98 Ranch

5000 acresPO Box 59, Lake Alma, Saskatchewan, S0C 1M0Christine Peters and Ross Macdonald

Regenerative agriculture represents the interaction and facilitation of the soil, plant, animal and ultimately human health

Products

  • Grassfed Beef
  • Eggs
  • Forage developed bulls as part of Pharo Cattle Co. Network

Regenerative Practices

  • Minimize soil disturbance
    • Permanent grassland 
      A parcel of land composed primarily of herbaceous grasses, including perennials and native plant species, which can be used for grazing, forage, or biomass production.
  • Keep the soil covered and maintain living roots year-round
    • Protect and enhance biodiversity
      • Habitat conservation/creation/restoration 
        The conservation, creation, and restoration of ecosystems to improve habitat value for wildlife. forests, prairies, riparian areas, or wetlands can be restored along farmland.
    • Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
      • Maintain living roots year-round (agroforestry and perennials)
        • Riparian buffers 
          Mixed woody and non-woody species planted along the edges of bodies of water (streams, rivers, lakes, or ponds).
        • Native perennial vegetation conservation 
          The conservation of existing—or reintroduction of—native perennial vegetation, those that occur naturally in a region in which it evolved. it includes grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, and coastal habitats.
      • Improve water cycles
        • Water conservation 
          The optimized use of water for crops and trees, or strict water use during critical periods of crop stages.
        • Wetland restoration 
          Reestablishing the natural hydrology, vegetation, and ecological function of a wetland area that has been drained, degraded, or altered.
      • Optimize input use
        • Manure 
          Manure (also known as livestock manure) is a type of soil amendment rich in nitrogen that integrates soil organic matter back into the soil and feeds the soil food web.
        • Minimal to no use of synthetic pesticides 
          Any product, device, organism, substance or thing that is manufactured, represented, sold or used as a means for directly or indirectly controlling, preventing, destroying, mitigating, attracting or repelling any pest (health canada, 2024).\r\nin canada, the most used pesticide active ingredient types are glyphosate, 2,4-d, glufosinate ammonium, and mcpa (all herbicides). then, there are also insecticides and fungicides such as chlorpyrifos, clothianidin, or chlorothalonil.
        • Minimal to no use of synthetic fertilizers 
          Fertilizers that are derived from synthetic sources. \r\nas plants extract nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur are the four most important nutrients) from the soil during every growing season, they must be replenished through fertilizers, manure, legume cover crops (through nitrogen fixing), and compost added to fields annually.
      • Integrate animals on the lands and ensure their welfare
        • Adaptive multi-paddock grazing 
          Adaptive multi-paddock (amp) grazing is a regenerative grazing system in which livestock are grazed in small paddocks and are moved frequently, resulting in short but intense grazing intervals. the system of multiple small paddocks means that cattle do not circle back to a pasture for a long period of time, allowing for long pasture recovery periods. the word “adaptive” in amp means adapting the duration of livestock on a pasture according to forage availability and the weather, all in the goal of avoiding overgrazing and overstocking.
        • Bale grazing 
          Feeding livestock by placing hay bales directly on pasture during fall or winter, allowing animals to graze in place while naturally distributing manure and nutrients.

      Observations

      • The native prairie grasslands we steward are diverse and managed for resilience
      • We have an array of wetland and upland areas that provide a diversity of habitat types for soil microbiology and plant diversity and wildlife habitat
      • We are involved in capturing songbird occurrence data and participate in species-at-risk stewardship programs

      Certifications

      • Grass-fed (Beretta Farms supplier)
      • Verified beef production plus (vbp+)

      How to buy

      • We supply to Beretta Farms and A&W Food Services Canada Inc. We also sell direct off the ranch
      Contact
      98ranch.ross@gmail.com306-447-4600
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