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Audrey Murray’s previous research work included examining how wetlands like this on Prince Edward Island potato farms helped to naturally filter water from field runoff before it entered nearby streams and rivers.

Taking dairy wastewater to the irrigation pivot, via wetlands

A new nature-based solution could help dairy farmers in Alberta against water shortages

By Mark Halsall August 11, 2025

Many Alberta dairy farms rely on irrigation water to grow feed crops to sustain their cattle herds, but drought and water shortages in recent years has made that more difficult. Federal ag researchers are seeking one of those dairy farms to help develop a possible new source.

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Selenium sits on thinnest line between health and hazard

Agronomy Management: Removing selenium from water is costly and difficult at best

By Ross H. McKenzie January 22, 2025

There are increasing concerns about the potential effects of a proposed coal mine development in southern Alberta and the impacts selenium could have on the environment in southern Alberta and into Saskatchewan. The proposed Grassy Mountain Coal project would be an open-pit mine built on a former coal-mining area about seven km north of Blairmore […] Read more

A centre-pivot system at work near Cowley, Alta., about 40 km east of Crowsnest Pass. Snowpack in mid-February was estimated at 50-75 per cent of normal at monitoring sites in southern Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

Columns, Crops, Weather

Managing irrigation with limited water

Some irrigation districts are advising users to brace for limits on available water

By Ross H. McKenzie March 8, 2024

There is increasing concern with below-normal mountain snowpack and potential for limited irrigation water availability in 2024. Snowpack in mid-February was about 50 to 75 per cent of normal at most of the snow pillow monitoring sites in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana and southern Alberta (visit the Alberta River Basins web page, then […] Read more

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The ‘Ozempic effect’ could cut world food consumption: report

AI and the end of free water among food marketer's trends to watch

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 16, 2024

Will calorie consumption decline in the future thanks--in part--to a viral weight-loss drug? A recent food trend report suggests it could.

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

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Taking dairy wastewater to the irrigation pivot, via wetlands

Selenium sits on thinnest line between health and hazard

Managing irrigation with limited water

The ‘Ozempic effect’ could cut world food consumption: report

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