Managing Wetlands for Grazing and Biodiversity

Researchers assess impact of livestock use on intermountain wetlands, vegetation, biodiversity and waterfowl. In the intermountain west and prairie pothole regions, freshwater depressional wetlands are dispersed throughout rangelands. These wetlands are very important...

Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir

Local producer-led initiative and partners build abattoir to benefit producers, consumers and the community. The Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir Inc. (MICA) is an incorporated not-for-profit organization of local, livestock, producer-members formed to build and...

Fresh Perspectives on Tools… Pinterest

These days, it seems as though a new social media app appears to the masses every day.  There are so many to sift through, it can be difficult to choose which ones will work best for you, let alone figure out what they actually do.  For many, Pinterest is...

Does innovation necessarily equal expense?

We live in a moving world where innovation is part of our daily lives. How could it be any different? Many of the things we used to work with barely ten years ago have changed drastically. Phone and mail, once the two main means of communication, are steadily being...

Planting the seeds of change

A brilliant, out-of-the-box idea can certainly revolutionize a farm business. But there’s another route – nurturing an idea with potential and seeing where it leads you. Does it take a light-bulb moment to transform a farm business? The producers featured in this...

Mother Nature’s Dividend

Dustin Williams learned at a young age that doing the right thing for the environment is also good for the pocketbook. Dustin Williams was just a boy when his father Wayne parked his cultivator for good and plunged into what many considered the foolhardy business of...