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The market value of a weaned heifer calf and feed consumed from weaning to calving are the two biggest costs in raising replacement heifers. So if you want to shave some cost from replacements you have to look at the feed bill. John and Adele Popp of Erickson, Man., have successfully reduced the cost of […] Read more

A complete series of five fact sheets promoting beneficial management practices (BMPs) to prevent and control the spread of invasive plants is now available from the Saskatchewan Forage Council. The fact sheets offer BMPs for forage seed, hay, grazing, riparian areas, and transportation developed by people with expertise in all sectors of agriculture, says project […] Read more

Sam Dunlop s road to becoming president of the Canadian Belgian Blue Association (CBBA) began nine years ago when he and his wife, Paula, and their two sons emigrated from Northern Ireland. The transition from the misty isle where their families raise Charolais cattle, sheep and vegetables, to the arid Canadian prairie near Southey, Sask., […] Read more

While too much fibre in forages can limit feed intake in feedlot cattle, too little in the diet can destabilize the rumen and lead to digestive upsets. This happens when rations include a high level of grain, typical of finishing rations. Overprocessing the grain, whether it be with a hammer mill, roller mill or steam-flaking […] Read more