from Canadian wetlands and shipped to the United States for processing. Then it is distributed back into Canada and throughout North America. The demand is high and Canadian peat harvesters can’t keep up. Peat lands exist across Canada. They make up 13 percent of the nation’s total land mass.
