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Develop strategies to reduce feed waste

By NDSU Release January 24, 2012

Hay loss and feed waste are inevitable components of most beef production systems. “However, understanding the sources of hay loss from storage and feeding, as well as the impacts of restricting access to hay, can allow producers to develop strategies to optimize feed utilization on their operations,” says Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University Extension

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Other livestock

Making hay for a living means adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

By Daniel Winters January 25, 2012

Growing hay for export to finicky horse owners and demanding dairy producers requires a special level of knowledge and skill — and a little luck, too, especially when the hay is flat on the ground and rain clouds loom. Dan Jorsvick, who grows forages on 2,000 acres in the foothills of Alberta where the rainfall

Livestock

Corral water after in-field feeding

By Shannon VanRaes January 17, 2012

In-field winter feeding can save time and money, while fostering healthy crop and forage growth, according to Jeff Schoenau of the University of Saskatchewan. Schoenau and colleagues at the university’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources conducted a three-year study following the effects of in-field winter feeding on animal and pasture health, as well as on

Country Crossroads, News

Councils survey the cost for missing markers

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2012

Rural municipalities would like to know who is messing with their survey markers. A recent Association of Manitoba Municipalities resolution calls on the province to amend legislation so local governments can keep tabs on the markers. Currently, if survey monuments are disturbed or missing due to construction or oilfield work, the municipalities have no way

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News

Ranchers not fooled by rainy cycle

By Lorraine Stevenson January 13, 2012

One Interlake farm family is developing a rubber management strategy — one that bounces back in wet times or dry — for dealing with weather extremes. Don Green even joked about the new “Interlake cowboy boot,” made of rubber of course, as he shared his approach to dealing with the wet cycle of the past

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Experts cautiously bullish on prospects for Canadian cattle producers

By Shannon VanRaes January 12, 2012

The future holds both opportunities and risks for Canadian cattle producers. “In this economic environment, for those who are flexible and willing to look around the corner in their decision-making… there will be opportunities,” U.S. beef market expert Jim Robb told ranchers attending the Manitoba Forage Council’s recent grazing school in Winnipeg. Overseas demand, particularly

Livestock, News

Corral water after in-field feeding

By Shannon VanRaes January 5, 2012

In-field winter feeding can save time and money, while fostering healthy crop and forage growth, according to Jeff Schoenau of the University of Saskatchewan. Schoenau and colleagues at the university’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources conducted a three-year study following the effects of in-field winter feeding on animal and pasture health, as well as on

News, Oilseeds

China Tops Canada As Top U.S. Farm Export Market

November 17, 2011

brief washington /reuters China, the world s largest importer of cotton and soybeans, has topped Canada to become the No. 1 market for U.S. farm exports for the first time, the Agriculture Department said Nov. 10. U.S. exporters sold $20 billion in agricultural products to China during the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30,

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

New Fund Supports Agricultural Innovation

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2011

The federal government has announced a $50-million Agricultural Innovat ion Program (AIP) which will boost the development and commercialization of innovative new products, technologies and processes in the agricultural sector. The Agricultural Innovation Program, announced in Budget 2011 as part of the Next Phase of Canada s Economic Action Plan, will support industry-led science and

Crops

Fall Tillage: Downsides Outweigh The Positives

November 10, 2011

Canola Council of Canada Growers have made great strides in advancing no-tillage and conservation-tillage practices. General benefits include reduced fuel use, reduced soil erosion, higher soil moisture reserves (which are welcome most years), and a general increase in profitability. Any return to tillage, even if only one field or across the whole farm for only

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally after screwworm scare

Agriculture Minister hosts agriculture leaders, launches policy framework talks

Tag Archives Land management

Develop strategies to reduce feed waste

Making hay for a living means adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

Corral water after in-field feeding

Councils survey the cost for missing markers

Ranchers not fooled by rainy cycle

Corral water after in-field feeding

China Tops Canada As Top U.S. Farm Export Market

New Fund Supports Agricultural Innovation

Fall Tillage: Downsides Outweigh The Positives

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