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With appropriate protein (and possibly energy) supplementation, corn stover could be a useful feed for wintering pregnant cows.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Comparing feed performance in pregnant cows

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen December 4, 2024

Last month’s column featured a University of Saskatchewan research trial that used high-moisture corn grain, snaplage or silage to partially replace barley grain or silage in finishing diets. While the steers were in the feedlot, this team wintered cows on the corn stover. See: Performance and ruminal fermentation of second-trimester pregnant beef cows fed short-season […] Read more

In corn-growing regions, grazing beef cattle on corn residue is a common winter-feeding strategy.

Beef Cattle, Corn, Grazing

Evaluating grazing corn varieties to reduce winter feed costs in Western Canada

By Bart Lardner December 3, 2024

Backgrounding calves in a drylot system through the fall and winter months can be challenging in Western Canada due to high feed and input costs. Winter feeding costs are a major contributor to the overall cost of production for cow-calf producers. Traditionally, these costs are due to feeding cows in drylot pens over the winter […] Read more

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Crops, News, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Australia’s canola improves but still lower than 2023/24

Bumps up wheat estimate, trims barley outlook

By Glen Hallick December 2, 2024

Of Australia's three largest winter crops for 2024/25, canola production was projected to be down from the previous year. Meanwhile, estimates for wheat and barley output were forecast to be higher than a year ago.

High prices for organic grains relative to conventional crops is hindering demand, according to one grain marketer. Photo: InnaTarasenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Barley, Corn, Crops, Livestock, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured

By Adam Peleshaty November 28, 2024

Despite United States corn futures declining as of late, barley is still the preferred feed grain at feedlots in southern Alberta, said a trader.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’

Transportation issues push up barley prices

By Glen Hallick November 21, 2024

As winter conditions descended on Alberta, prices for feed grains bumped up a little, but were otherwise "percolating sideways," stated Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.

Beef Cattle, Livestock

How to detect polio in cattle

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

By Dr. Ron Clarke November 21, 2024

Polio, or polioencephalomalacia, in cattle is not considered infectious, but rather a pathological condition — a diagnostic term describing necrosis of the brain’s grey matter. Clinical signs include: When first described, polio existed primarily as a thiamine deficiency but is now recognized as a metabolic disease involving several factors. Animals exhibiting signs of polio suffer […] Read more

Markets

Feed grains: Corn prices rising above feed barley, as C$ falls

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 14, 2024

Prices for corn delivered into southern Alberta have risen at a quicker pace than domestic barley over the past few weeks, which should keep barley in feed rations and temper corn imports for the time being.

Crops, Livestock, Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots

By Adam Peleshaty November 7, 2024

Barley seems to be the preferred grain over corn at feedlots in the Lethbridge, Alta.-area during the week ended Nov. 7, 2024.

Prices for feed barley and feed wheat in Alberta are higher than last year. Photo: Canada Beef

Barley, Beef Cattle, Corn, Cow-Calf, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other

By Glen Hallick October 31, 2024

Feed barley and corn imported from the United States are currently trading at the same price into southern Alberta, said Lethbridge-based Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Ranchers share lessons learned from drought

Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain, beef producers are still asking how they can prepare for drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan October 31, 2024

Despite experiencing a million-dollar rain,  beef producers are still asking how they can  prepare for drought

Drought” is a word beef producers on the Prairies know well. For years, many areas in Western Canada have struggled through a prolonged drought. Although a “million-dollar rain” fell in many areas this past June, producers are still pondering lessons learned from previous years of drought, dealing with the lingering effects of several dry years, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Comparing feed performance in pregnant cows

Evaluating grazing corn varieties to reduce winter feed costs in Western Canada

Australia’s canola improves but still lower than 2023/24

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices drop, barley favoured

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices ‘percolating sideways’

How to detect polio in cattle

Feed grains: Corn prices rising above feed barley, as C$ falls

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley preferred over corn at feedlots

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley, corn in southern Alberta on par with each other

Ranchers share lessons learned from drought

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

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