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What’s all the fuss about corn on the Prairies?

By Duane McCartney May 7, 2015

What’s the potential for silage and grain corn in Western Canada? That’s the question federal researchers Vern Baron in Lacombe and Karen Beauchemin in Lethbridge are trying to answer with the financial backing of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Beef Cattle Research Council’s Beef Research Cluster. “It is estimated that there is a potential […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports

CCA Report: COOL decision set for May

2015 CCA annual general meeting sees president and vide-president affirmed by acclamation

By Dave Solverson April 21, 2015

March was a busy month with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) 2015 annual general meeting (AGM) in Ottawa. I am pleased to report that myself and vice-president Dan Darling were acclaimed to our roles for another year. It is a great honour and tremendous privilege to serve the CCA and I thank the board for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

More acres this spring for nearly all crops: AAFC

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 17, 2015

Canadian farmers are expected to take area out of summerfallow this spring for more acres of almost all major grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops, the federal agriculture department said Friday. Canada’s total 2015-16 crop production is forecast to rise, due mainly to higher seeded area, due in turn to lower area in summerfallow and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Hot water treatment of beef trim

By Reynold Bergen March 31, 2015

Combating bacteria would be simple if they stayed on the surface of beef. In that case, nearly any spray or wash could contact and kill the bacteria or wash them off. But beef isn’t smooth. Shallow cuts and cracks crisscrossing the meat surface can hide and protect bacteria. Killing these hidden bacteria is not simple. […] Read more

Forages

The forage challenge – higher yield and higher quality

One goal is to break the inverse link between yield and digestibility

By Gilles Bélanger March 18, 2015

Forage production is a vital component of Canadian agriculture, since it covers nearly half of our cultivated land. Moreover, forages make up around 60 per cent of dairy rations and 80 per cent for beef cattle. Innovations in forage production will be essential for these sectors. The challenges and opportunities will mainly hinge on four […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Using research funds more efficiently

By Reynold Bergen March 4, 2015

Canada has many cattle, forage and beef research funders. Some, like the Beef Cattle Research Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, fund projects all across the country. Others, like most provincial beef organizations and provincial governments have a more regional focus. Each funder generally operates completely independently from every other. Each funder sets their own […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie crop acres forecast to rise across the board

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2015

CNS Canada –– Just about every major crop grown in the Canadian Prairies is forecast to come out a winner in the annual fight for acres this year, with unseeded area the only place where reductions are forecast, according to early estimates. “Most crops are likely to increase this year, just because we’ll get the […] Read more

barley grains flowing through a man's fingers

Livestock, Research

Feed barley breeding investments

By Reynold Bergen December 23, 2014

As a relatively small crop, barley doesn’t attract much interest from private breeding companies. There are roughly 10 million acres of barley in North America, with six million in Canada. Corn is a much larger crop, with 80 million acres seeded in the U.S. alone. Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s barley acreage has dropped by around […] Read more

Forages, Research

Canada’s beef industry supports forage research

Lack of private investment has left Canada’s beef producers reliant on public forage breeding and production research programs

By Reynold Bergen November 27, 2014

A competitive cow-calf sector requires an adequate supply of forage. Increasing forage quality and yield allows more cow-calf pairs to be maintained per acre of forage, or reduces the number of forage acres needed to maintain the same number of cow-calf pairs. Better yields come from the development of better varieties and production practices. Statistics […] Read more

cattle eating food minerals in a pasture

Beef Cattle, Forages, Livestock

Trace minerals of pasture forages in Saskatchewan

By Debbie Furber November 25, 2014

The Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) recently completed a broad evaluation of trace mineral content of pasture forages across Saskatchewan with a view to learning whether mineral programs for cattle on pasture should differ according to season, soil type and/or forage type. The findings indicate just that. “Season and forage species had significant effects on trace […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn rebound on technical trading, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

Moe to go to China to discuss canola tariffs

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Tag Archives Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

What’s all the fuss about corn on the Prairies?

CCA Report: COOL decision set for May

More acres this spring for nearly all crops: AAFC

Hot water treatment of beef trim

The forage challenge – higher yield and higher quality

Using research funds more efficiently

Prairie crop acres forecast to rise across the board

Feed barley breeding investments

Canada’s beef industry supports forage research

Trace minerals of pasture forages in Saskatchewan

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