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
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
At Agribition: Iowa school group looks in on Prairie ag
Media program students, alumni gather participants' stories
Fresh faces and new blood were injected into the usual cadre of journalism veterans this week at Canadian Western Agribition. Students from Iowa’s CAC Media Group ventured to Regina for hands-on agricultural journalism experience. Hannah Grantz, Jake VanderHeiden and Katlin Truelsen, students from high schools across Clinton County in eastern Iowa, interviewed, photographed and videotaped […] Read more
At Agribition: Young dogs debut their new tricks
'These guys show up to work'
Ranchers and livestock producers at a Regina farm show got a demonstration of a potential solution to looming labour shortages: dogs. Dogs and their handlers competed at the seventh annual Cattle Dog Futurity and Maturity competitions and the International Stock Dog Trials held Thursday at Canadian Western Agribition. The futurity event featured dogs born between […] Read more
Simmental clear winner at First Lady Classic at Agribition
Winner says champion female brought a combination of femininity, structural integrity, body, mass and power to the ring
Cattle judges found their champion during the First Lady Classic at Canadian Western Agribition last week in Regina. Eleven animals made it to the final round with every major breed represented. In the end, Black Gold Ms Hayleigh, a 2022-born Simmental, stood head and flanks above the rest. Toby Noble showed the animal on behalf […] Read more
Sask. judge takes top spot at youth competition
The national youth show judge championships were held at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina last week
After an extensive two-day competition, 4-H crowned its national youth show judge champion at the Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21. Justin Harcourt from Quill Lake, Sask., took home first place after beating out 74 other competitors from across the country, including Carmen White and Rhianna Gallagher from Ontario, who placed second and third, Hillary Schneider, […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients
Making foods both plant-based and printable the goal
With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators has arrived. For master’s student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week with a 3D printer designed to incorporate plant-based ingredients into food, […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
