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New regulations govern Crown land use Staff
Sturdy and Ready to Flourish Calving season is bringing new life to farms throughout the Northwest. As winter makes its last gasp and the days move unerringly toward spring, No. 24 says, “bring it on.” Photo by Vicky Clayton
Saskatchewan’s new Provincial Lands Act, 2016 and its associated regulations have been proclaimed and are now in effect. Jointly administered by the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment, The Provincial Lands Act was originally drafted to accommodate the settlement of the west and has been largely unchanged since its introduction in the 1930s, according to a govervment press release. More than 98 million acres of Crown lands are administered between the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment under the Act. The amendments include: • Better protection for Crown land by providing government with the ability to respond and take action when land is being misused, such as issuing immediate stop work orders; • Creating the framework for Ministry of Agriculture Crown leases to be used as security; in-
creasing the time period of certain long-term leases where significant investments are possible, such as wind power development; and • Modernization of wording contained in the Act. The amendments also put into law regulations for the Ministry of Agriculture that include: • The ability to work with lessees during extenuating circumstances where previously lease cancellation was the only option; • Clarifying the ability of leaseholders to control access on their land; • A clear annual deadline by which leases must be surrendered to avoid rental charges; and • Lease cancellation authority upon municipal tax arrears of one year. These updates to the legislation and regulations reflect what was heard during an in-depth consultation process with lessees, stakeholders and First Nations and Métis communities in 2013 and 2016, the release states.
voice of those who access our services currently, as well as those who don’t, to ensure we move our extension activities in the right direction.” Information collected during the consultation process will help determine how extension services should be delivered by the Ministry of Agriculture, according to a press release. The new delivery
model is expected to be in place when the next federal-provincial-territorial agriculture policy framework starts in April 2018. The online survey can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/public-consultations and will be open until March 31. A report will be shared publicly following the conclusion of the survey and focus group discussions.
Consultations on the modernization of extension Staff
Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart is inviting farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses to provide input on how the province currently delivers agriculture extension services. Agriculture extension services include the business information, advice and support provided by specialists in regional of-
fices around the province and at extension events, the toll-free Agriculture Knowledge Centre phone line and a variety of print and electronic publications. “Agriculture is the foundation of our province and we want to make sure we are providing the right services, in the right locations, using the best delivery options available,”
Stewart said. “We are asking producers and industry how we can better serve them and how we can ensure our extension activities remain relevant and valuable.” An online survey is designed to help identify the current and future needs of farmers and ranchers and the most effective way to deliver services. Focus group discussions will
also be hosted around the province to help identify what is working and possible gaps producers may be finding. “The agriculture industry is forever evolving and our extension activities need to be driving sustainable growth and ensuring our producers stay competitive in a global market,” Stewart said. “Through our consultations, we need the
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record-high profitability of CA$8.3 billion reached in 2015. AAFC projects Canadian agriculture will see stable revenues overall in 2017, with a decrease of less than 0.5 per cent over the estimated 2016 level. Driving those revenues will be continued strength in global demand for Canadian exports and continued weakness in the Canadian dollar, expected to remain throughout 2017 at about US$0.75. AAFC projects total operating expenses at CA$45.0 billion in 2017. They’re not likely to increase too quickly, as oil prices are expected to remain at roughly US$50/ barrel in 2017 and despite supply limitations for key fertilizers. Stable farm revenues and small increases to expenses yield a bottom line
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Technology in agriculture By Cyril Laforge
Ministry of Agriculture
Are you finding there isn’t enough time to get it all done in a day? Technology today is making it easier and less stressful to multitask. Smartphones are changing the way farmers do business. You can now bring your office with you. With your smartphone you now have visibility into the company’s finances, access to important documents, a more effective method of communication, and the ability to track many different parts of your operation. There are many apps a farm manager may find useful. To name a few: online banking apps, apps that work in conjunction with Farm Credit Canada software, an app for livestock producers called CFXpro and farm at hand that allows you to track your production. These apps will allow the farmer to be more productive and efficient in the way they manage their operation. Online banking has become more and more popular over the last several years and now most banks have smartphone apps. The apps will allow you to pay bills, transfer between accounts, manage your payees and complete e-transfers. You no longer have to go into the bank to complete your daily transactions or wait to log on to a computer; you can complete these transactions on the go. Farm Credit Canada has created smartphone apps that compliment some of their software programs. AgExpert Mobile works in tandem with AgExpert analyst software. This app will allow you to take a picture of a receipt and record the transaction details. This handy app will
help to minimize lost receipts. Also, transactions will be recorded in a timely manner, which will keep your financial statements current. Livestock producers can access information to aid in the decision of marketing cattle from an app called CFXpro. The features of this app include breakeven calculators, price projections based on market info and access to futures market. This app is available to iPhone and blackberry users at no charge. Visit your app store and search CFXpro to start using it today. Farm at hand is an app that allows you to track many parts of your farming operation. You can create a detailed fields list and log all your activities from seeding to harvest. This allows you to keep up to date production records. You can also track your commodities from storage to contracts to deliveries. You can also create a detailed equipment list. The list would include serial numbers, parts log and maintenance log. Never be stuck without a part number or serial number. This app allows you to have information about your operation at your fingertips. There is an app for almost anything. To find more agriculture apps visit your app store and search agriculture. There are apps for weed identification, monitoring equipment, grain storage tracking, mix tank calculators and many more. You will be surprised by all the results. For more information contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377. — Laforge is a Farm Business Management Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
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Road winter weights removed Staff With milder weather returning to Saskatchewan, winter weights were removed for all Saskatchewan highways at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 15. Truckers and shippers can find information and weight restrictions on the Highway Hotline at http://
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Strongfield durum named Seed of the Year have made a significant contribution to the economy, agriculture and the Canadian public in general. Although the name, Seed of the Year, indicates the contribution in a particular year, the program is much broader reaching and considers total lifetime achievement and contribution. Seed of the Year believes it is important to recognize the value of plant breeding programs, as well as encourage the entry of new plant breeders to the industry. This year, due to added
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Seed of the Year has announced Strongfield was selected as 2016-17 winner. Strongfield was developed by Dr. John Clarke and the wheat breeding team at AAFC Swift Current. Strongfield was available for the first time as certified seed for the 2006 season. By 2007 it was the number one durum in acres in western Canada. At its peak (2011) Strongfield held two thirds of all durum acres in western Canada. The commercial launch
of Strongfield came at a critical time when the Canadian market was under pressure from Europe to reduce cadmium concentration in durum exports. Strongfield was the first commercially successful durum variety with low cadmium, essentially saving the Canadian durum industry from potential European non-tariff trade barriers related to heavy metals in food products. “Strongfield has been SeCan’s number one selling durum for the last 10 years, and up until 2016 was still the number one durum in western Canada,”
said Todd Hyra, business manager, Western Canada SeCan. “The fact it has maintained a large acreage for so long, and the fact that newer durum varieties have Strongfield in their parentage demonstrates the impact that the variety has had on the market from breeding programs right to the durum grower. Products like this don’t come around very often. Strongfield is certainly a very worthy winner of Seed of the Year.” Seed of the Year is designed to provide recognition seed varieties that
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“I am very proud to have the support of the sponsors of this scholarship. Recognition of my research as a winner for Seed of the Year scholarship is very encouraging for me to get closer to my goals,” said Azam Nikzad “I am very honoured to receive this award and am grateful for the confidence that the seed industry has in me,” James Tucker said. The Seed of the Year award was presented at the Prairie Grain Development recognition luncheon in Winnipeg.
Third GrainsConnect Canada site to be built near Vegreville Staff GrainsConnect Canada is pleased to announce the location of its third independent, high throughput grain terminal. Subject to regulatory approval, the $30 million project will be built near the town of Vegreville, Alta. In line with previously announced sites in Maymont and in the Municipality of Reford in Saskatchewan, the site will feature a state-of-the-art 35,000-tonne grain terminal with the ability to load 130 rail cars in under 14 hours. Like the Saskatchewan sites, GrainsConnect Vegreville will be the first site in the region with a 130-car rail loop, increasing efficiency and reliability to growers in the area.
“This is the first site to be developed in Alberta and will bring a competitive edge to the regions’ growers,” said GrainsConnect Canada president Warren Stow. “Growers will have more choice and access to one of the most efficient supply chains to the West Coast. While the project is subject to regulatory approval, we are confident this will bring many benefits to the region and represents a multimillion dollar infrastructure investment. We hope to start construction this summer.” “As we have seen at the Saskatchewan sites, at least 50 jobs will be created during construction as well as 12 to 15 full time jobs once completed. “I want to thank our rail partner CN and the Alberta
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By Joanne Kowalski PAg, Ministry of Agriculture
Over the past decade, an increase in the number of herbicide resistant weeds has caused researchers and producers to look for weed control management systems that can diminish the rate of occurrence. Right now, there are 461 unique cases of herbicide resistant weeds around the globe: The rapid increase in Group 9 (EPSP synthase inhibitor) or glyphosate resistant weeds over the past 20 years is of large concern because of the quick increase from zero in 1995 to 30 in 2015. Resistance to Group 2 herbicides, which are protein production inhibitors, has seen the fastest rise from zero species in 1985 to more than 160 in 2015. Groups 5, 6 and 7 (photosynthesis inhibitors) together have the next highest number of resistant species, increased from zero in 1985 to 105 in 2015. Group 1 (ACCase inhibitors) is next at zero in 1985 to just over 45 in 2015. Group 4 (synthetic auxins/growth regulator) has increased steadily since 1985 from zero to 30 in 2015. Canada has 60 species verified as herbicide resistant. In Saskatchewan, there are about 13 HR weeds. Of concern in Saskatchewan for Group 2 resistance are: cleavers, kochia, wild oat, chickweed, shepherd’s purse, wild and ball mustard, redroot pigweed, Russian thistle, stinkweed and hemp nettle. Group 1 includes Persian darnel and green foxtail (also Group 3) and for Group 9 it is kochia. During the adoption of zero-tillage practices over the 1990-2005 period, the use of an integrated approach to weed management and control was an important part of the extension message from the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association. An integrated weed management, or a “many little hammers” approach, is acknowledged as necessary in order to manage the increase. The hammers include: • Seeding Rate: increased seeding rate can provide better crop competition. But it is more expensive. • Row Spacing: narrower row spacing in studies shows lower weed biomass especially when combined with higher seeding rates. • Fertilizer Placement: placing the fertilizer into the soils rather than broadcasting shows crops are more competitiveness and yields are improved. • Seed Size: using larger seeds can reduce weed bio-
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Magic cover crop carpet?
Cover crop prevents weeds, protects soil Submitted
Organic farmers have to make hard choices between protecting soil from erosion and controlling weeds. For example, large-scale organic farming relies heavily on tillage. Tilling breaks up the soil to kill weeds and prepare for planting. But intense tillage can compact soil, cause erosion, and deplete nutrients. As a result, some organic farmers are turning to cover crops for weed control.
Cover crops are planted after harvest as an in-between crop. Cover crops improve the soil with living roots that protect it from erosion and add nutrients. Cover crops are usually plowed down, but another option is flattening the cover crop to form a thick carpet, or mat. They do this with a roller crimper — a heavy, rolling drum attached to a tractor. The farmer then uses a no-till planter to plant seeds into the flattened mat
for the next season. The new crop grows through the cover crop residue, which helps suppress weeds. This method — called cover crop-based organic rotational no-till —allows farmers to skip spring tillage and weeding. By simply flattening a cover crop, farmers don’t have to disturb the soil for a new crop. The flattened cover crop suppresses weeds and retains soil moisture. However, like many farming practices, this
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method has trade-offs. For example, if you flatten it too late, the cover crop might produce seeds. The result is a volunteer, or weedy, cover crop competing with next season’s cash crop. And if you flatten the cover crop too early, it may regrow. It’s all in the timing, says crop scientist Clair Keene. Keene is a researcher at The Pennsylvania State University. Keene and her colleagues wanted to find that perfect timing. So they planted an experiment in three different states: Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. For three years, they planted cover crops like hairy vetch-triticale and cereal rye, followed by cash crops like corn and soybeans. The researchers flattened the cover crops at different stages of growth to find the right combination. Was it possible to have a cover crop that was big enough to suppress weeds, but not so big that it produced seeds? They found that generally, letting the cover crop grow longer produces the best, if not perfect, results. “There’s always tradeoffs,” said Keene. “A bigger cover crop is better at suppressing weeds as a
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mulch, but that comes with the cost of letting that crop grow longer, restricting the growing season for the corn or soybean.” Farmers want to plant their cash crop as early as possible, especially in northern states. If the cover crop is too small to be flattened, then they have to till it under, which defeats the purpose of improving soil quality. But if a cover crop reigns in a field for too long, it might start to produce seeds. Every cover crop is a little different. For instance, the group found that cereal rye needs to be rolled in the middle of grain fill so that it doesn’t produce seed and show up when it isn’t wanted. And although hairy
vetch is great at adding nitrogen to the soil, it can survive the roller crimper and compete with cash crops. The researchers also found rolling the cover crops twice instead of once helped ensure the cover crops were killed. Despite the tricky timing, Keene says rolling cover crops to form a mat has a lot of potential. Without it, “you’d have to plow the field multiple times, harrow it, plant it, and do a lot of weeding,” she warns. “That’s a lot of time in the tractor and a lot of diesel fuel.” — American Society of Agonomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
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Options for early spring grazing By Allan Foster, PAg.
Ministry of Agriculture
One of the most sensitive times for pastures is early spring, just as the plants begin to grow after winter dormancy. In early spring, pasture plants need to develop leaf area to start manufacturing energy, rather than rely on stored energy in roots and lower stem. Delaying grazing in the spring until grasses are ready will have a positive impact on pastures later in the season. A general guideline is to not graze grass before the three leaf stage. After this stage, leafs are producing enough energy to fuel growth. For tame forage species, this may not be until mid-May to late May in the northeast. Grazing that deprives the shoot of sufficient leaf area to support itself or that removes leaf buds or the growing point has the potential to stop the growth of the shoot and limit herbage for the season. Having said this, get-
ting cattle out of the yard earlier than this is often a priority and it has benefits for herd health. One proven method of reducing the impacts on summer pastures, is to have a couple pastures dedicated to three to four weeks of spring use. This can be done with a small sacrifice field where cattle can continue to be fed for a couple weeks on a pasture containing species like smooth brome or creeping red fescue that can produce a good sod to handle early season trampling. Quite often pastures that are used for this purpose will naturally become dominated by sod forming Kentucky bluegrass. Kentucky bluegrass is quite tolerant of grazing because it is low growing and a significant amount of the plant’s leaves remains below the bite of a cow. This makes it useful in sacrifice fields for spring use but because it is not very productive or drought tolerant it would not be a species that many producers would add to a forage mixture when
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seeding pasture. From a small sacrifice pasture cattle can then be moved to pasture with an early growing species like crested wheatgrass. Crested wheatgrass is the earliest growing of our commonly seeded species. It can tolerate heavy use in the spring provided it is rested for the summer. It can be used lightly again in late summer if there is sufficient growth. There should be enough acres to get cattle to late May when they can be moved to summer pastures. Another option instead of crested wheatgrass, is to use a fall seeded winter cereal like fall rye or winter wheat that start growth early and can be used heavily in spring, then worked and re-seeded in the late summer. Grazing in early spring occurs at a sensitive time for plants. Keeping this in mind and delaying grazing on the main summer pastures until grasses are at the proper stage will ensure pastures remain productive. For more information on this or other forage
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— Allan Foster is Regional Forage Specialist with the Tisdale Region-
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technologies, supported by our CropWatchTM agronomy team and best-in-class service,” says Tom Hamilton, vice-president, Agribusiness Operations. Crop First Agro has been a key service provider in the Grenfell market for several years, selling seed and crop protection products and providing agronomic advice. Richardson plans to add a high-speed fertilizer blender to further enhance services available to customers in the area. “The experienced management and staff of Crop First Agro have been the cornerstone of their success,” says Hamilton. “We are pleased that all employees are now part of our team.” “We are excited to join the Richardson team and greatly strengthen the services we offer to our customers,” said Dave Edgar, co-owner of Crop First
Agro. “Richardson has an excellent, longstanding reputation in the crop inputs business, which will enhance our current business.” The acquisition of Crop First Agro adds to Richardson’s expanding crop inputs network. The company is currently building three new crop inputs centres in other locations in Saskatchewan. In September, Richardson announced it is building new crop inputs facilities in Pasqua, Elrose and Wakaw. These facilities are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2017. “We are very focused on growing our retail crop inputs network across the Prairies,” says Hamilton. “We will continue to look for strategic areas where there are opportunities to expand our Richardson Pioneer network.”
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Reducing garden chemical pesticide use By Sara Williams Consider adding one more to your list of new year’s resolutions – reduce your use of lawn and garden pesticides. Most prairie gardeners are aware of their negative impact on our environment. The great majority of insecticides are broad-based rather than specific. They target the “good guys” as well as the pests, upsetting the natural balance of pest, predator and parasitoids that would normally exist in our landscapes. Many pesticides are also toxic to pets and people. They can enter our food web and our ground water. As well, insects and diseases have a remarkable capacity for adaptation and often develop resistance to these products, rendering them ineffective. As gardeners, we want to create a pleasing outdoor environment. We’re also pressured by our neighbours and by the persuasive and pervasive marketing of the manufacturers of these products to have an immaculate lawn and garden. One of your objectives in managing pests in your gardens should be to gain a satisfactory level of control with the least harm to the environment and the least risk to your family, neighbours and pets.
arden Chat So how does one balance these competing goals? Begin by simply resolving to “reduce” their use for 2017, and as it works, take the concept further. Here are some strategies: 1. Keep plants healthy Like people, healthy plants are less vulnerable to disease. Give them the conditions in which they will flourish. Some prefer full sun, others shade. Some are drought tolerant, while others need an even moisture supply. Do your homework. This may be as simply as reading the plant tag and following its advice. Ensure your plants have adequate fertility. Do not over fertilize, especially with nitrogen. Too much nitrogen produces lush succulent growth that is vulnerable to insect and disease attack. It also reduces air circulation, so foliage takes longer to dry out after rain or irrigation. Wet foliage is a perfect home for disease organisms. Water early in the day so foliage dries out quick-
ly. Where possible, it’s better to use drip irrigation or soaker hoses than overhead irrigation to avoid wetting the leaves. Water is applied directly to where it is needed by the plants’ roots. 2. Provide optimal spacing Most plants do better if they have adequate spacing, letting them get enough light as well as water and nutrients from the soil. Plants that are crowded and lack good air circulation or are planted in poorly drained soil are more likely to succumb to disease. Think about the tomatoes that were devastated by late blight during the summer of 2010. Those grown in well-drained soil in full sun with lots of space fared much better. 3. Use resistant varieties Choosing insect and disease resistant and tolerant varieties is such an easy way to avoid problems. Plant breeders have worked hard and diligently to select these plants, so let’s take advantage of their work and use them. Here are just a few examples. If fireblight has been a problem, select a Thunderchild flowering crabapple. Dropmore linden is resistant to the leaf gall mite that causes the little bumps on linden and basswood leaves.
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Some cabbages have greater resistance to flea beetles. Try Copenhagen Market, Early Jersey Wakefield or Mammoth Red Rock. There are also broccoli varieties with flea beetle resistance: Atlantic, Coastal, Gem and Italian Green Sprouting. Anthracnose can be devastating to cucumbers, but you need not ever have to deal with it if you use re-
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MCB stewardship award Continued from Page 12 “When we ran out of herbicide and found out that we couldn’t get money for more spray, it was decided among the co-op members that we would pay out of our own pockets to supply the spray,” Nattress added. “We are committed as a group to doing what we can to preserve what we have.” The group marks and maps their leafy spurge patches with a GPS unit to monitor patch location and size. “If no one does anything with spurge, it really does take over quickly. We’ve seen what happens when the spurge is left un-
controlled and unchecked,” Nattress said. There are approximately 75 patches, including three that are large. “We’ve divided up the workload so each member has between five and 10 patches to manage and maintain,” Nattress explained. The MCB operates within an area that is active in oil, gas and seismic exploration. The co-operative has chosen to take any funds from industrial development and dedicate the money to continuing their leafy spurge control program. Recently, MCB was able to hire a helicopter to spray larger patches of spurge.
For Nattress and the other co-operative members who have been battling leafy spurge for decades, the Prairie Stewardship Award is meaningful. “It’s kind of nice to have the recognition,” Nattress admitted, but added that bringing attention to invasive weed control is even more important. “For years we’ve been trying to bring attention to the area about leafy spurge. We’ve been working with local RMs and the local weed inspector, industry and government to keep building momentum,” Nattress said. “We’re definitely moving forward,” he concluded.
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Floating towards water treatment Submitted Floating wetlands may seem odd but are perfectly natural. They occur when mats of vegetation break free from the shore of a body of water. That got ecological engineers curious about how they affect the water they bob up and down in. A group from Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma, including researcher William Strosnider, has found that the floating wetlands show promise for water treatment. They engineered four different floating treatment wetlands designs using different materials and wetland plants. “The main result is that engineered floating treatment wetlands could affect water quality in many of the same ways that naturally occurring floating wetlands do,” Strosnider says. For the four designs, the researchers used materials such as drainpipe, burlap, mulch, utility netting, and reused plastic bottles. They planted them with two wetland plants, cattail and common rush. The team then spent three years measuring the effect of the floating wetlands on the water. Fully treating wastewater requires processing the nitrogen it contains. Stros-
nider’s study shows these floating wetlands may be able to do this. The study did not directly investigate the processes that allow the wetlands to affect the water. However, they believe it’s a combination of different factors. The plants themselves could be taking up some contaminants in the water, he says, but microbes may have the biggest effect. The base and roots of the floating wetlands make a great place for microbes like bacteria to thrive. There they carry out processes that break down or absorb pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus in the water. There are many examples where these floating treatment wetlands could be successful. They could help treat municipal wastewater by enhancing nitrogen removal. In another example, they could manage algal blooms by helping to regulate water temperature and solar radiation. Algal blooms are a difficult issue for drinking water reservoirs and coastal ponds. Algae can clog water filters as well as result in lower levels of oxygen in the water, which can kill fish. To Strosnider, the most interesting thing about the engineered floating treatment wetlands is their ability to do more than im-
prove water quality. They can also provide habitat for fish below the water and insects, water birds, and others above the water. “The area directly beneath the floating wetlands is high quality habitat, as small fish and amphibians can use the maze of roots to hide from predators,” he explains. “In general, the value of habitat that floating wetlands, or any type of treatment wetland, can provide has been poorly studied. We took a small step forward with our study.” Strosnider notes that it could take relatively high-coverage floating treatment wetlands to drive these positive effects. This means that they must continue their research on how best to construct the engineered wetlands and which plants will grow best on them. Getting the floating treatment wetlands to sustain themselves with minimal maintenance is the main goal of this research, he says. Rather than “intensive” floating wetlands that rely on plastics or styrofoam to function, Strosnider stresses research on “extensive” wetlands that can grow and remain floating all by themselves “The next step is to take the lessons learned and test improved extensive designs,” he says. “The really big thing that we’re
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this work.” Read more about this research in the Journal of Environmental Quality. Funding and support for this project was provided by the University of Oklahoma, the United States
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