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Peace River Forage
Association
Invasive Plant Committee
Nov 6, 2013
Re-vegetation of Disturbed
Lands by Oil & Gas
Bill Wilson
2012 Activities
►2 sets of research plots on lease sites
►1 set of research plots on roadway
►Fall seeding
 2 pipelines – 1 spring fall comparison
 1 roadway – spring/fall comparison
 1 lease with 2 sets of research plots
► Numerous
demo sites
2013 Activities
► Evaluate
2012 Research and Demo Plots
Anik Alfalfa
Anik Alfalfa
Sub Soil Berm
Top Soil Berm
Meadow Brome
Meadow Brome
Subsoil Berm
Top Soil Berm
Slender Wheatgrass
Slender Wheatgrass
Subsoil Berm
Top Soil Berm
And the not so successful
Fowl Bluegrass
Fowl Bluegrass
Sub Soil Berm
Top Soil Berm
► Spring
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Seeding
2 leases with research plots
1 roadway with fall/spring comparison
1 pipeline with fall/spring comparison
Major emphasis on Fertility levels on fall 2012
and spring 2013 seeding.
Statistical analysis
 Detailed analysis done on 2012 germination
results and 2013 establishment
 Statistical analysis of fall and spring seeding
trials
Fall/Spring Comparisons
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Fall
Spring
Meadow Brome
Meadow Brome
Fall
Spring
Slender Wheatgrass
Slender Wheatgrass
Fall
Spring
Fowl Bluegrass
Fall
Fowl Bluegrass
Spring
OOPS!
White Dutch
UNBC/Shell
► Summer
Student
► Partnership Opportunity
 Shell financial contribution to UNBC
 Development of Soils and Forage Courses
►Producers
►UNBC
students
►Oil and Gas Professionals
►Environmental and Reclamation Professionals
►Agri-business
Shell Canada
To Register contact
Sandra Burton
[email protected]
Healthy & Vigorous Forage
Stands Project
April 2013 – March 2016
PEACE RIVER AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT FUND (PRAD)
Project Details
► Exploring
options to establish effective and
economic rejuvenation methods of forage:
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Fertility options
Grazing options
Chemical options
Equipment options
► Tillage
options (zero till, conventional), Airway, Mowing
 Species/Variety option
► Species
selection Web Tool
► Variety demos
 Inclusive Management Practices
► Sites
with multiple options utilized together
Spreading fertilizer
Project Objectives
► Identify
& demonstrate more effective and
economic ways to maintain or improve forage
health.
► Provide
web tools to assist in plant selection for
re-vegetation sites
► Share
information
Example of Forage Fact communication
ATV sprayer
2013 Activities
► Weed
control
 Scentless Chamomile control
►Competition
►Biocontrol
Monitoring SC in pasture
 Canada Thistle control
►Herbicide
vs herbicide + fertilizer
 Foxtail Barley control
►Herbicide
►Fall
seeding
►Mowing/grazing
 Goat Grazing
Ed Bellamy goats in Cecil Lake area
2013 Activities Cont.
► Alfalfa
longevity
 Fertilizer & manure application
► Peace
River Forage Seeding Interactive
Database (FOR-SiD)
Screen shot of a possible
front page design
Seeding Interactive Database (SiD)
► Forage
species selection web tool
► Users: Farmers & Agribusinesses,
Environmental/Reclamation Professionals,
Foresters and Range Agrologists, Weed
Committees???
► BC Rangeland Seeding Manual
► Launch: March 2014
► Seeding rate calculator
Seeding Interactive Database (SiD)
Screen shots of the users flow through the
manual/web tool and species summaries
Already have the first
“sprint”!!
Questions??