Glacier FarmMedia — Students, employers and educators explored diverse options in agricultural careers at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024. The show offered a Career Crawl to connect companies with students looking for part-time or full-time employment. Related stories: The Latest News and Stories from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show Though young students and graduates often face […] Read more
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Plants and bacteria: friends for 500 million years
WINNIPEG — Bacteria have been on earth for much longer than humans. The first ancestors of humans with the ability to walk on two legs arrived about four million years ago, says the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Related story: Yes, kids do need to get dirty In comparison, fossil evidence suggests that microbes and […] Read more
Soil microbe complexity can create difficulties
WINNIPEG — It’s impossible to know for certain, but the average human may have 30 to 100 trillion bacteria in their gut. That’s a big number. However, soil also contains a gigantic amount of bacteria and microbes. A one kilogram bag of soil could contain 100 trillion bacteria and other micro-organisms. The number of bacteria […] Read more
Many factors can affect milk frothing problem
The length of lactation, frequency of milking, pre-chilling and filter replacement all contribute to higher free fatty acids
A frothy problem identified by Starbucks baristas in British Columbia does not have a simple solution. Elevated levels of free fatty acids (FFA) in milk can result in cheese coagulation issues and milk with poor taste, shorter shelf life and a lack of frothing ability, which is the big concern for coffee chains. The theory […] Read more
Scientists studying other benefits of rotational grazing
Researchers to collect more data to test the argument that rotational grazing improves environmental and animal health
Champions of rotational grazing often say it improves soil health, compared to continuous grazing. Their argument is compelling. If a producer puts many cattle in a small paddock, for a short period of intensive grazing, it will concentrate manure and nutrients in that part of the field. Then, after a period of rest, the soil […] Read more
Ag economics chair named
The new $1 million, five-year research chair will help agri-food production become more efficient and advance sustainable food production in Canada and globally.
Project studies how to measure soil carbon
To get a better handle on how much carbon is stored in soil and how soil carbon is changing over time, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Guelph and other institutions are conducting a case study at a 32,000-acre farm near Moosomin, Sask.
