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Winter feeding management for cattle
Livestock, Nutrition

Winter feeding management for cattle

Nutrition with Barry Yaremcio

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Cattle are fed over winter using a variety of methods. The level of complexity and mechanization depends on the operation and management. The overall objective is to keep cows in good condition, healthy and productive. For any system to work, accurate animal and bale weights, along with a feed inventory of all feeds are needed. […] Read more
Drought, hail or an early frost create opportunities to use annual cash crops as cattle feed.
Livestock, Nutrition

Feeding cattle this winter

There are a number of 'first steps' you can take to develop a balanced ration

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Feed supplies are deficient in many areas of the country. Stretching limited forage feed supply while keeping animals healthy, in good condition and maintaining a high level of production and reproduction will be the challenge.  Forages such as hay, greenfeed, silage, straw and forage-seed aftermath are essential in a ruminant ration. Along with providing nutrients, […] Read more
Many of the alternative feeds available in Canada arise as byproducts of the cereal, oilseed and pulse processing sectors.
Livestock, Nutrition

Cattle feed: A tale of two countries

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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Throughout my career, I have had numerous opportunities to meet and talk with beef producers across Canada and in countries such as Mexico, China, New Zealand and Japan. However, until recently I never had the opportunity to interact in an extension setting with American producers. That changed last month when I gave a presentation to […] Read more
Grant Lastiwka’s bale grazing setup.
Foraging

Evaluating options for feeding bales

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The hay is baled and stacked in the yard. Now’s the time to decide how to feed it. If the current method wastes a significant amount of feed, it might be time to re-evaluate your feeding system. Bale grazing has become more popular in recent years. Before an entire feeding system is switched over to […] Read more
Prioritizing nutrient use in pregnant and lactating cows
Livestock, Nutrition

Prioritizing nutrient use in pregnant and lactating cows

Nutrition with John McKinnon

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As we head into the new year, many of you will be thinking about calving and the upcoming breeding season. From a nutrition perspective, this involves planning a feeding program that accounts for the needs of pregnancy and lactation. It is well established that cows that lose condition in the last trimester of pregnancy will […] Read more
This is a good year to start working with a nutritionist if you aren’t already.
Livestock, Research

Feeding decisions are important breeding decisions

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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When life gets really stressful it can be hard to remember what you already know. This column probably won’t tell you anything new, but it might remind you of some important principles that can be overlooked in the scramble to buy feed and make important financial decisions. Winter feed costs are a key financial make-or-break […] Read more
Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle
Livestock, Research

Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Recent columns indicated that corn’s potential to produce 50 per cent higher silage (and starch) yields than barley may offset its 30 per cent higher growing costs, provided the right corn hybrid is selected for the local growing conditions, and provided growing conditions co-operate. The higher starch content of corn silage also means that feedlot […] Read more
Beef plants cannot operate efficiently without a steady supply of cattle from ranch to feedlot to plants.
Markets, News, Prime cuts

Beef producers get a raw deal

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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North America’s cattle producers were the first in the beef chain to be impacted by the spread of the COVID-19 virus from epidemic to pandemic. Yet they are getting a raw deal from their national governments in terms of financial or other aid. The Canadian and U.S. governments were quick to declare that meatpacking was […] Read more

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