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Cicer milkvetch at the Siklenka farm. The forage is becoming increasingly popular with producers, despite the long establishment time.
Forage, Livestock

Forage seed producers hold steady in changing industry

With nearly 40 years producing forage seed, the Siklenka family has seen some varieties fall in and out of favour, but other things remain the same

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Forage seed production may not receive the attention of many other parts of the beef industry, but it plays a crucial role. Nathan Siklenka and his father, Darrel Siklenka, own and operate Siklenka Seed Farm together near Glaslyn, Sask. The farm has been in operation since 1985. Siklenka Seed Farm is well known for its […] Read more
Pasture sage doesn’t affect pasture production, says an agrologist, but too much of it may be a sign that a producer needs to nourish grasses.
Features, Grazing, Pasture, Range Management

Native plant 411 for livestock producers

The native plants in your pasture tell a story about everything from disturbances to soil quality

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Southwest of Calgary, Alta., as the jagged peaks of the Rockies level out to the Prairies, rough fescue grows in dense tufts. This native plant is Alberta’s provincial grass and a tasty meal for livestock in the fall and winter. Saskatchewan’s provincial grass is needle-and-thread grass, named after its sharp seed tip and long awn. […] Read more
Feeding time at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence’s feedlot. Researchers followed the same group of heifers through four related studies examining methane emissions, feeding behaviour, feed efficiency and the animals’ ability to digest forage.
Forages, Livestock, Research

Researcher targets fibre digestibility in cattle for forage efficiency

Initial research found surprising links between cattle efficient at digesting fibre and methane emissions

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Dr. Gabriel Ribeiro walks onto the stage at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference following four other researchers in the Saskatchewan beef industry. This is part of the Cattle College portion of the conference, where researchers educate conference attendees on the work they’ve been doing in the industry. Ribeiro is an assistant professor and the Saskatchewan […] Read more
Cattle producers should have a good estimate of the forage requirements to feed the animals for the whole year.
Livestock, Nutrition

Now is the time to prevent feed shortages

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As we approach spring we should be preparing to plant and produce enough forage to support the needs of our livestock for the whole year. In Canada, that means a strong focus on preserving and storing forages (i.e. silage, hay, greenfeed, stockpile forages, swath grazing) as the grazing season is short. For feedlots, where animals […] Read more
Researchers examine forage growth and grazing pressure
Beef Cattle, News, Purely Purebred

Researchers examine forage growth and grazing pressure

News Roundup from the April 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Dr. Bart Lardner is well known in the beef industry across the western Prairies for his work on beef cattle management and forage production. At the end of January, he provided information to the industry on his research once again as he presented at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference.  He says lately a lot of […] Read more
A plot of alfalfa at Ag in Motion in 2023. Producers are generally underusing legumes in forage mixes, says one expert.
Crops, Forage

Do you know what’s in your forage mix?

Understanding the benefits and risks of different forages, and whether they fit your goals, are vital to success

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Every forage plant holds some sort of risk without proper management, and it’s becoming harder for producers to get the right information. After an extensive career working with beef and dairy herds across Texas and South Carolina, Dr. Dan Undersander, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, still likes travelling around North America to talk […] Read more
Walter Wims and John Dormaar.
Forages, Grazing, Pasture

Managing grazing through drought

Understanding how plants respond to drought is key to adapting your grazing strategy

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I first met Dr. Alex Johnston, one of Canada’s leading range management scientists, at a 4-H camp that I was helping to lead in a wilderness area in the mountains north of Pincher Creek, Alta., many years ago. He was an impressive figure, dressed in his ceremonial headdress, given to him when he was inducted […] Read more
Making forage insurance more accessible across Canada
Forages, News

Making forage insurance more accessible across Canada

One challenge is insuring a crop for sale versus one for on-farm feed

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An industry-government forage insurance task team is working on ways to make forage insurance more widely available across the country. Currently, producers can insure forages under AgriInsurance, but other forage insurance isn’t equal across Canada and very few forage producers use it.  Ryder Lee, general manager of the Canadian Cattle Association and chair of the […] Read more
Close-up file photo of an alfalfa plant in a Canadian field. (Jennifer Seeman/iStock/Getty Images)
Forage, Forage & Grasslands Guide

More N, more yield, less diesel

Perennial forage can keep nitrogen in the soil rather than escaping as greenhouse gas

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A North American leader in advanced forage production systems wants producers to think about legumes as more than a feed source. University of Wisconsin professor emeritus Dan Undersander says they should also think of them as a nitrogen source for other crops, with a bonus of reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). “By using legumes appropriately, we […] Read more
Overgrazing means less carbon and more methane
Forage & Grasslands Guide, Forages

Overgrazing means less carbon and more methane

Research is demonstrating the importance of legumes in a forage system

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[UPDATED: April 2] Thirty years ago Dr. Bart Lardner’s research focused on production efficiency. More recently, the researcher and professor at the University of Saskatchewan says his research program has moved toward ways the beef industry benefits the environment. His presentation last November at the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s 14th annual conference in Harrison […] Read more

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