May 28, 2014 | Pat Beaujot
For the fourth blog in my series leading up to The World Congress on Conservation Agriculture in Winnipeg starting June 22, I must address climate change. Climate change seems to be hitting the news almost daily these days. Every week there seems to be a new study out revealing new devastating details about the future …
May 22, 2014 | Pat Beaujot
There is a good article in the Western Producer May 1st on page 87 titled “Manitoba pesticide ban misguided: toxicologist. Manitoba government announcement to ban cosmetic pesticides.” The article talks about James Bus, a U.S. toxicologist who has studied pesticides for 35 years. He says the Manitoba ban demonstrates an absence of expertise. Manitoba farm …
May 15, 2014 | Pat Beaujot
As the second installment of my series leading up to the World Congress for Conservation Agriculture June 22-27 in Winnipeg, MB, I want to discuss the Organic movement. I am a person who has been directly involved in the evolution of agriculture on the Canadian Prairies like tens of thousands of other farmers, agronomists, and …
May 9, 2014 | Pat Beaujot
I made a post last year around this time about vertical tillage, and made it clear that I didn’t think it was necessary after a bumper crop like we saw in 2013. Since that time I have gotten out and talked to a few growers about why they are surface or vertical tilling, to try …
May 7, 2014 | Pat Beaujot
The 6th World Congress for Conservation Agriculture is June 22-27 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I will be speaking about my interest in and opinions about conservation agriculture. In advance of that date I have decided to release a series of blogs outlining my position. I think that the agriculture community has a central role to play …
