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The Day farm on the Eastern Canadian Prairies is an example of development of a system able to cope with extremes of climate and particular soils yet sustainable and profitable. The Days have embraced technology such as no-till and genetically modified crops to maintain their system. Other strategies include having a range of crops, maximizing resources such as soil moisture and minimizing inputs where possible.
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See Glossary for botanical names.
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Genetically modified.
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Herbicides may be grouped according to ‘site of action’ (common in North America and numbered) or ‘mode of action’ (common in Australia using letters). See Glossary for more information.
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Day, S. (2011). A Study in the Development of a Farm System on the Canadian Prairies. In: Tow, P., Cooper, I., Partridge, I., Birch, C. (eds) Rainfed Farming Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9132-2_31
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