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Black soldier fly larvae a few days from processing size.
Farmit Manitoba

VIDEO: Lord of the flies: The promise of sustainable protein in fly larvae

Danish firm sees enormous potential in black soldier fly larvae for feed and oil

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A mass of writhing maggots feasting on decomposing organic matter isn’t the most appetizing mental image. In fact, for most people, the role of the fly in the circle of life is probably best not thought of while eating. But for one Danish firm, the black soldier fly belongs in the food system and is
File photo of a garbage dump at Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (Rlesyk/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Weather

Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Landfill gas protocols now launched; ag-related protocols soon to follow

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Reuters — Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects can generate tradeable credits by capturing gas from landfills. The government said protocols for four other sectors including agriculture and forest management are
Saskia Reutter shows a sample of pea cream.
Dairy cattle, Farmit Manitoba

‘Pea soup’ for cows

An inexpensive, nutritious byproduct of pea processing pleases the palates of 400 Grunthal dairy cows

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It smells like boiling carrots and kefir (fermented milk), says dairy farmer Saskia Reutter. It looks a heck of a lot like canned pea soup. This doesn’t bother her cows one bit. “They like it,” she said. ‘Pea cream’ is a soupy mix of yellow pea pulp and concentrated solubles left over from processing at
“It’s still debt, at the end of the day. It’s certainly not from a grant money standpoint. But it gave access to short-term cash.” – Wilco van Meiji, Farm Credit Canada
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Producers look for credit bridge

High feed needs, plus low feed supply, plus less than optimal cash flow means producers are looking for a financial boost to get them through to spring

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Winter pressure on already strained feed supplies has some producers searching for credit, as they look to tide themselves over until spring. Cash flow has been tight in a sector racked by drought last year — including a depressed cattle market as a glut of producers were forced to downsize herds. Cattle producers have since
A harsh winter has upped feed requirements for cattle producers who were already short.
Livestock, News

Long, cold winter has cattle producers in tight spot

The last sprint to spring will be a tight race as producers stare down tight feed supplies

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Livestock producers may be in the home stretch, but they’re far from out of the woods on feed. Tyler Fulton, president of the Manitoba Beef Producers, said a hard winter meant higher feed use than many producers expected, during a year when planning for extra feed was less than easy. “It’s tight,” he said. “It’s
VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste
Livestock

VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste

Livestock can play a key role in ‘upcycling’ food waste but challenges remain, say researchers

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A Winkler-area feedlot has found success cleaning up cull potatoes and will soon be adding ‘pea cream,’ a Roquette waste product, to its ration. “The economics of it just work out,” said Herman Peters, nutrition manager for Birkland Farms. “It’s been a good little trade for us.” Why it matters: Food waste can save producers
Feed only quality grass or hay and free-choice salt, mineral and fresh water for the duration of two weeks.
Livestock

Take the two-week grain-free challenge

Horse Health: Sometimes saying no is the best way to express affection to your horse

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Even though a ‘two-week grain-free challenge’ may be anxiety inducing to a number of horse owners its implementation generally yields valuable realizations and surprisingly beneficial results for both horse and human. Humans often equate food with love and unknowingly project these feelings on to their animal family — the cats, the dogs and the horses. Depending on the
Cattle producers are finding the effects of drought are lingering into the winter, in the form of high-nitrate feed.
Livestock

Nitrate fears in feed come due

Feed tests are less expensive than a dead cow or reproductive wreck, experts plead

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Nitrate poisoning has claimed a number of cattle this year, provincial livestock specialist Pam Iwanchysko has confirmed. “It’s been a tough go, in that regard,” she said, noting that, in some of those cases, equipment issues kept producers from properly processing bales and mixing high- and low-nitrate feed properly. When that high-nitrate feed was also the most

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