Highlights from a holistic management conference show that old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture.
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Past lessons have a role for farming futures
Old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture
Intercropping corn for better shoulder season grazing
Planting other forage species between the rows might offer better feed than corn grazing alone, but there are challenges
Planting other forage species between corn rows might offer better feed than corn grazing alone, but there are challenges to implementing the concept.
Mini corn piles dished up as winter cattle feed option
Farm lays out the value, and the wrinkles, of extended grazing mini corn piles
Mini corn piles show value as a cattle feed option for extended winter grazing, Edie Creek Angus says, although some issues, like minimizing spoilage, are still a work in progress.
Making corn stover grazing work for pregnant cows
Grazing high-moisture corn stover can work for pregnant cows, but management has to be right
Although high-moisture corn residue (or stover) can potentially extend winter grazing for pregnant cows, one researcher urges farmers to do their nutrition homework before experimenting with new forages.
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