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Cattle at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives chow down on standing corn at the Brookdale research farm.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Making the most of corn grazing during a cold Manitoba winter

A late-December cold snap didn’t seem to set back corn-grazed cattle much

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Manitobans may feel like they’ve been living in a deep freeze, but some of the province’s cattle have weathered the cold among the cornstalks. That’s no small feat, as the last days of 2017 dropped to -35 C with wind chills approaching -50 C. Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) near Brookdale winters its animals
Manitoba’s new Crown land leasing system for grazing is getting a cautious endorsement from the province’s beef industry.

Forages, Livestock, Local news

Manitoba putting points system out to pasture

Producers will have to bid for forage and grazing Crown lands as of next fall rather than the current points-based system

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Manitobans will have to jump through different hoops to access Crown lands for haying or grazing this year. The province announced an end to the old points-based system in December, to be replaced by a tendering system similar to how cropped Crown lands were already leased. Changes will be in place for the next round
Yearlings and dry ewes graze on rotational perennials -- grass plants, legumes, and forbs -- at Menoken Farm, a demonstration farm just east of Bismarck, N.D.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Cover crops ‘essential’ to in-field grazing

Confined livestock do little to help build soil health

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Got cows? On your cropland? Jay Fuhrer certainly hopes so. The soil health specialist believes cropland and large ruminants are a natural fit. He advocates turning animals out of the barn and onto the land whenever possible. “Soils, plants and animals evolved together,” he told producers gathered in Winnipeg for the annual Dairy Farmers of
Corn grazing gets a moment in the spotlight during a Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives extended grazing tour.
Beef cattle, Livestock

MBFI tackles the ins and outs of winter pasturing

From swath grazing to corn grazing, geothermal wells to motion sensor water pumps, farmers got a taste of their extended grazing options earlier this month

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Beef producers should all consider some type of extended grazing, even if it only adds a few weeks to the season. That’s according to Manitoba Agriculture livestock extension Shawn Cabak, one of the speakers at the latest producer-focused workshop from Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives near Brookdale. Attendees took home the pros and cons of
(GullLakeSK.ca)
Forages, Livestock, Weather

Wildfire-damaged grazing areas up for Saskatchewan aid

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Saskatchewan’s provincial disaster assistance program (PDAP) will be opened up to cover southwestern grazing areas damaged by this fall’s wildfires. The province’s government relations minister, Larry Doke, on Wednesday announced producers who incurred wildfire damage on “tame and native lands” intended for grazing may now apply for assistance to get feed for affected livestock. Winds
Standing corn may be a viable way for Manitoba producers to extend their grazing season, but there are a few things 
to watch for.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Standing corn an option for extended beef grazing

An extended grazing season may be cheaper with standing corn, but there are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind

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If a cow is grazing, you don’t have to feed it. It’s a deceptively simple statement, and the basis for many cattle producers looking at extended grazing to cut costs. Farmers have looked at bale grazing, forage stockpiling and swath grazing, among others; but another grazing system has caught the interest of some beef producers,
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Weather

Hay shortage could make for difficult winter

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CNS Canada — Many cattle producers looking for local feed this winter might have a difficult time, according to a Saskatchewan provincial forage specialist. However, producers further north in the grey and black soil zones, and those in Alberta producing high-quality feed for export, saw near-record hay production. Terry Kowalchuk of Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina
Manitoba Agriculture livestock specialist Ray Bittner explains the remote solar watering system at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Brookdale site.
Livestock

Beyond the dugout: The making of a watering system

Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives is testing the waters on a solar-powered pump system 
in both continuous and rotational grazing

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Dugouts aren’t always ideal, and farmers who run rotational grazing or lack surface water are looking for options to get their herd a drink. For many, that means pipelines, although designing the details may quickly become complex. Will the system draw on nearby open water? Will it be piped from a yard site or pumped
Duane Kent of Beiseker, Alta., is 500 kilometres from both his herd near Biggar, Sask., and his solar-powered remote watering system. The producer has integrated cameras and internet controls to make up for the distance.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Watering cattle with solar power

Producers give solar-powered watering systems top marks despite their ups and downs

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It’s been five years since Doug Northam traded in his sloughs for solar, and the Rapid City producer gives his remote watering system glowing reviews. “Around here we don’t have any wells or anything, so the cows just drink out of the sloughs and when they dry back a bit they tend to be three
Brian Harper (l) gets down to ground level as a recent grazing workshop tours the high stock density grazing experiment on his land north of Brandon.
Beef cattle, Livestock

More bang for the buck noted with mob grazing experiment

The numbers are in and they look good after a three-year experiment measuring the impact of high stock density grazing north of Brandon

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A three-year mob grazing experiment near Bran­don is over, but the co-operating producer says he has no intention of going back to his old system. In fact, Brian Harper says he’s already planning how to build on the system and take even more advantage of the gains. “Next year, I plan to put even more

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