Agriculture Roundup for Thursday February 16, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $1.4 million to develop land-based training workshops for First Nations communities, land managers, and producers who farm First Nations lands.
The $10 million Weston Family Soil Health Initiative hopes to expand the adoption of ecologically based beneficial management practices (BMPs) including cover cropping, nutrient management (4R principles) and crop diversification/rotation that increase soil organic matter to improve biodiversity and resiliency on agricultural lands across Canada.
The project, Indigenous Soil Health Learning Circles for Resilient Prairie Agroecosystems, will establish a network to share evidence-based, culturally significant outreach and education to improve prairie soil health, biodiversity, and soil organic matter for First Nations agroecosystems.
USask soil scientist Dr. Melissa Arcand will be working in partnership with Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Saskatchewan Aboriginal Lands Technicians, and the International Buffalo Relations Institute.