Fodder Archives - Page 34 of 75 - Manitoba Co-operator

Using DDGS Effectively To Reduce Feed Costs

By Bernie Peet October 6, 2011

Over the last decade, the availability of dried distillers grains with solubles, or DDGS, has increased rapidly, while the price of cereal grains has escalated. This is forcing the livestock industry to take a hard look at how to utilize the byproducts of industrial processes that use not only grains, but also oilseeds and pulses.

News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer

By Carey Gillam September 29, 2011

Monsanto Co. , the world s largest seed company, has prevailed in another lawsuit against a U.S. farmer, earning a ruling from a Federal Appeals Court that protects Monsanto s interests even when its patented seeds are sold in a mix of undifferentiated commodity seeds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Keep Testing Suspicious Cattle For Bse, Cfia Urges

By Alex Binkley September 29, 2011

Cattle producers shouldn t let their guard down when it comes to testing for BSE just because the number of confirmed cases has dropped to less than a trickle, says a senior veterinarian at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Bachir Djillali, staff veterinarian for disease control, says it s still possible that a few more

Crops, Forages, News

Arkansas Hay Farmers Offered $100 Per Bale

By Suzi Parker September 22, 2011

Cooler weather has arrived in Arkansas but a severe drought lingers, signalling bad news for the state s hay and cattle producers. The Climate Prediction Center recently issued a three-month outlook that showed drought persisting or worsening into eastern Arkansas, meaning that areas that were flooded in the spring now could face drought conditions. Cattle

News, Oilseeds

Pioneer Plans To Raise Corn, Soy Seed Prices

By Ernest Scheyder September 22, 2011

Pioneer s seed unit plans to raise prices in the mid-single- digit range next year as it takes U.S. corn and soybean market share from Monsanto and other rivals. The price increase would be in line with a similar move the company undertook for the 2011 North American planting season and comes as corn prices

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 22, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture September 22, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Most of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas. Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Hay, Straw Prices Variable This Fall

By Daniel Winters September 22, 2011

Hay and straw may be abundant or short this fall depending on the area, and how much it will sell for is anybody s guess. Glenn Friesen, a MAFRI business development specialist based in Carman, said that al though haymaking is still in progress in many areas, yields so far are above average on higher

Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds, Other livestock

Canola Meal Levels Can Be Increased In Weaned Pig Diets

By Bernie Peet September 22, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. With the current high feed prices, hog producers are continually looking for ways to cut costs without compromising pig performance. Nowhere is this more true than

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

By Nigel Hunt September 15, 2011

Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according

Crops, Oilseeds

Combine Adjustment Tips

By Allan Dawson September 15, 2011

Combining faster cuts harvesting costs, but can also result in higher grain loses, says Les Hill, manager of agricultural technical services at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Humboldt, Sask. We know it s all balance, Hill said Sept. 9 during a webinar for the Canola Council of Canada on maximizing canola harvesting. When

Daily Network News

Pulse weekly: USDA to buy US$75 million in pulses as part of support package

India and Canada to begin free trade talks during Carney’s visit, minister says

Strong grain shipments by rail offset freight losses in 2025

Tag Archives Fodder