Reading Time: 6 minutes Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds.
B.C. Century Farm focuses on protection and quality of their herd
Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds
A farmer’s dream
As WWI raged on across Europe, one Canadian solider dreamed of returning home to a ranching future
Reading Time: 2 minutes British Columbia’s Ardill Ranch was awarded a Century Farm designation in 2020. Renee Ardill, who was featured in the March 5 issue of Farm & Family (powered by Country Guide), recounts her family’s ranch history below. “My ranch started in 1920 when my grandfather, Jack Ardill, settled here,” says Renee Ardill, owner of Ardill Ranch […] Read more
How scientists are using DNA and climate data to breed crops of the future
Researchers are developing a method to help plant breeders create new varieties of resilient crops to keep pace with a changing climate
Reading Time: 5 minutes A method for forecasting how crops will perform in different environments so that plant breeders can quickly select the best parents for new, climate-resilient varieties.
Sensing the soil: Root cell research finds ‘stress hormone’
Scientists discover how roots sense and respond to soil stressors, cell by cell
Reading Time: 8 minutes Research into how root cells react to soil stressors could help plants better adapt to changes in their climate.
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