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Colostrum — Giving A “Jump-Start” To A New Foal

Colostrum is an essential ingredient to the new life of a vibrant newborn foal. So, a foal nursing shortly after birth is a very good sign. The first milk produced by the mare is energy and nutrient dense, most renowned for its ability to “jump-start” a healthy immune system. A vigorous foal stands and easily
Livestock

Producers Make Room For New Calves

Prices for most types of cattle at the various auction marts in Manitoba generally managed to hold steady, if not improve at some locations during the week ended March 18. The marketings hitting the auction yards were large, but demand was equal to the task. Cattle weighing under 750 pounds continued to be in strong
Dairy cattle, Livestock

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emember your mother telling you to eat slowly and not gobble your food? As it turns out, Mom’s advice applies to calves as well as kids. Dairy hei fer calves are healthier if taught not to gulp down grain, according to research at the University of Guelph. Researchers found mixing grain with forage in a
Hogs, Livestock

Lactation Management Impacts Future Parity Productivity

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. about two to four and embryo survival by about 10 to 20 per cent, Kemp says. First-litter sows are especially vulnerable, due to their restricted feed
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U.S. Bankers Keep Close Watch Over Land Boom

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The steep rise in U.S. farmland prices creates the potential for agricultural credit problems if there is a sharp downturn in the sector, a leading U.S. financial regulator said March 10. Farmland prices doubled in the past decade, reaching an average value of $2,140 an acre in 2010. Record-high crop prices and low interest rates
Opinion

Mother Hubbard’s Empty CCC Cupboard

On a sunny, sub-zero day 20 or so years ago, the great-grandson of a Kansas homesteader related one of the most important lessons passed on to him by his family’s boom-bust-boom generations of dryland farming. “My grandfather,” he offered, “taught us that it’s not the choices you make in the bad times that usually cause
Crops, Oilseeds

Potential Fantastic For Flax, Boosters Say

Flax, it seems, is the forgotten crop. Canadian acreage is declining and when farmers do grow the blue-flowered oilseed, it’s often the last crop to be planted, usually with fewer inputs than the rest. But boosters see lots of potential for flax because of its health attributes and mega-star endorsements. “When you have Oprah calling
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Unshackle Food System, U.S. Activist Says

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In Joel Salatin’s ideal world, food production would be local, farms would be diversified, livestock would gambol on pastures and regulations would be… well, deregulated. If you think Salatin wants to go back to the old manner of farming before large-scale commercial production took over, you could be right. At least the old-fashioned model was
Livestock

Data Can Equal Dollars When Selling Cattle

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Getting data back on your cattle can help producers make better decisions and earn premiums, says a leading cattle buyer. Feedlots are moving towards a more sophisticated method of valuating cattle and that’s creating opportunities for producers, Travis Hickey told attendees at the recent Ranching Opportunities seminar in Olds. The value for feeder cattle can
Livestock

Outlook Improving, But Problems Remain, Politicos Tell CFA

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The next few years appear positive for farmers with both crop and livestock prices on the rise, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Farmers have rebounded from the BSE crisis in the beef industry, influenza outbreaks in the poultry sector, widespread bankruptcies among pork farmers and depressed grain prices, he told the annual meeting of the

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