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Have you herd? You have to move it

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon February 10, 2017

herd | noun – a large group of animals that live, feed, or migrate together or are kept together verb – (with reference to a large group of people or animals) move in a particular direction When you read the above definitions, you may think of a herd of livestock grazing out on a hillside. […] Read more

Dr. Edward Bork,  Mattheis Chair,  Rangeland Ecology.

Features, Livestock, Pasture

The case for carbon storage

Alberta grasslands study to help develop policies

By Debbie Furber November 28, 2016

Good-news stories for beef producers are beginning to flow out from a massive dataset collected during a three-year carbon benchmarking study done to evaluate the effects of long-term grazing on native grasslands of Alberta. Some of the findings won’t surprise beef producers who see the positive effects first hand, but this is the first time […] Read more

Features, Livestock, Pasture

When to move cattle

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon September 12, 2016

If you’re just starting out or have been rotationally grazing for a while, one of the main challenges you face during the grazing season is when to move the livestock. I have to make the same decisions with my herds. Each year is different and my grazing has to adjust with it. No matter how much you […] Read more

Alfalfa and chicory helped carry the cattle through the dry pasture conditions.

Cow-Calf, Livestock, Pasture

When rain comes to pastures at the right time

A sudden turn in moisture conditions made all the difference

By Kim Nielsen July 22, 2016

I am back up on 4 Clover Ranch near Rocky Mountain House, Alta., having arrived a week ago and getting our custom grazing operation going with cow-calf pairs trucked in as this is written. Meanwhile back at our Alcheringa Pastoral (Australia), Helen happily reported that our steer sale in late May had gone well. We […] Read more

Features, Pasture

We harvest weeds!

By Steve Kenyon June 10, 2016

I say it all the time. There is no such thing as a weed. All plants have a purpose. But what happens quite often is that particular type of plant will take over an area. This is because the conditions are favouring it. The “weeds” or undesirable plants are a symptom of an underlying problem. Address […] Read more

Crops, Pasture

Six tips to successful land rental

May 2, 2016

This title to the old Russian folk tale by Leo Tolstoy hasn’t lost any of its significance.* It’s a question farmers ponder today, as land and land rent prices continue to rise to levels never seen before. Despite lower commodity prices, the cost of land is still rising dramatically in the Westlock, Alta. area (about[...]
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Livestock, Pasture

Learning to grow more grass in Saskatchewan

By Heather Smith Thomas April 20, 2016

Art McElroy has been farming in southern Saskatchewan, about 50 miles east of Alberta, since 1996. He started seeding some of the place back to grass in 1998. In 1999 he and his oldest son took the Ranching for Profit class as a home study course and started doing some rotational grazing. In 2005 he[...]
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Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Machinery, Pasture

Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 8, 2016

Southwestern Ontario vertical tillage and pasture equipment maker AerWay has become part of another well-known Ontario ag equipment manufacturer. Salford Group announced in December it has bought the AerWay advanced aeration products line from the Canadian trailer systems arm of German truck, bus and trailer axle and suspension manufacturer SAF-Holland. AerWay, which operates a manufacturing[...]
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News Roundup, Pasture

Saskatchewan sets tighter restrictions on land purchases

News Roundup from the November 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 7, 2015

The Saskatchewan government is set to lay down new law on who can and can’t buy up farmland in the province, backstopped with more enforcement and heavier penalties. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart introduced amendments to the province’s Farmland Security Act, the legislation that already prevents non-Canadians and entities that aren’t 100 per cent Canadian owned[...]
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Crops, Forages, Pasture

Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

By Shannon VanRaes July 23, 2015

While many crops across Western Canada are withering under intensifying drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says ad hoc programs are not the answer should producers require assistance. However, tax deferral will be available for affected ranchers. “We don’t need ad hoc (assistance), we’ve got a very comprehensive system of business risk management,” said Gerry Ritz, speaking[...]
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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

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Have you herd? You have to move it

The case for carbon storage

When to move cattle

When rain comes to pastures at the right time

We harvest weeds!

Six tips to successful land rental

Learning to grow more grass in Saskatchewan

Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

Saskatchewan sets tighter restrictions on land purchases

Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

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