Protect and Profit: Farming for the Future
Make your farm more productive and more sustainable! 'Protect and Profit: Farming for the Future' provides information and tips from agrology experts, research scientists, farmers and ranchers.
Topics include maximizing rangeland and pastures, growing good forage, solving issues with marginal acres including salinity and weeds, buying and selling land, winter wheat as a cash crop, sod seeding to increase productivity and protecting land through conservation easements.
Produced by Ducks Unlimited Canada and hosted by Glen Kirby.
Podcasting since 2024 • 9 episodes
Protect and Profit: Farming for the Future
Latest Episodes
2024 12 December - Habitat Asset Management
Cam Dodds remembers when Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) constructed a dam on his family's farm in the 1950s; one of 240 DUC structures in Manitoba that preserve wetlands. He shares those childhood memories and talks about collaborating with DUC i...
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Episode 9
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44:58
2024 11 November - Wetland Restoration
Drained wetlands are a common site on prairie farms, despite science showing sloughs and marshes can provide many benefits including groundwater filtration, flood and drought mitigation, and habit for birds and animals. Fortunately,...
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Episode 8
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30:50
2024 10 October - Marginal Areas
Most farms in western Canada contain land that is too weedy, wet or saline to produce a good crop. The impact on a farm's bottom line can be significant. Find out what causes those marginal patches and how you can get those acres rehabilitated ...
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Episode 7
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38:56
2024 09 September - Winter Wheat
Winter wheat has proven to be a high-yielding and high-earning crop. This episode explores the winter wheat advantage with Manitoba Agriculture's cereal grains expert, a Manitoba seed retailer and DUC's winter wheat specialist. Learn about best...
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Episode 6
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41:04
2024 08 August - Buying and Selling Land
Thinking of buying or selling farmland in Manitoba? Think of Ducks Unlimited Canada and its Revolving Land Conservation Program (RLCP). Scott Henowitch from DUC explains why the RLCP is a win-win for conservation and farming, and Boissevain-are...
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Episode 5
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39:45