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This special edition is jam-packed with a curated blend of news, articles and podcast episodes to provide helpful insights and useful knowledge on irrigation, cover crops, building up soil organic matter and fertility, and more!
- Jill Filmer, east editor
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It's been a hot, dry summer for Eastern Canada. With possible water shortages, having an irrigation plan in place can help farmers – who irrigate their crops – keep track of irrigation activities, use water sustainably and mitigate negatives impacts on farm operations.
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Nova Scotia has faced drought conditions this summer due to high temperatures and less rainfall than anticipated for this time of year. In response to water supply issues on farms, the Province has committed to provide an additional $475,000 as part of the On-Farm Water Management Program to support water projects on farms.
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The Ontario government is investing $135 million in water systems and irrigation infrastructure in Niagara Region and the Municipality of Leamington to help build more homes, protect farmland and keep workers on the job.
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The goal of irrigation scheduling is to ensure the crop is never under water-induced stress that would limit yield potential. It involves determining the correct amount of irrigation water to apply to a crop at the right times to achieve optimum yield.
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Cover crops can provide an array of benefits, such as improved soil health and decreased disease, insect and weed problems. This southern Ontario project is assessing if cover crops can become more economically feasible in the short term while still providing these benefits.
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Eroded knolls are usually deficient in phosphorus and micronutrients, and the addition of these nutrients could help improve crop productivity. This study set out to assess ways in which to restore the productivity of specific field zones like eroded knolls through selective addition of amendments.
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Laura Van Eerd is a professor of sustainable soil management at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. Her work focuses on nitrogen and carbon cycling in agroecosystems, including how cover crops can be used to boost agroecosystem services, such as storing carbon, while also improving farm economics – for example, via yield boosts.
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Two long-term manure field studies have shown that soil organic carbon or organic matter builds up with time in various ways depending on the manure type, form and rate applied. The findings also indicated that this organic matter build-up from manure could have important effects on the availability of both nitrogen and phosphorus to crops.
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The terms ‘cover crop’ and ‘service crop’ are interchangeable. Regardless of the term you use, these crops do more than just cover the soil after the main crops come off the field. In this episode of Inputs, we’re going back to the basics – what are cover crops and what’s their purpose in a crop rotation?
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In this episode of Inputs, we expand on this topic, tapping into some of the measures farmers need to take over the course of the growing season to maintain healthy soil and crops. Dustin Farr, from Olds College of Agriculture and Technology, shares some of his insights into improving soil health and water retention.
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Canada has relatively stable soil that has allowed it to become a food basket that keeps on giving. But the state of soil is never permanent. As we use land for growing, it goes through changes, strains and evolutions. This episode of AgAnnex Talks discusses how soil standards and responsible drainage practices can help elevate farming for decades to come.
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