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Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen July 20, 2020

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 Cattle, Livestock, Nutrition

What goes around, comes around with protein

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon May 1, 2018

With respect to cattle nutrition, there are some topics that never seem to go away. They might drop out of the spotlight for a period of time, but they always seem to re-emerge, typically at a critical time in the production cycle. I could give numerous examples, but for the purposes of this and next […] Read more

Forages, News, News Roundup

Fine tuning forage corn agronomics

Feed: News Roundup from the October 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 5, 2017

The first year of a three-year corn silage study in Saskatchewan showed a trend toward yield differences between two seed brands across the province’s corn heat unit (CHU) zones. “One brand out-yielded the other in short-season zones and the other brand had the best yields in the longer-season zones,” says Dr. Joy Agnew, project manager […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Livestock

With corn feeding, success starts with the planter

The fashionable consumer would like grass fed, that in itself is highly challenging, but there are merits to forage/grass diets

By Debbie Furber November 7, 2016

Corn is a powerful and versatile feed that can carry your herd through winter if you do a few things properly to get the crop off to a good start, says Breeanna Kelln, DuPont Pioneer’s livestock information manager for Western Canada. While corn is still a relatively new crop in the West, interest in silage […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

Don’t procrastinate in planning next winter’s feed supply

Comparing the relative feed value of different cattle feeding options

By John McKinnon May 12, 2015

As winter slowly gives way and your thoughts turn to calving and seeding, it is understandable that next winter’s feed supply may not be first and foremost on your mind. However, depending on the nature of your operation (hay versus silage versus extensive winter grazing) you may or may not have the luxury of time […] Read more

Britain, New Zealand strike free trade deal

‘Containergeddon’ drives sugar, rice shippers back to bulk vessels

Mexico won’t limit GMO corn imports from U.S., ag minister says

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Britain, New Zealand strike free trade deal

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Mexico won’t limit GMO corn imports from U.S., ag minister says

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Corn silage in backgrounding diets for cattle

What goes around, comes around with protein

Fine tuning forage corn agronomics

With corn feeding, success starts with the planter

Don’t procrastinate in planning next winter’s feed supply

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