R&D Project:
Soil and Nutrient Management – GHGMP
Overview
Status: Completed
Project Timeline: July 2004 – December 2005
Objectives
- To work with the Canadian & BC Taking Charge Teams of Soul Conservation Council of Canada to organize Green House Gas Mitigation Project (GHGMP) and associated demos.
- To provide coordination of demos about beneficial management practices (BMPs) that improve productivity & reduce GHG emissions.
- To organize a package of awareness activities related to climate change BMPs, including field days, tours, seminars, workshops & publications.
Progress
- Established 13 demos of BMPs in the Peace Region, including direct seeding forages and nutrient management with anhydrous ammonia applicator, manure & fertilizer in summer of 2004
- Hosted 3 field tours in 2004
- Collected yield quality & grazing info form comparisons
- Establish 10 more demos of BMPs in 2005
- Hosted more field days, tours and seminars to discuss BMPS and raise awareness
Project Cooperators
- Peter Van Genne
Pouce Coupe, BC - John Kendrew
Pouce Coupe, BC - Glenn Hogberg
Progress, BC - Chuck Sutherland
Groundbirch, BC - Dick Miller
Farmington, BC - Darrell Veiner
Rolla, BC - Garnet Berge
Rolla, BC - Paul Cowger
Montney, BC - Brian Clarke
Baldonnel, BC - Gordon Lazinchuk
Bessborough, BC
Project Contacts
- Sandra Burton
- Julie Robinson
BCMAFF - Bill Wilson
For more information on older projects, please contact our coordinator.
Funding & Industry Partners
- Soil Conservation Council of Canada
- Agriculture & Agri Food Canada
- Abbotsford Soil Conservation Association
- Peace River Soil Conservation Association
- Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund
- Prairie Seeds
- Rolla Agri Services
- Peace Tractor
- Norwest Labs
Factsheets & Documents
- #25 Producers Partner on BMP's
- #28 Learning from Alfalfa Winterkill
- #32 Forage Nutrient Management
- #33 Cowgers Beef Up Carrying Capacity
- #34 Clarkes Boost Forage Quality
- #35 Double M Ranch
- #36 Did Lazinchuks get more rain?
- #37 Sutherlands Soil
- #38 Zero Till
- #39 Nutrient Management-Anhydrous
- #40 Environmentally Friendly Forages
- #41 BC Producers Demo BMP's