Soil residue and tillage practices curb erosion on farms
The article explains that retaining crop residues is the most effective erosion control and soil organic matter maintainer. It notes how tillage and burning reduce residue, while conservation tillage and adequate ground cover sustain nutrients. It also covers calf management and marketing ideas alongside a closing quote from Rusty Plow.
Library Corner Picks Highlight Two Classics
Readers praise A Dark and Distant Shore by Reay Tannahill set in Highland isolation with a blend of Gone With the Wind and The Thorn Birds. Merlin's Keep by Madeline Brent follows Jani raised in Tibet and a long trek to Merlin's Keep in England. The first two thirds of the rota tion arrive Friday September 15 and the final batch the following week.
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Reay Tannahill
Somerset
Merlin’s Keep
Madeline Brent
Jani
Tibet
Merlin’s
Madeline
Brent
Lavinia News Relatives Celebrate 70th Birthday Gathering
Relatives gathered at Eric and Judy Brown home on August 26 to honor Fred Olynick on his 70th birthday. Attendees included Cameron, Moorehead, Hall, Cameron, Johnston, Turnbull, and Olynick families from Winnipeg, Headingly, Foxwarren, Oak River, and Selsgirth. McWhirter siblings and Joyce McWhirter joined from Ft. McMurray. Surrey visitors spent a few days with Roy and Muriel Williams.
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Eric
Judy Brown
Fred Olynick
Selsgirth
Doug
Mona Cameron
Winnipeg Beach
Bud Cameron
Headingly
Murray Moorehead
Winnipeg
Mike Hall
Randy Cameron
Tracy
Bill Johnston
Foxwarren
Bob Turnbull
Oak River
Olynick
Brian
Shelley McWhirter
Scott McWhirter
Ft. McMurray
Joyce McWhirter
Aleta Frost
Dolores Miller
Carolyn Elliot
Surrey
B.C
Roy
Muriel Williams
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