EP10 Working Beavers
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Beavers are often a pain in the behind for agricultural producers. But what if producers worked with beavers to manage their water? Wetland ecologist Dr. Glynnis Hood of the University of Alberta explains.
EP9 Adaptive Agriculture
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Three agricultural producers present on how they would adjust their land management practices in the future to a changing climate.
EP8 Community Renewable Energy
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Binnu Jeyakumar of the Pembina Institute explains how agricultural producers can take advantage of a new $200 million program in Alberta and what community renewable energy is.
EP7 How Organics Fight Climate Change
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A growing body of data shows organic agriculture is more energy efficient, produces less greenhouse gases and nurtures soil’s amazing ability to sequester carbon. Find out why with Dr. Tracy Misiewicz of The Organic Center.
EP6 Farmers Co-ops 101
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Seth Leon of the Alberta Community and Co-operatives Association goes through the process of forming your own agricultural producers co-operative that will help you save on costs and minimize your environmental footprint.
Creating a Farmers Co-operative WEBINAR
FEBRUARY 2ND, 2019 –
Been toying with the idea of forming an agricultural producers co-operative? Learn how to create a co-op with other producers and hear from producers who have already formed their own.
EP5 Farming with Biodiversity
Part Three
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Imagine a world where agricultural producers get paid for the ecosystems services their land provides. Economist Marian Weber of Alberta Innovates Technology Futures argues such a world is not only possible, it is necessary.
EP4 Farming with Biodiversity
Part Two
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Trees and agricultural land do mix. Retired agroforestry specialist Gary Bank goes into the different ways agricultural producers can use trees and shrubs to increase biodiversity and boost yields.
EP3 Farming with Biodiversity
Part One
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Biodiversity is an integral part of agriculture. Corrina Copp of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute explains why maintaining biodiversity is so important and how agricultural producers and other citizen scientists can monitor in Alberta.
Soil Carbon Measurement Workshop
October 1, 2018 – Irricana, AB
It doesn’t matter what kind of agriculture you are involved in, soil carbon is the lifeblood of your farm or ranch. Soil microbes feed on it and in exchange soil becomes fertile and productive. This process also provides a valuable service of sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the ground.
