Mark your calendars!
You’re invited to join us for our 2025 Regen Ag Day! The Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District and ALUS Canada are hosting a day dedicated to sharing and learning what regenerative agriculture practices are being done here in MB. The day will include guest speakers, highlight of program funding, Q&A, and a lunch! This is a great time to be introduced to regenerative farming and get a chance to meet others who have real life, relatable experience in our local area!
Event will be held at the Friedensfeld Hall on Thursday, February 6th 2024.
From 10 am till 3 pm. Lunch will be provided!
Please RSVP to administrator@srrwd.ca or call 204-326-1030 ext 4.
Speaker Bio
Garry and Lynn Richards
Richards’ family homesteaded this land, near Bangor, Saskatchewan, 115 years ago. The current generation of the Richards family, Garry and Lynn, grow mixed crops and run 1,000 head of cattle using holistic management techniques, such as mob grazing and cover cropping.
“We manage a 4,200-acre block of land as a small ecosystem,” said Garry, adding that, since 2017, the ALUS program has allowed them to take their farming philosophy one step further. “By treating nature as an ally, we can improve soil health on our farm and also produce ecosystem services that benefit the wider community.”
The Richards have enhanced over 30 acres of wetlands, improved 10 acres of wildlife habitat and planted 60 acres of deep-rooted grasses.
We look forward to hearing from Garry!
(Excerpt taken from:https://alus.ca/alus_news_and_events/growing-change/)