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Renowned Groundcover and Soils Ecologist Visits Alberta

Christine Jones, an internationally renowned groundcover and soils ecologist will be in Alberta next week. Grant Lastiwka, forage livestock business specialist with Alberta Agriculture, is excited about her visit. He spoke with Caitlynn Reesor about it.
 
Interview with Grant Lastiwka (2:55 minutes) (1.33 Mb)
 
The Olds event is full with a waiting list but there are still spots for the Rycroft event. For information on the Rycroft event, call the North Peace Applied Research Association at 780-836-3354. 
 
And a reminder you can listen to Call of the Land on your mobile device using the new Call of the Land App. It’s available for free from iTunes and the Google Play Store. 
 
Source: Agriculture and Rural Development

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