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Southwest cattle herds shrivel in prolonged drought

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The water in Allan Downey’s cavernous dugout should be 10 feet over his head. Instead, it’s just a small pool at his feet. It’s not nearly enough to get his cattle through the coming winter. What Downey prays for is an old-fashioned winter with six-foot snowdrifts and adequate spring run-off to recharge the dugout and
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Publicity stunt or junk science?

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The press release from the University of Manitoba’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment last week spoke volumes. Unfortunately, it said very little about science. It said a lot about sensationalism and just how politicized science has become. “WHEN IT COMES TO FEEDING COWS, GRASS IS NOT GREENER – GRAIN IS,” the boldface, capitalized
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Heart-smart diets receive berry good news

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“The take-home message for the consumer would be, eat your fruits and vegetables.” – WILHELMINA KALT, AAFC If the latest cholesterol-lowering medication turns out to be blueberries, you can thank a pig. Feeding blueberries to pigs can lower their cholesterol levels by up to 15 per cent, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have found. And
Beef cattle, Livestock

Study measures methane in belching

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“What we want to find out is, what is the safe level of corn to supplement without having to compromise the productivity of the cow, and what happens to methane.” – ERMI AS KEBREAB Less methane is belched into the atmosphere by grain-fed cattle, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to lower greenhouse gas reduction. A
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Grains outlook muted by bearish economy

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Oct. 17 lower, as steep declines in Chicago futures markets and the continued instability in financial markets pressured prices down.
Cereals, Crops, News

Crop Report – for Oct. 23, 2008

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Report for Oct. 20, 2008 Southwest Average yields and grades are as follows: Wheat yielded 40 to 50 bu/ac; 75% graded 2CW. Barley yielded 75-90 bu/ac; about 20% is malt quality. Oats averaged 90-100 bu/ ac and all grading 2 or 3CW. Canola averaged 40-45 bu/ac grades of #1CAN. Flax averaged 25-30 bu/ac and #1CAN.
Crops, Forages, News

Producer can’t get crop insurance on native hay

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In a good year, Jim Baker can get 1,400 or more round bales of native hay from his land up at Gypsumville in the northern Interlake. But this wasn’t a good year. In fact, it was a disaster. “Not a bale,” is the way Baker describes his native hay crop after unusually heavy summer rains
Crops, Forages, Livestock, News

Native Hay / from page 1

“The option should be there for a person who’s treating it as a crop.” – Jim Baker leases another four quarters of privately owned land. You can still get crop insurance on native hay from MASC – the coverage this year is $50 a tonne – but only if you have livestock. And Baker doesn’t.
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Oilseed outlooks ratchet down

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Oct. 9 mixed, as markets continued to react to global financial instability. Canola edged higher, ignoring weakness in the Chicago
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High-moisture corn has advantages, disadvantages

“If you were planning to use the corn as livestock feed, highmoisture storage may be an option worth checking out.” High-moisture corn offers many advantages for producers who feed beef or dairy cattle, according to a North Dakota State University livestock expert. “However, successfully using high-moisture corn requires attention to storage conditions, feeding management and

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