A number of situations – some within a producer’s control, some not – can compromise the health of pastures and grasslands of not being able to grow quality forages to feed livestock. During a field day in July hosted by Manitoba Beef & Forage Initiatives, Mae Elsinger, a rangeland and pasture biologist with Agriculture and […] Read more
VIDEO: What does a healthy pasture look like?
Rangeland biologist answers the question, ‘can cattle be trained to eat spurge?’
VIDEO: Summer pasture concerns for cattle
Dry conditions, lack of good forages could see poor conception rates
Nathan Erickson, a veterinarian with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, talks about some of the challenges cattle producers have faced this summer in some parts of the Prairies and two of the high risk periods seen for pneumonia in calves. (recorded at Ag in Motion 2019)
VIDEO: Stock dogs. Man’s best friend for moving livestock
At last week’s Ag in Motion, stock dog handler and trainer Jared Epp offered a demonstration and shared his experiences of how man’s best friend can be a valuable tool to help move livestock in the field. In this video, Epp discusses the three “ins” he looks for in dogs to be successful at moving […] Read more
VIDEO: Bull Congress at Manitoba Ag Days
Taking a walk-through at the Bull Congress during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon last week revealed an excellent variety of some of the breeding bulls on the Prairies. We took a moment to speak with some of the exhibitors in attendance to find out who they were and learn a little about their operations. Featured: […] Read more
VIDEO: Driverless tractors and open-source software
Reimer Robotics takes first prize in Manitoba Ag Days Inventors' Showcase
Matthew Reimer was as surprised as anyone when he was awarded first prize for his driverless tractor system at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon on Jan. 20, but his invention is worthy of the title. The Inventors’ Showcase winner, and president of Reimer Robotics, has built a system to move tractors – driverless no less, with […] Read more
VIDEO: Resettling refugee families in rural Manitoba
Rural communities in many parts of the Prairies have joined the effort to alleviate the plight of refugees escaping war-torn Syria. Small Manitoba towns such as Altona, Winkler and Morden are doing their part to make room by welcoming seven Syrian families – a total of 45 people – into their communities. The area has a […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
