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Taking some of the guesswork out of winter feeding

Evaluating options for feeding bales

Bale grazing and pasture rejuvenation
Forage extension veteran Grant Lastiwka shares his winter-feeding strategy and explains how it fits into his year-round grazing system

CFA’s Hay West program up and running
Program website now online

Balers evolving to make silage and run non-stop
Given the short haying windows, Adam Verner sees growth potential for wet hay and silage balers. But manufacturers still face challenges around speed, bale density and cost
The earliest round balers were amazing but frustrating machines. During forage season, I would exhibit a semi-permanent crick in the neck combined with a disturbing vocabulary of profanities. Constant fear of a plugged pickup, a twisted belt or a roller bearing displaying the telltale signs of smoke before the fire plagued my working days. These […] Read more
Tips for bale grazing
Feeding: News Roundup from the January 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Running the numbers on bale processors
Research shows that bale processors can increase digestibility and cut feed waste, especially if used in the right system

Hay shortage in Manitoba Interlake reaches tipping point

Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste
Grazing: News Roundup from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

‘Software disease’ — The hazards of plastic, net wrap and twines
Animal Health: Ingestion of plastics has become a common killer