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Crops, Forages

CFA’s Hay West program up and running

Program website now online

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A revival of the “Hay West” initiative, aimed at shipping feed from Eastern Canada to supplement drought-dented supplies in the West, has gone live. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture on Friday announced its Hay West 2021 initiative is “now operational and seeking applicants to both receive and supply hay.” Applicants interested in either supplying or
Whether you spread out bales or group them in ‘pods,’ don’t worry about the residue left behind — it isn’t wasted.
Forages, Livestock

Bale grazing is having its moment in the (winter) sun

Here are some things to bear in mind when using bales to extend the grazing season

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Many producers have taken steps to extend their grazing period, and bale grazing is proving to be a popular choice. Bales can be purchased or grown on farm and placed strategically in cells or ‘bale pods.’ In some cases, cattle feed on bales directly where they are dropped from the baler, but in most situations, bales
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Crops

Hay shortage in Manitoba Interlake reaches tipping point

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MarketsFarm — A state of agricultural emergency has been declared in 12 municipalities, mostly in Manitoba’s Interlake region, due to chronically low hay yields. Drought and grasshoppers have hindered crops to the point that hay production is about 25 to 30 per cent of average. “We’ve moved cows out of pastures because the grasshoppers ate
An art instalment entitled Wheat Lookout has been created at the Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre as part of the annual Cool Gardens public exhibit.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Exhibit inspired by Brandon’s agricultural history

Two young architects from Spain earned a place in this year’s Cool Gardens public 
exhibit by connecting their art design to Brandon’s rich agricultural history

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Two Spanish architects are paying homage to Brandon’s agricultural history with a display at the Riverbank Discovery Centre. The project is part of the Winnipeg-based contemporary garden, public art and local landscape showcase dubbed Cool Gardens. It’s an annual event that, for the past four years, has attracted entrants from around the world and the
‘Bale as you combine,’ and the Virden Auction mart opens
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‘Bale as you combine,’ and the Virden Auction mart opens

Our History: June 1961

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The Welger combine-attached balers advertised in our June 1, 1961 issue were “proven under Canadian conditions” and would “fit most self-propelled combines and are making extra money for hundreds of enthusiastic growers.” The bales could go to the Stramit strawboard factory in former air force hangars in Carberry, which had its official opening the previous
horses on a pasture
Forages, Livestock

Big bales don’t cut it when it comes to horse hay

Horse industry buys more forage than any other livestock sector, but buyers have exacting criteria

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You could call horse hay buyers the ‘big-little’ customers in the forage business. They are big buyers, but they typically prefer little packages. “The horse industry purchases more forage than any other sector in agriculture,” said Les Burwash, manager of horse programs for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “I’m not saying we use more —
man standing beside hay-baling machinery
Crops, Forages

VIDEO: Quebec haymakers use homemade dryer to improve hay quality

The Normandins also modified a small hay baler to convert big square bales into small ones

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David Normandin and his brother Mathieu preferred driving tractors to milking cows and that’s why they make hay and not milk. The brothers, along with their father Luc and Luc’s partner’s daughter, Audrey Mailloux, operate Norfoin Inc., 57 km southeast of Montreal in the Montérégie region of la belle province. The operation had been a
Leanne MacKay standing beside potatoes she has growing in straw bales. photos: Joan Airey
Country Crossroads

Garden flourishes in recycled square bales

You’ve heard of bale grazing. How about bale gardening?

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Leanne and Ed MacKay have found a new use for old square bales. They’ve turned them into a garden. The couple lives and gardens near Lake Wahtopanah at Rivers, which first of all meant enclosing their garden area within a 12-foot-high fence to keep the deer from feasting on their produce. “When touring Winnipeg Conservatory

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