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There are many benefits to conservation tillage, but in Manitoba, 
it may not be the best way to retain moisture and nutrients

Conservation agricultural practices have come to be widely accepted as a good way to prevent erosion, improve soil health and reduce nutrient loading while maintaining moisture on the landscape. Conservation tillage, for example, has many benefits including reducing erosion — especially during rainfall events — reducing nitrogen losses to water, increasing water retention from rainfall, […] Read more

Many of our water management practices are designed to move water downstream as quickly as possible. It may be more effective to keep water in place, for use when it’s needed


The reality of living on the Canadian Prairies is that you are likely going to have too much water when you don’t need it and not enough when you do. That’s largely because 80 to 90 per cent of surface water received on the Prairies comes from snowmelt. Managing that water effectively is the main […] Read more

When most of the water in Manitoba’s ecosystem comes from snowmelt, typical best water management practices may not be the most beneficial

Some scientists are suggesting that some established water quality best management practices may have to be re-evaluated for their effectiveness under Manitoba conditions. Many of the best management practices have been promoted across the Prairies over the last couple of decades were originally developed for ecosystems relying primarily on rainfall to replenish their annual water […] Read more