Ammoniating poor-quality feed is an old technique that producers may want to keep in their tool box
Here are some things to bear in mind when using bales to extend the grazing season
Determining the nutrient content of forages and other feeds through laboratory analysis is the best way to design a nutrition program that meets livestock requirements
After two years of running very lean, Manitoba’s feed supply is back from the brink
FORAGE Hay yields are up compared to last year, but many areas are still a long way from ‘good’
Manitoba is seeing its best hay year in two years, but given how dismal yields were in 2018 and 2019, that’s a low bar. Poor growing conditions both last year and the year before had pastures fall short of production, hay yields in areas dropping to half or less of normal and dugouts drying. Producers
Province now taking requests for permits
Yields are average at best, which is worrying for a sector with exhausted feed stocks and stressed pastures
The first hay fields are being cut and producers in the west are looking at some of their first good hay stands in several years, although the eastern part of the province is less cheery.
The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association is looking for farmers to submit samples as the Green Gold alfalfa quality program enters its 25th year
'Essential' commodities allowed at normal axle weights on more roads
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