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Wildfire smoke threatens to turn down honey tap for beekeepers
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow

Reintroducing fire to pastures can have benefits
Researchers and land managers say prescribed burns can be effective at revitalizing native grasslands when done right

Fire can be effective grazing management tool
Research following devastating Prairie fires of 2017 found that severely burned grasslands recovered within five years

Producers want better fire evacuation policies
The Senate’s agriculture and forestry committee has been studying the effects of wildfires on the two sectors
REGINA — Cattle producers described the stress of evacuating cattle during a forest fire in recent testimony at the Senate agriculture committee. The committee wrapped up its study last week after hearing from a variety of witnesses in forestry and agriculture. Among those was Stacey Meunier from Meunier Livestock at Barrhead, Alta. She talked about […] Read more
Wildfire smoke’s crop yield impact thought to be minimal
Agronomists say there’s little production hit for the wide areas where smoke plumes pass over, but risks do exist
The last two years have had the worst wildfire seasons ever recorded in Canada. While yield impact was minimal and agronomists say smoke may even have benefits for crops in some cases, a future with more destructive wildfire seasons could have negative long-term effects, experts warn. Grain Farmers of Ontario senior agronomist Marty Vermey noted […] Read more
Beef farmers focus of Spanish wildfire debate

Alta. braces for another bad fire season

Alberta fire departments plan for a tough fire season
A silver lining from persistent drought is that there is little vegetation left to burn as dry, windy conditions persist
Persistent dry conditions are posing different fire threat levels for Alberta’s rural firefighters, from an extreme threat in the north, to diminished in southern parts because of lack of material to burn. “Looking out my window, we have no snow,” said fire chief Wayne Brown of the Municipal District of Greenview in early December. The […] Read more
Planting aspen trees may reduce forest fire risk
FireSmart program intended to help landowners increase property’s resilience to wildfire and minimize negative impacts
For years, rangeland and forest managers have tried to eliminate aspen regrowth and encroachment on grazing lands or managed conifer forests with mixed success. But with all the wildfire outbreaks across Canada this year, the humble aspen tree could play a role in reducing the intensity of future wildfires in grazing and forested areas. As […] Read more