Farmers who depend on their soil to make a living and feed the world take care of it to the best of their ability — and they’re not afraid to adopt new practices that do an even better job. I remember farming with my father and brother in the mid to late 1950s, using small equipment that meant tilling, tilling, and more tilling — sometimes right until the snow fell. Some falls and springs, we’d pass over the same fields five to ten times. As technology and soil management products advanced, the number of passes gradually dropped. Today, farmers across the Prairies, including here in Manitoba, often make just one pass when seeding. They call it no-till — a remarkable shift in how we work the land and protect the soil that sustains us.

During a webinar titled The Pulse Chain: From Growers t

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