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Alberta’s alfalfa bug survey yields mixed results in first year

News Roundup from the June 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 9, 2015

Year one of a three-year benchmark insect survey across Alberta yielded mostly good news and a few surprises, even for Alberta Agriculture entomologist Scott Meers of Brooks who is heading up the project. The biggest surprise was the sheer abundance of life in alfalfa fields. Sweep net samples of 100 sweeps each captured several thousand […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

Will late-summer swath grazing maintain alfalfa?

By Reynold Bergen May 14, 2015

Background: Numerous studies have shown that maintaining 40 per cent alfalfa in a forage stand is the most economical way of improving soil fertility, forage yields and animal grazing performance. Unfortunately, alfalfa drops below the 40 per cent threshold level after several years of grazing. Alfalfa drops out of perennial pastures partly due to over-use […] Read more

Crops, Forages

Dryland grass breeding in the Canadian Prairies

By Duncan Morrison April 9, 2015

Bruce Coulman is a professor at the plant sciences department in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. He has helped develop and register 22 forage cultivars through research programs at the University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Highlights include the development of AC Grazeland, a bloat-reduced alfalfa, and […] Read more

Forages

Getting back to the basics: The fundamentals of good forages

New market opportunities may beckon, but quality remains the key

By Ralph Pearce April 7, 2015

Every time commodity prices start to cycle lower, questions are asked and pencils are put to paper: “Should I start thinking of a cropping alternative?” In Eastern Canada the considerations are often edible beans, identity-preserved soybeans, oats… maybe even barley or flax. But what about forages? The answer can be less than straightforward, depending on […] Read more

Features

Quality in: Quality out

17 Ranch has turned to silver cattle in a big way

By Debbie Furber February 12, 2014

Quality isn’t just part of Marty Armstrong’s business strategy, it’s everything. It’s what 17 Ranch has been all about since he established the backgrounding and grasser operation near his hometown of Eastend, Sask., in 2001. 17 Ranch flips as many at 4,500 head a year, adding approximately 500 pounds between buying in feeder steers starting […] Read more

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Alberta’s alfalfa bug survey yields mixed results in first year

Will late-summer swath grazing maintain alfalfa?

Dryland grass breeding in the Canadian Prairies

Getting back to the basics: The fundamentals of good forages

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