Shelterbelt plantings and soil salinity notes by Jon Crowson
Agricultural Notes reports P F R A Tree Nursery has green ash maple acute willow villosa lilac and caragana available for spring planting with a February 14 deadline. The shelterbelt planning service offers a free farm visit from June to October for farms with 40 acres or more. Soil salinity research at Ag Canada Swift Current urges continuous cropping with salt resistant grains and grasses, noting sunflowers oats and barley as options in saline soils.
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P.F.R.A
Canada
Swift Current
Harold Steppuhn
Prairies
Steppuhn
Sprayer calibration and soil salinity notes from weed school
At Brandon Weed Supervisor's School discussions covered field sprayers with in-tank monitor systems for herbicide dosing, calibration needs, and the risk of improper chemical interaction. The notes also cover continuous cropping as a management practice for salinity, with Dr Stepsupnh stressing it is not a reclamation measure and only reduces surface salt.
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Brandon
Steppuhn
St Boniface Hospital Research Foundation Wins Grant
Manitoba grants a 600000 annual operating grant to the St Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation to cover overhead for a 9 million building to be constructed soon. The funding supports about 200 to 250 jobs during 16 months of construction and 200 permanent research posts after completion. The foundation, formed in 1971, has long raised funds for Manitoba research facilities.
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Winnipeg
Larry Desjardins
Cam MacLean
St. Boniface General Hospital
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation
Manitoba
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St. Boniface Hospital Foundation
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PAS
Otineka
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C.H.I.P. Grant
D.A.S. Enterprises
Harvey
Marvin Eb Te
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