. Agri-news. Agriculture. February 3, 1992 "Pea plowdown and pea gram removal did well under the zero-till conditions. The study showed there are economic alternatives to summertallow," McAndrew says. CARTT's objective is to develop and transfer appropriate conservation tillage and cropping technology which will minimize soil degradation and sustain economic crop production. Contact: Dr. Dave McAndrew Russ Horvey 632-3985 422-4385 Weatheradio now available in Grande Prairie Grande Prairie area farmers can now hear agricultural weather forecasts from Weatheradio Canada. "The 24 h
. Agri-news. Agriculture. February 3, 1992 "Pea plowdown and pea gram removal did well under the zero-till conditions. The study showed there are economic alternatives to summertallow," McAndrew says. CARTT's objective is to develop and transfer appropriate conservation tillage and cropping technology which will minimize soil degradation and sustain economic crop production. Contact: Dr. Dave McAndrew Russ Horvey 632-3985 422-4385 Weatheradio now available in Grande Prairie Grande Prairie area farmers can now hear agricultural weather forecasts from Weatheradio Canada. "The 24 hour per day service began transmitting late last month," says Peter Dzikowski. Alberta Agriculture weather resource specialist. "It offers farmers hourly updates and weather ; Weatheradio isn't available on a regular AM/FM radio. In Grande Prairie the weather broadcasts will be transmitted at MHz on the VHF-FM band. Transmission is by line of sight and the signal can be received within 50 to 70 km of the transmitter. "Farmers will need a special Weatheradio receiver or a good quality multi-band radio to hear the broadcast. The receivers retail at between $60 and $100," says Dzikowski. A crystal controlled receiver, with a switch not a dial, is recommended. If the signal is weak, an external antenna may improve reception. Also recommended is a receiver with a warning alert feature and a battery back-up power source. The Grande Prairie transmitter is the sixth in the province. Two transmitters are located in Edmonton, where the first transmitter began operating in 1980. Weatheradio expanded to Calgary in 1983, Lethbridge in 1989 and last year came to Red Deer. Weatheradio is owned and operated by Environment Canada's Atmospheric Environment Service. As part of a continuing Weatheradio awareness campaign, Alberta Agriculture's conservation and development branch held a draw for a Weatheradio receiver at the recent provincial soil conservat
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