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First cut teff hay from July 15, 2021, right: second cut teff hay from Sept. 28, 2021.

African forage grass shows early promise

Trials look at warm-weather grass as a potential forage source for Manitoba

By Don Norman August 16, 2022

Researchers in Manitoba are exploring the prospects of a forage grass from Africa called teff. Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a warm-season annual grass that originates in northeast Africa, where it is grown for grain and forage production. As a forage, the crop is notable for its high protein content and palatability, as well as its

Forages, Livestock

VIDEO: What does a healthy pasture look like?

Rangeland biologist answers the question, ‘can cattle be trained to eat spurge?’

By Greg Berg August 15, 2022

A number of situations – some within a producer’s control, some not – can compromise the health of pastures and grasslands of not being able to grow quality forages to feed livestock. During a field day in July hosted by Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives, Mae Elsinger, a rangeland and pasture biologist with Agriculture and

A field tour at the Gemstone Cattle Company gave attendees, many of them long-time practitioners of progressive grazing methods, a chance to get hands-on in examining soil health of this irrigated and rotationally grazed pasture.

Crops

COVER CROPS: Give ’em a shot and have some fun, says soil health expert

The short season here is a challenge, but there are ways to profit from this much-discussed practice

By James Snell July 27, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Cover crops aren’t a magic bullet but they’re worth a try. That was the message an American expert delivered to a group of Canadian producers who considered whether the much-hyped soil health practice can work during the short growing season. “Cover crops don’t solve everything,” said soil scientist Abbey Wick. “It’s not

A section of pasture shows evidence of careful grazing around leafy spurge stems.

Livestock

Living with leafy spurge

Research projects look at how to manage, not eliminate, this pasture weed

By Alexis Stockford July 26, 2022

In terms of nightmare plants for pasture management, leafy spurge is a scary one. It’s an official noxious weed, invasive, deeply rooted, able to spread through both seed and creeping roots and almost impossible to eliminate. Its thick patches can wreak havoc on pasture productivity for most outdoor livestock species, goats and sheep being the

Spring grazing needs to be managed to acclimatize the horse and prevent health issues.

Columns, Livestock

Care required when introducing the horse to spring pastures

Horse Health: Too-rich forage before acclimation can lead to discomfort and health issues

By Carol Shwetz April 20, 2022

It is tempting to allow horses unlimited access to springtime pastures as soon as the grass turns green, particularly after a long winter. Yet mindful management of this transition in a domestic environment is crucial to the well-being of the horse. In natural rangeland conditions the new spring grasses are covered with a dry forage

Farmers are finding a mixed bag during first-cut hay harvest.

Forages, News

First cut hay harvest a mixed bag

Yields are average at best, which is worrying for a sector with exhausted feed stocks and stressed pastures

By Alexis Stockford July 6, 2020

[UPDATED: July 7, 2020] There won’t be any bumper yields from Manitoba’s first hay cut and, despite storms that have left parts of Manitoba waterlogged last, not everywhere in the province has seen enough rain. June saw the province’s first hay harvests, although most fields cut by the third week of the month were either

Crops

Hay shortage in Manitoba Interlake reaches tipping point

By GFM Network News September 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — A state of agricultural emergency has been declared in 12 municipalities, mostly in Manitoba’s Interlake region, due to chronically low hay yields. Drought and grasshoppers have hindered crops to the point that hay production is about 25 to 30 per cent of average. “We’ve moved cows out of pastures because the grasshoppers ate

Markets

Manitoba cattle sales picking up steam

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 3, 2019

livestock Producers worrying about winter feed supplies are starting to ship animals now

Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards is starting to pick up earlier than normal, as concerns over tight feed supplies have ranchers looking to move more animals. The Gladstone Auction Mart held its first sale back after the summer break on Aug. 20, which was about a month earlier than normal, according to auctioneer Tyler

News, Other

Livestock producers scrambling for feed solutions

By Alexis Stockford August 30, 2019

DROUGHT Two years of drought has  the sector scrambling as winter approaches See story pg 6

Producers searching for feed may have to go off the beaten path again this year, as supply concerns mount. The province got little relief from its recent streak of poor forage this year. Most first cuts yielded between 40 to 60 per cent of normal, according to a recent report from the Manitoba Forage and

Crops, Weather

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

By GFM Network News June 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — The Prairie provinces have been under the influence of a large ridge of high pressure for a number of weeks, which has produced prolonged dryness with little precipitation. That high pressure system has pushed low-pressure, precipitation-carrying systems to the south, where the U.S. Midwest has already received significant rain. Environment Canada estimated the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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