Consistent monitoring, proper salt use and location are all key to ensure minerals and supplements are effective
Minerals and supplements are necessary tools in cattle production but how do you ensure the herd has what it needs while avoiding expensive waste? Animal nutrition expert D.J. Woodward says striking that balance means monitoring, proper rations and appropriate salt use. “Cattle have to consume minerals in order to have all of the health benefits[...]
Through large-scale surveys and analytical work, Brandon University hopes to shed more light on soybean diseases
With more soybeans appearing in more places around the province, Brandon University (BU) has set out to learn more about the potential roadblocks for growers. This summer the university, in partnership with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) and Manitoba Agriculture, will begin a three-year study to gain more knowledge of soybean diseases, in particular[...]
A new mobile tool created by a Canadian producer co-operative offers producers the ability to capture livestock data in the field with the device that is already in their pocket
A data-management platform from an Ontario producer co-operative is promising birth-to-sale traceability made easy. BIO, based in Elora, Ont., has designed three systems that work in conjunction with each other to offer mobile traceability from the birth of the calf to the sale of the final product. The future of the beef industry is data[...]
