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‘… there are many thousands of kilometres of road ditches mowed every year and the mowing is often paid for by taxpayers. Those thousands of kilometres of mowing add up to thousands of acres of forage that is chopped and left in the ditches.’
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Time to stop wasting ditch grass

Publicly funded forage could be one small step toward climate resiliency

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It is time for Alberta and perhaps the rest of the Prairies to start thinking outside the box and recognize we may have to start doing things differently. We can start with a new approach to emergency cattle feed supplies. For the past three years, a feed crisis has risen in the Prairies, affecting many
DLF unveiled a new “corporate visual identity” in September 2022. (DLF video screengrab via YouTube)
Crops

DLF Pickseed to shed ‘Pickseed’

Danish firm streamlines North American brand

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A historic Canadian name in the forage seed business is about to end its run, as its owner tightens up its branding in North America. Danish forage and turf seed firm DLF announced Oct. 6 it has “unified its brand and business” under that name, dropping the “DLF Pickseed” moniker it had used in North
First cut teff hay from July 15, 2021, right: second cut teff hay from Sept. 28, 2021.
Crops, News

African forage grass shows early promise

Trials look at warm-weather grass as a potential forage source for Manitoba

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Researchers in Manitoba are exploring the prospects of a forage grass from Africa called teff. Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a warm-season annual grass that originates in northeast Africa, where it is grown for grain and forage production. As a forage, the crop is notable for its high protein content and palatability, as well as its
Screengrab from a DSV promotional video. (DSV-seeds.com)
Crops, Forages

German seed company buys Prairie forage seed firm

DSV to take up full control of Northstar Seed

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A Prairie company producing and selling forage, turf and grass seed for international and domestic markets is set to be an early foothold for a German seed firm in North America. DSV (Deutsche Saatveredelung) announced last week it has reached a deal in early April to buy up all shares of Northstar Seed, which is
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Crops

Young grasshoppers’ patience rewarded

Producers are in their sprayer cabs again, this time after grasshoppers

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Manitoba’s weather has been good for grasshoppers in the last three years, and now some fields are paying the price. “Right now, there’s pockets in the province that do have some very high levels of grasshoppers,” provincial entomologist John Gavloski said. “There’s quite a bit of edge spraying going on where people are trying to
Plenty of good quality hay predicted for EastMan
Forages, Local news

Plenty of good quality hay predicted for EastMan

Forage and grassland conditions for Western/Central Manitoba and Eastern/Interlake as of June 6 and June 7

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Western/Central areas continue to see some very good growth. Over the past 7 days RFV’s were trending down at approx. 5 pts./day. With today’s results we see a slight upwards movement in RFV’s. Hay Day for the Eastern area is predicted to be June 10th. With a lot of cutting happening due to the crop
MBFI research co-ordinator Kristelle Harper stands in front of the herd at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Johnson Research Farm.
Forages, Livestock

Putting spurge on the menu for research — and cattle

With an incoming learning centre and research ranging from rodent control to grazing systems and leafy spurge, 2017 looks to be busy for Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives

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Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) is ramping up for 2017. Preparations are underway for a long list of projects at the collaborative’s three test farms outside of Brandon. “Some of them are continuing projects from last year,” said MBFI president Ramona Blyth. “Research is never just done in one year, so there’s the carry-over

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