Grassland Set-aside Stewardship Program
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Winter Cover Crop Stewardship Program
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Hedgerow & Grass Margin Stewardship Programs
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Laser Levelling & Field Liming Stewardship Programs
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Newsletters
Read "Farmland & Wildlife," the biannual newsletter of Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. To subscribe to an electronic copy of our newsletter, email dfwt@dccnet.com with "e newsletter" in the subject heading. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (download it here) to view the newsletter.
NEW! DECEMBER 2011: Frozen Foods, Interview with Art Bomke, Day at the Farm, Grassland Set-aside Experiment
July 2011: Arthropod Diversity Inventory, Clover Acreage Increased, Barn Owl Boxes, Summer Solstice Fundraiser, Vancity Funding
December 2010: Crop Harvest Woes, Benfits of Clover Cover Crops, Greenfields Bulletin, and Meadowlarks
July 2010: Cover Crop Research, Invertebrate Sampling, Day at the Farm, Short-eared Owls, and Environment Canada Grant
December 2009: Losing Wildlife, Winter Wheat, Former Trust Biologist Helps Out, Snow Goose Habitat Changes, and Student Work Experience with DF&WT
July 2009: Short-eared Owls, Day at the Farm, National Wildlife Areas, UBC Agroecology Students, GIS Student Work Experience, Stripe Rust and Winter Wheat
December 2008: GIS Software, Winter Wheat Trials, Farm Biodiversity, Eco-friendly Crop Rotations, Greenfields Bulletin, and Barn Owls
July 2008: 15 Years of DF&WT Stewardship, Crop Rotations, Swans and Potatoes, Honey Bees in Grassland Set-asides, Farmer Service & Stewardship Awards, Century of Farming in Delta, and BC Fresh Signage
December 2007: Message from DF&WT Chair, Greenfields Bulletin, Urban Forest Planting, Day at the Farm, and Snow Geese from the Air
July 2007: Delta Agricultural Census, Regional Soil Surveys, Barn Owls, Greenfields Bulletin, and Hedgerows
News & Events
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Farmland & Wildlife Poster Contest
Delta students can enter the "Farmland & Wildlife" Poster Contest and WIN a Mini Hatch for their classroom! Watch live chickens hatch from their eggs inside the Mini Hatch! Read More.. -
Photo Contest Calendar
Students from the University of BC's Faculty of Land & Food Systems recently ran a photo contest for the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust. The contest was hosted on Facebook and entries came from around the lower mainland. Thank you to the students for raising awareness of the Trust's work! Read More.. -
December 2011 Issue of Farmland & Wildlife
The December 2011 issue of Farmland & Wildlife is available for download. Read More.. -
Through the Student's Lense
Students from BCIT and Quest University are creating videos that highlight the work that Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust is carrying out with local farmers. Read More.. -
Cover Crop Research Helps Refine Management
DF&WT research reveals the importance of planting date on the ability of a cover crop to support waterfowl. Read More..
- Get To Know SOME OF OUR WILDLIFE:
- Northern Shrike Known as the "Butcher Bird," the Shrike impales prey on thorns to attract mates and mark its territory.
- Lesser Snow Goose Snow Geese congregate on farm fields by the tens of thousands searching for potatoes, grain, and grass.
- Bumblebee These insects benefit farmers by pollinating crops. They find refuges in Grassland Set-asides and Hedgerows.
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