When you’re farming, some of the best advice can come from a neighbour who has already faced the same challenge and figured out a winning solution.

Building on that idea, Ducks Unlimited Canada introduced the Grazing Club program in 1999, bringing together livestock producers to learn from one another on how to make their farms more profitable and sustainable.

There’s no fee. Events include on-farm demonstrations and guest speakers.

On this podcast, a Manitoba farmer explains why he got involved and how it’s benefitted his operation. Also hear from the provincial coordinator for the program and the man who started it all.

Lake Winnipeg is one of the world’s largest freshwater bodies and farmers have a lead role in helping to clean up this important lake. A multi-year project is finding options to reduce the amount of agricultural products which seep into the lake and cause disruptive algae. The project is designed to benefit the lake, farmers and the seven million people who live within the Lake Winnipeg basin.

Avian influenza, or the bird flu, is affecting and infecting people and animals in many countries…including Canada. To separate fact from fiction on the H5N1 strain is Dr. Matt Dyson, a research scientist with the Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research.