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Online hour-long webcast each month features relevant experts on adoption of Beneficial Management Practices
Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW) is pleased to announce a series of three one-hour lunchtime webinars this summer to help increase awareness around three Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and beyond – nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing, each of which are eligible for funding through the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program (PWCP), funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s On Farm Climate Action Fund.
“The goal of the PWCP Summer Speaker Series is to support an understanding of beneficial management practices on Manitoba and Saskatchewan farms and provide practical, locally-informed education to the agricultural community. These sessions are a key part of the knowledge and extension services available through PWCP to facilitate the adoption of the practices funded through the program.” – Lynda Nicol – Executive Director, Manitoba Association of Watersheds
The first webinar in the series will focus on nitrogen management via pulses and production practices featuring Denis Tremorin, Sustainability Director, Pulse Canada, on June 28, 2023 at 12:30 pm CST. Two additional speakers (TBA) will present on cover crops (early August) and rotational grazing (early September).
Prairie Watersheds Climate Program is led by MAW and delivered by watershed districts in Manitoba and by the Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds in Saskatchewan. Nicol says the reasons for the webinar series are many; from improving farm operations to water resources to soil health and a gamut of other benefits.
Producers interested in attending the nitrogen management session can register for free here.
For media inquiries contact:
Lynda Nicol
(204) 202-7520 ext. 1001