{"id":12701,"date":"2022-12-21T19:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alus.ca\/?post_type=alus_news_and_events&#038;p=12701"},"modified":"2024-09-26T16:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:39:44","slug":"les-fermes-speedwell-agriculture-familiale-et-paturage-ameliore-en-alberta","status":"publish","type":"alus_news_and_events","link":"https:\/\/alus.ca\/fr\/nouvelles\/les-fermes-speedwell-agriculture-familiale-et-paturage-ameliore-en-alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Les fermes Speedwell\u202f: Agriculture familiale et p\u00e2turage am\u00e9lior\u00e9 en Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbsection\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbrow\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">Stephen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\"> Smith<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\"> et sa femme Helena <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">ont introduit l&rsquo;agriculture durable et les techniques de p\u00e2turage am\u00e9lior\u00e9es <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">sur leur ferme<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">il y a des ann\u00e9es <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">et continuent de le faire <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">avec le soutien du <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">programme <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alus.ca\/fr\/grazing-forward\/\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW156186176 BCX9\">Grazing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW156186176 BCX9\">Forward<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156186176 BCX9\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/alus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Steve-Smith-Participant-Profile-Nov-2022-family.png\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbSteve Smith Participant Profile Nov 2022 family\u00a0\u00bb admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbImage\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73612490 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73612490 BCX9\">Stephen Smith (en haut \u00e0 gauche) et sa famille.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137899581 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">En 1906, l&rsquo;arri\u00e8re-grand-p\u00e8re <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">de <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">Stephen a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">quitt\u00e9 Denver<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">, dans le <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">Colorado, en parcourant \u00e0 cheval plus de mille kilom\u00e8tres <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">\u00e0 travers le<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\"> Nord-Ouest am\u00e9ricain. Il savait qu&rsquo;il avait trouv\u00e9 l&rsquo;endroit id\u00e9al pour <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">installer la ferme familiale lorsqu&rsquo;il a vu le paysage nich\u00e9 entre les <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">vastes plaines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\"> des prairies<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">et les <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">ollines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\"> environnantes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">. Mais cela <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">n&rsquo;a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">facile. Les arri\u00e8re-grands-parents et les grands-parents de Stephen ont d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 des d\u00e9fis majeurs alors qu&rsquo;ils vivaient et travaillaient <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">\u00e0 la ferme. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">Peu apr\u00e8s la guerre, son grand-p\u00e8re est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9, mais la grand-m\u00e8re de Stephen a pers\u00e9v\u00e9r\u00e9, \u00e9levant seule <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">cinq enfants. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137899581 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">Malgr\u00e9 les difficult\u00e9s, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">cette terre a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\"> soutenu <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">a famille et l&rsquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">aid\u00e9e \u00e0 prosp\u00e9rer pendant <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">plus de cent ans<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204563746 BCX9\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW204563746 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW137899581 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">C\u2019est ainsi que <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Stephen Smith et sa famille sont la troisi\u00e8me g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u00e0 exploiter <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Speedwell<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Farms<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">, une ferme de pr\u00e8s de 700<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">hectares situ\u00e9e dans <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">la vall\u00e9e de <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Ghost<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> Pine Creek<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> dans <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">le<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">comt\u00e9 de Red <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Deer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> Stephen <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">s\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">est <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">joint au programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> ALUS<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">en<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> 2015, d\u2019abord<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">comme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> participant<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> et <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">membre du <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">comit\u00e9 consultatif du partenariat (CCP)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Depuis quelques ann\u00e9es<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">, il <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">agit aussi en tant qu\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">agent de liaison avec les <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">agriculteurs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> Son tout <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">premier projet ALUS \u00e9tait une zone humide restaur\u00e9e. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Aujourd&rsquo;hui<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> il <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">contribue activement au programme <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Grazing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201318712 BCX9\">Forward<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\"> en <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">pratiquant le <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">p\u00e2turage adaptatif <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">\u00e0 enclos multiples<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201318712 BCX9\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW201318712 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u202fUne tornade majeure, trois ann\u00e9es de s\u00e9cheresse, un effondrement du march\u00e9 et la fermeture de la fronti\u00e8re\u2026\u00a0Avec la ferme sous assistance respiratoire, nous avons d\u00fb r\u00e9\u00e9valuer nos objectifs et nos r\u00eaves. Nous avons chang\u00e9 notre orientation pour renforcer ce que nous avions\u202f\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> &#8211; Stephen Smith<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lorsque Stephen a repris la ferme, elle \u00e9tait principalement ax\u00e9e sur les c\u00e9r\u00e9ales. Mais avec la machinerie d&rsquo;aujourd&rsquo;hui, cela n&rsquo;aurait pas \u00e9t\u00e9 viable sans beaucoup de drainage ou de d\u00e9frichage. Il a donc opt\u00e9 pour l&rsquo;\u00e9levage de bovins, avec une petite culture annuelle en alternance.\u00a0 \u00c0 l&rsquo;heure actuelle, son troupeau compte environ 200\u202ft\u00eates, et la taille totale de l&rsquo;exploitation est de pr\u00e8s de 700\u202fhectares, dont 200\u202facres de cultures annuelles.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">Stephen et Helena sont des innovateurs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> qui <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">s&rsquo;int\u00e9ressent \u00e0 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">la conservation des <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">milieux<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> humides <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">depuis qu&rsquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">ils ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 travailler avec le programme <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">Off the Creek du<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> comt\u00e9 de Red <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW128847406 BCX9\">Deer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> au d\u00e9bu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">t des ann\u00e9es<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">2010. Quelques ann\u00e9es plus tard, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">en 2015, le <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">programme ALUS a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l&rsquo;expertise fournie par ALUS, ils ont <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">pu <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">identifier les zones marginales sur <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128847406 BCX9\">Speedwell<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW128847406 BCX9\">Farms<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">et <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">entreprendre<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> leur premier projet ALUS<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">la cr\u00e9ation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\">d\u2019un milieu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128847406 BCX9\"> humide.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW128847406 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/alus.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Ecosystems-servies-Sign-ParklandSmith.png\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbEcosystems servies Sign ParklandSmith\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Un plan de p\u00e2turage peut \u00eatre simple sur un terrain plat et r\u00e9gulier. Toutefois, la ferme de Stephen a une topographie unique. Son projet a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 une conception complexe de p\u00e2turages cl\u00f4tur\u00e9s crois\u00e9s afin de diminuer le temps o\u00f9 le b\u00e9tail est pr\u00e9sent sur une parcelle et ainsi augmenter le temps de repos de celle-ci.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> De plus, ces cl\u00f4tures prot\u00e8gent la for\u00eat, les zones mar\u00e9cageuses et les talus pr\u00e9sentant un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 d&rsquo;\u00e9rosion. Cela peut aussi permettre de s\u00e9parer les esp\u00e8ces cultiv\u00e9es des plantes indig\u00e8nes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son syst\u00e8me d&rsquo;abreuvement alternatif sous pression, Stephen peut d\u00e9sormais pomper l&rsquo;eau vers les enclos situ\u00e9s au-del\u00e0 du milieu humide, am\u00e9liorant ainsi la sant\u00e9 du sol et la biodiversit\u00e9 des plantes dans les p\u00e2turages. Des cl\u00f4tures suppl\u00e9mentaires peuvent \u00e9galement \u00eatre ajout\u00e9es pour diviser les esp\u00e8ces de plantes, r\u00e9duire le temps de p\u00e2turage, allonger le temps de repos et augmenter le volume d\u2019herbe et de r\u00e9sidus organiques laiss\u00e9s pour la production de services \u00e9cologiques<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Par ces pratiques, les agriculteurs contribuent \u00e0 pr\u00e9server la biodiversit\u00e9, \u00e0 filtrer l&rsquo;eau et \u00e0 s\u00e9questrer le carbone et les nutriments dans le sol.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ces interventions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7ues \u00e0 partir de la relation de Stephen avec sa terre et des connaissances acquises depuis des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations. La strat\u00e9gie adaptative utilis\u00e9e ici permet \u00e0 la fois d\u2019accro\u00eetre la productivit\u00e9 globale et de maximiser la quantit\u00e9 de carbone captur\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;]<\/p>\n<h4><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u202f<\/span><\/i><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ALUS a permis de r\u00e9aliser la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape de la protection des zones sensibles. Maintenant, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 Grazing Forward, nous avons la possibilit\u00e9 de pomper l&rsquo;eau du lac sur une pente raide de 150\u202fpieds jusqu&rsquo;aux enclos. Cela permet de fragmenter davantage les enclos, de maintenir les nutriments sur le parcours, loin des zones humides, et donc de produire encore plus de services \u00e9cosyst\u00e9miques, incluant la capture du carbone.\u202f\u00bb &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stephen Smith<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.19.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">La famille est particuli\u00e8rement importante pour les Smith. Stephen se rem\u00e9more le temps qu&rsquo;il passait avec sa grand-m\u00e8re lorsqu&rsquo;il \u00e9tait enfant, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement avec une tasse de th\u00e9 bien chaude. Il se souvient que sa grand-m\u00e8re disait qu&rsquo;en ville, on devait souvent renoncer \u00e0 beaucoup de choses, mais qu&rsquo;\u00e0 la ferme, \u00ab\u202fon a toujours de la nourriture sur la table, du bois pour le feu et un toit sur la t\u00eate\u202f\u00bb. Elle a d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 d&rsquo;innombrables d\u00e9fis pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille, mais elle a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnaissante envers la ferme.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Aujourd\u2019hui, alors que la nouvelle infrastructure est en place, Stephen peut se concentrer sur le flux du b\u00e9tail, le calendrier de p\u00e2turage, les ajustements m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques et l&rsquo;entretien de la cl\u00f4ture et du syst\u00e8me d&rsquo;abreuvement alternatif. De bien des fa\u00e7ons, Stephen a honor\u00e9 le travail ardu de ses arri\u00e8re-grands-parents et de ses grands-parents en produisant des services \u00e9cosyst\u00e9miques vitaux pour les collectivit\u00e9s environnantes et en s&rsquo;assurant que la ferme sera en mesure de soutenir les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations \u00e0 venir.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\" style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alus.ca\/fr\/collectivite_alus\/alus-red-deer-county\/?swcfpc=1\" style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">ALUS &#8211; Red Deer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12686,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[216,204,181,201,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12701","alus_news_and_events","type-alus_news_and_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-habitat-fr","category-paturage","category-portrait-de-participant","category-qualite-de-leau","category-red-deer-county-fr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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