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Forages, News, News Roundup

Fine tuning forage corn agronomics

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

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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

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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

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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

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