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Less stability under AgriStability: KAP

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“I’m going to predict today AgriStability will be losing support and subscriptions from farmers because it really has got to be questionable if you’ll ever see a payment,” Doug Chorney said Sept. 14 following the conclusion of the federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers’ meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says governments will support farmers
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A new era for business risk management

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Farm leaders expected the drop in AgriStability reference margins announced at last week’s federal-provincial agriculture ministers’ meeting, but the fine print was another matter. Not only is the AgriStability trigger being increased from a 15 per cent to a 30 per cent drop in the farmer’s reference margin, there is a sleeper clause that apparently
Livestock, News, Other livestock

Electric fencing tips to keep your goats from roaming

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Expert recommends five strands of heavy-gauge, high-tensile wire with proper 
grounding for containing a herd of climbers, leapers and stubborn old billies

Good goats love to roam and you need a fence that’s up to the job. Characteristics that make goats effective at grazing rough pastures — such as aggressive feeding habits and the ability to stand on their hind legs — also means they like to explore new areas and will jump and climb and otherwise
Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Livestock, News, Weather

U.S. drought heading from croplands to the meat counter

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The worst drought to hit U.S. cropland in more than half a century could soon leave Americans reaching deeper into their pockets to fund a luxury that people in few other countries enjoy: affordable meat. Drought-decimated fields have pushed grain prices sky high, and the rising feed costs have prompted some livestock producers to liquidate
Crops, News

France putting brakes on biofuel push

paris / reuters / French President Francois Hollande wants “a pause in the development of biofuels” and creation of strategic food stocks. The move is in response to the third global food price spike in four years, this time sparked by the worst U.S. drought in over half a century and persistent dry conditions in
Crops, News

Dow agrees to safeguards for new crops, 2,4-D weed killer combo

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Reuters / A U.S. farmer group said Sept. 11 it is dropping its opposition to efforts by Dow AgroSciences to roll out a new biotech crop system in exchange for a series of commitments by Dow, including help investigating any accidental crop damage. The deal calls for “several new safeguards” from Dow AgroSciences related to
Cereals, Crops, International news, News

Dry Australia cuts wheat forecast

sydney / reuters / Australia has cut its forecast for wheat production in the 2012-13 crop-marketing year by about seven per cent from its previous forecast to 22.5 million tonnes. And it’s warning yields may fall further if rains don’t arrive soon in some areas. Australia had a record 29.5-million-tonne wheat harvest last year, but
Livestock, News, Other livestock

Minto goat dairy hit by brazen theft

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Owner seeks public’s help in locating 48, all-white, weanling Saanen does stolen in July This time, nobody is pointing the finger at coyotes. Sometime between July 14 and 22, 48 white Saanen kids out of a herd of 600 owned by Oak Island Acres goat dairy in Minto went missing in what owner Diane Rourke
Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

Some weeds are toxic for horses

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In natural settings, horses develop selective grazing habits, seeking out healthy grasses and forages and avoiding those that are harmful. Relatively few plants are poisonous to horses and, fortunately, horses tend to avoid eating these because of their low palatability. Horses with an abundant supply of quality pasture or hay avoid temptation to select harmful

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