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U.S. Fed Cattle Supply At Three-Year High

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The U.S. feedlot cattle supply on Dec. 1 was the largest for that date in three years as profitable cattle prices and poor pastures had producers rushing young cattle into feedlots rather than into breeding herds, analysts said Dec. 17. The U.S. Agriculture Department said there were 11.609 million cattle in feedlots on Dec. 1,
Country Crossroads

Counting The Birds‚ ‘Til Christmas (And Afterwards Too)

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Atatimeofyearmost arehuddledindoors, orflockingtoshopping malls,afewhardysouls setouteagerlytovisitthe fieldsandwoods. They split up into small teams early in the day, travelling by car to scan the back roads for their quarry. Gathering at day’s end, they talk excitedly about what they saw, lament over what they didn’t, and tally their findings. There’s food and laughter and fellowship too. They
Country Crossroads

Perfect Gift For A Shut-In

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Do you have someone on your Christmas list who cannot get out and about anymore, someone who is pretty much confined to the indoors? Such people, whether they are gardeners or not, will appreciate a gift which is not static, a gift that provides interest by constantly changing. Because the recipient of the gift may
Hogs, Livestock

Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

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Canada’s hog and equine sectors will have new codes of practice for the care and handling of both species in place by 2013 following reviews of the existing codes announced in mid- December. Codes of practice set out national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They promote sound management and welfare through
Crops

Phytotron Garners WGRF Support

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The University of Saskatchewan has received a $1-million investment from Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for the College of Agriculture and Bioresources’ Phytotron Renewal Project. The Phytotron is an indispensable tool in plant and soil science research and teaching in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. The controlled environment plant growth facility enables three full
News, Oilseeds

U OfA Survey Finds More Clubroot

Asurvey of 341 fields by the University of Alberta has found 66 new cases of clubroot in 2010. More than 500 Alberta fields are now infected with clubroot. Last year, Alberta found about 50 more fields with the crop disease. “Certainly it’s a disease that’s not going away,” Alberta oilseed specialist Murray Hartman said in
Livestock, Other livestock

Use Horse Sense When Winter Grazing

Many ranchers who stockpile grass or swaths to feed during the winter months have one great fear: deep, crusted snow that cows can’t punch through. In some areas, such as the northern Rocky Mountains, ranchers have tried driving a tractor or even dragging a field cultivator over the crusted snow to open it up. But
Hogs, Livestock

Clock Ticking On Open Sow Housing Decisions

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Awatershed in sow housing is coming to Manitoba in the next five years and pork producers are unprepared, says a University of Manitoba swine specialist. Many hog barns will soon have to retool their aging equipment, including gestation stalls, said Laurie Connor, who heads the University of Manitoba’s animal science department. Producers need to decide
Country Crossroads

Gather Up The Cones And Make A Wreath

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Nature walks supply us with healthy exercise and many craft materials. If you have a supply of pine cones, why not display them in a wreath? Working on your own or with young people, the cardboard base makes it much easier to assemble. Materials: An assortment of pine cones Glue gun 8-or 10-inch shaped wire
Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep &Goat Sales – for Dec. 16, 2010

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Interest and demand for sheep and goats remained high at the Dec. 2 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Bidding was even higher than in November for the 685 sheep and goats that moved through the sale. The demand for ewes was high. The younger ewes sold above the day’s price range, thus creating an upper

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