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Nutrients for cattle

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This fact sheet outlines the nutrients that are basic to good cattle nutrition and how well Alberta feeds succeed in supplying these nutrients.

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Agri-news

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Weekly news package with information of interest to Albertans on agriculture, food and beverage production, marketing, research, provincial events and policy, and home gardening. For current... More ≫

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Weekly news package with information of interest to Albertans on agriculture, food and beverage production, marketing, research, provincial events and policy, and home gardening. For current issues of Agri-News, visit: https://www.alberta.ca/agri-news.aspx.

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Minutes don't just happen

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Every organization needs a responsible individual to be its secretary. The role this person plays is an important one in the running of a successful meeting and to the success of the organization.... More ≫

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Every organization needs a responsible individual to be its secretary. The role this person plays is an important one in the running of a successful meeting and to the success of the organization. As a secretary you should have good writing, note taking, summarizing and public speaking skills as well as some knowledge of parliamentary procedure. You should be familiar with the organization and topics under discussion. It is important that you be chosen because of your special skills and talents. This is adapted from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s publication Minutes Don’t Just Happen, 1989, written by N. Geleynse and R. Black.

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Home composting : how to build and maintain a composting bin

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Home composting is a way of recycling kitchen and yard wastes safely and simply in your own back yard. Composting speeds up the natural breakdown of organic material into particles and nutrients.... More ≫

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Home composting is a way of recycling kitchen and yard wastes safely and simply in your own back yard. Composting speeds up the natural breakdown of organic material into particles and nutrients. These particles and nutrients contribute to better growing conditions for plants by breaking up heavy soils, increasing soil nutrient content and helping soil retain air and water.

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Water supplying capacity of Alberta soils

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Soils may be rated according to the amount of water they can retain in available form. However, under field conditions there are physical and chemical soil properties which affect the ability of... More ≫

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Soils may be rated according to the amount of water they can retain in available form. However, under field conditions there are physical and chemical soil properties which affect the ability of plants to fully utilize all the available water. In Alberta the main factors of concern are dense subsoils that restrict root growth and the presence of salinity which inhibits water uptake. A modification of the available water holding capacity (AWC) that recognizes these limitations has been called the water supplying capacity (WSC). Both the AWC and WSC have been estimated for individual soils in the province.

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Recommended methods of soil analyses for Canadian prairie agricultural soils

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This manual is intended to provide an outline of the analytical procedures in common use in Western Canada. These procedures provide data on which are based fertility and cultural recommendations... More ≫

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This manual is intended to provide an outline of the analytical procedures in common use in Western Canada. These procedures provide data on which are based fertility and cultural recommendations for prairie agricultural soils. They have been reviewed and accepted by Soils Advisory Councils in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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Agricultural land base monitoring study (1982-1985)

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The agricultural land base monitoring study was designed to document provincial land use changes between 1982-1985 with regard to quantity, quality and location.

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An inventory of changes in Alberta's agricultural land base 1981

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This study is an update to the report "An Inventory of Changes in Alberta's Agricultural Land Base Betwenn 1976 and 1980," which presented five years of comprehensive data showing the type and... More ≫

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This study is an update to the report "An Inventory of Changes in Alberta's Agricultural Land Base Betwenn 1976 and 1980," which presented five years of comprehensive data showing the type and rate of land use conversion in the agricultural land base of the province. The current study documents the changes to the land base which occurred in 1981.

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An inventory of changes in Alberta's agricultural land base between 1976 and 1980

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This study documents land use changes in rural Alberta from 1976-1980 by collecting information regarding the quality and quantity of additions and deletions to the agricultural land base during... More ≫

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This study documents land use changes in rural Alberta from 1976-1980 by collecting information regarding the quality and quantity of additions and deletions to the agricultural land base during that period.

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Sprinkler irrigation

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Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been practiced in Alberta since 1984. It is more particularly recommended for porous, erodible, steep, rolling soils or soils that are too thin for... More ≫

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Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been practiced in Alberta since 1984. It is more particularly recommended for porous, erodible, steep, rolling soils or soils that are too thin for levelling, or where surface irrigation is un-economic in comparison to sprinkling. Sprinkling is also recommended for areas where only occasional supplemental irrigation are needed.

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