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Dale Myhre feeds heifers housed on his leased Crown Land near Crane River, Man. Like many farmers in the area, most of Myhre’s land base is actually leased Crown Land.
Livestock, News

Crown lands to get rent relief

Weather and rent increases have been a double whammy for Crown land leaseholders

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Pasture and forage Crown land leaseholders say they sense progress after the province announced rental relief for the next three years. Leaseholders can expect rents to be halved for 2023, the province said Sept. 28. Rates will gradually ramp up over the final two years, to 77 per cent of current levels in 2024 and
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Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan crops advancing quickly

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MarketsFarm — Hot and humid conditions saw crops in Saskatchewan advance quickly during the week ended Monday, according to the latest provincial crop report — although the humidity has slowed haying. When humidity is high, cutting hay becomes more challenging and hay that is cut does not dry down as quickly, which can result in
Mud is impacting many farms and ranches this spring.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Reduce muddy conditions for livestock health

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With mud impacting many farms and ranches throughout the region, North Dakota State University Extension specialists offer tips for protecting livestock health and managing muddy conditions. “When cattle get wet, their hair lies down and loses insulation value,” says Zac Carlson, NDSU Extension beef cattle specialist. “Mud will further reduce the insulation value of hair coats. Cattle become chilled quicker
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Crops, Weather

Planting progress picking up in Saskatchewan

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MarketsFarm — Overall spring planting across Saskatchewan reached 33 per cent complete as of Monday, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Despite the good progress over the week, that’s still 20 points behind the five-year average. When compared to the excellent progress this time last year, the gap expands to 41
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Crops, Weather

Alberta seeding ahead of five-year average

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MarketsFarm — While spring planting in Alberta is 12.2 per cent complete overall there’s a disparity between the south and the rest of the province. Also, the pace was 2.6 points above the five-year average, but 5.2 behind last year. As of Tuesday, Alberta Agriculture found seeding in the south was at 36.5 per cent
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Crops, Weather

Seeding already behind in Saskatchewan

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MarketsFarm — Saskatchewan Agriculture on Thursday issued its first weekly crop report of 2022, showing only one per cent of all crops in the ground. The report cited cool temperatures and spring snowstorms holding back many farmers getting into their fields. The overall five-year average at this time of year is five per cent complete.
Cool spring temperatures and impacts of drought may cause a delay in turnout.
Livestock, News

Extreme weather expected to delay pasture turnout

Last year’s drought and this year’s very slow spring mean trouble for pastures

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Following a cooler-than-normal spring 2022 and the 2021 drought, cattle producers should expect a delay in grass development and growth this spring. “Air temperature is the main environmental factor that determines the rate of grass development,” says Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “Each leaf produced on a stem requires
“You can’t obviously keep animals off all your pasture resources, but have a long-term plan, a five-year plan or something, where you rotate through and allow rest on those areas.” – Bart Lardner, University of Saskatchewan.
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Facing the fallout: Give drought-stressed pastures time to recover

What should pasture management look like the year after a historic drought?

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Seven months ago, producers around Joe Bouchard’s farm near Fisher Branch figured their pastures might be dead. “It was pretty grim here in July,” he said, recalling those dire days as the province, and Interlake in particular, were crippled by drought. “We started shipping older cows, cows that we knew were open. We pulled our

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