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Strong demand for direct-marketed, grass-fed beef

By Daniel Winters February 11, 2014

It takes longer and costs more to produce grass-finished beef, but Jim Lintott’s customers are willing to pay the asking price. The key is quality, which he describes as job No. 1. “I’ve almost never had a consumer tell me, Jim, your rib-eye steak at $17.99 a pound — twice what it’s worth at Safeway[...]

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Bison do double duty on organic farm 

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2013

Unlike many organic farmers, John Finnie isn’t always scrambling for manure — he has 150 helpers in that task. His herd of Plains bison are a perfect fit on his 1,000-acre certified organic operation near Kenton, northwest of Brandon, he says. “I like to look at them as being a very large piece of machinery,” said Finnie,[...]

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Bale grazing may require rethink, say researchers 

By Daniel Winters August 21, 2012

Winter feeding cattle on pasture has long been pitched to ranchers as one of the best things they can do to help the environment and their own bottom line. But new research on the Pipestone Creek watershed in Saskatchewan shows that it may not be as green as earlier suggested. “It’s controversial only because you have to[...]

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Turning Straw Into Gold

By Daniel Winters November 26, 2009

“Right now, we’ve been on the stockpiled grass of our home section for the last two weeks. So, it’s basically saved me $10 grand for spending six.” – TOD WALLACE, MAFRI Everyone socks away enough hay to get cattle through the winter. But how many stockpile a bit of extra grass with the goal of[...]

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GMO proliferation an existential threat  to organic farmers 

By Daniel Winters March 29, 2012

Sourcing organic alfalfa seed has become more complicated since the commercial release of genetically modified alfalfa in the U.S., the executive director of the Canadian Organic Trade Association says.  Although it is not yet grown commercially in Canada, the herbicide-tolerant forage crop was given a green light by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in 2005[...]

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Rains Greening Up Pastures Around The Province

By Daniel Winters May 13, 2010

“We were very dry, and the pastures were looking poor, but this rain seems to have helped.” – JANE THORNTON Aweek of rain has led to localized flooding in some parts, but the moisture has helped to get pastures off to a good start around the province. “The moisture was very welcome, in some places,”[...]

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Other livestock

Making hay for a living means  adapting when the sun doesn’t shine 

By Daniel Winters January 25, 2012

Growing hay for export to finicky horse owners and demanding dairy producers requires a special level of knowledge and skill — and a little luck, too, especially when the hay is flat on the ground and rain clouds loom. Dan Jorsvick, who grows forages on 2,000 acres in the foothills of Alberta where the rainfall[...]

Crops, Forages

Properly Done, Organic Grain Is A Money-Maker

By Daniel Winters February 10, 2011

Narrow rows, early seeding, and heavier seeding rates are just some of the strategies organic farmer Ian Cushon uses to fight weeds on his 3,600-acre organic farm on the fringes of the black soil zone near Oxbow, Sask.“In terms of weed management and crop competition, seeding equipment I think is the most important equipment on[...]

Crops, Forages

No-Tillers Tap Benefits Of Underground Livestock

By Daniel Winters February 17, 2011

North Dakota grain farmer Glenn Bauer is reaping the benefits of “livestock” in his operation – but you’d need a microscope to see most of them.“We don’t have any cows, but we’ve got a lot of livestock that we try to feed below the surface,” Bauer said during a panel presentation on no-till soil biology[...]

Forages, Livestock

One-Man Silage Rig Helps Beat The Deluge

By Daniel Winters December 2, 2010

What do you do when it’s the end of June and the first cut is ready, but there’s rain in the forecast?The answer, generally, is silage. The problem is a silaging operation typically requires at least three people operating three machines – unless you have a self-loading silage wagon.Don Green, who runs a 1,000- head[...]

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Strong demand for direct-marketed, grass-fed beef

Bison do double duty on organic farm

Bale grazing may require rethink, say researchers

Turning Straw Into Gold

GMO proliferation an existential threat  to organic farmers

Rains Greening Up Pastures Around The Province

Making hay for a living means  adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

Properly Done, Organic Grain Is A Money-Maker

No-Tillers Tap Benefits Of Underground Livestock

One-Man Silage Rig Helps Beat The Deluge

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