Wet Stored Grain Will Deteriorate Rapidly In Spring

The storability of grain depends on grain quality, moisture content and temperature. Grain moisture content must decrease as grain temperature increases to store grain safely, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service grain-drying expert. The allowable storage time for 22 per cent moisture corn is about 190 days at 1C (30F), 60 days

Pork, The Food Of Love

Holy simmering succotash! Could pork be the new Viagra? Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez made international headlines recently when she suggested putting pork on your fork leads to more than yummy in your tummy. “I’ve just been told something I didn’t know; that eating pork improves your sex life … I’d say it’s a lot nicer


Beleaguered Brit Pork Producers Fight Back

As our industry looks at how to respond to the decline in its competitive position, it might be worth studying what happened in the U. K. 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.

Monitoring Key To Safe Grain Storage

“If you had a bucketful of money, you’d be out checking on it every day” – DAVE CROMPTON, OPI SYSTEMS PRESIDENT It’s often been said that grain in the bin is like money in the bank. But that old analogy may not be a good one. Grain in storage is much less secure, even in


Fertilizer And Cattle Do Not Mix

Veterinarians have received reports of cattle fertilizer poisoning this spring. “With the number of cattle out in pasture and the poor condition of many fences, plus everyone rushing to try to get the crop planted in a very late planting season, these accidental poisonings can and do occur,” says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University