. Agri-news. Agriculture. October 17, 1988 For immediate release New technology used to control erosion Solving chronic water erosion problems that threaten to destroy cropland requires site specific prescriptions and sometimes testing of new technology, says an Alberta Agriculture specialist. Douwe Vanderwel, water engineer and acting section head of the conservation and development branch, says two recent erosion control projects in the County of Lamont have solved two long-running problems while providing the department and county staff with valuable experience. Funded jointly by SCAP - Soi
. Agri-news. Agriculture. October 17, 1988 For immediate release New technology used to control erosion Solving chronic water erosion problems that threaten to destroy cropland requires site specific prescriptions and sometimes testing of new technology, says an Alberta Agriculture specialist. Douwe Vanderwel, water engineer and acting section head of the conservation and development branch, says two recent erosion control projects in the County of Lamont have solved two long-running problems while providing the department and county staff with valuable experience. Funded jointly by SCAP - Soil Conservation Area Program - and the county, the projects were on the Metro Kolotylo farm in the north-east corner of Lamont county. Working with Greg Paranich, the county Agricultural Service Board fieldman, Alberta Agriculture provided to develop, design and install the projects. Now, one-full year since the erosion control measures were installed, all three partners say the work acheived success. "These two projects weren't considered as routine erosion control projects," says Vanderwel. "Much of the work in preventing soil erosion on cropland involves designing grassed waterways and recommending other conservation farming techniques. But in these instances those measures wouldn't ; (Cont'd). AGRI-I Alberta Agriculture, Print Media Branch Phone: (403) 427-2121. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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