Removing old wire fences
Custom fencers share their tips for cleaning up old fencelines more efficiently and with less risk of injury Photo: Sonja Bloom When an...
Maintaining Quality in Large Bale Silage
Introduction Large bale silage has become popular in Ontario as an option for storing excellent quality forage. By making silage, a...
Parentage Testing
Parentage testing is often thought of as a tool that is only applicable to seedstock producers, but in fact there are benefits to...
Effectiveness of Equipment to Speed Hay Drying
High quality forage is recognized as an important requirement for maintaining maximum production of cattle, particularly in dairy...
How to Maintain Forage Quality during Harvest and Storage
• Take Home Message Rapid field curing is important and a good conditioner can help. Spread hay in wide swaths to further speed drying,...
Rain Damage to Forage During Hay and Silage Making
Introduction Rain that occurs between the time forage is cut and harvested causes both yield and quality losses that reduce the value of...
Preventing navel infections in newborn calves
A navel cord is a highway into a calf’s bloodstream. Proper management of the navel right after birth can ensure a calf gets off to an...
Farmer-led research engagment
Overview We want to ensure agricultural research in Alberta is led by farmers and that Albertans are getting the best results for their...
Buyer Beware
The quality and quantity of forage in Alberta, really Western Canada and below the 49th parallel, is extremely varied. Some producers...
How to make hay when facing variable conditions
With different areas of the province receiving anywhere from 12 to more than 250 mm of rain in the last few weeks, and the unsettled...
Livestock Identification and Traceability Program - Regulatory Update N° 5
Topic: Reporting Animal Movements The objective of the TRACE Newsletter is to provide an overview of progress on proposed amendments to...
Underwear campaign fun with a serious purpose
It seems like just a fun, even silly, thing to do — bury a pair of underwear made of white cotton, and then dig them up a couple of...
Leaving the grass – and the carbon – in the ground
National project will show how forage and grassland owners can use high-performance management to boost yields and store carbon Canadian...
Using Light Bushel Weight Barley in Cattle Rations
In some areas of the province, bushel weights of grains this year is much lower than what is considered normal due to hot dry conditions....
Have You Had Your Feed Tested?
As a nutritionist, feed testing is a fundamental tool that I rely on to assist beef producers with their feeding programs. This is true...
