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Standing corn west of Giroux, Man. on Oct. 21, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Manitoba beef sector faces tight feed situation

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early snowstorm may have been the last straw for Manitoba livestock producers looking to put up feed ahead of winter. While the foot or more of heavy snow that blanketed much of the province over the Thanksgiving weekend has melted, saturated fields continue to limit corn silage harvests and hay cutting. “Feed […] Read more

Cows grazing corn residue typically aim for grain kernels, leaves and husks instead of stalks.

Livestock, Nutrition

Do you need to extend your forage supply?

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon October 26, 2018

In my August column, I wrote on the topic of creep feeding, a practice that many producers utilize to improve body condition and weaning weights, particularly during drought situations. Unfortunately, as summer has unfolded, significant areas of the country have experienced abnormally dry conditions, and as a result, many producers are scrambling for winter feed […] Read more

Hay, News, News Roundup

Get the most from weathered feed

Feed: News Roundup from the November 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 12, 2016

Weather cut a harsh swath through winter feed supplies all across the country last month causing headaches for cattle producers who were scrambling to salvage what they could from the leavings. In Alberta early snow covered many acres of annual crops grown for greenfeed, raising concerns that it may not dry before it had to […] Read more

Dave Park, Sarnia-area farmer and president of the Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative stands in front of one of the bale accumulators that will be used by the co-op. Photo: John Greig

Crops

Cellulosic sugar co-op looking for farmer investors

By John Greig November 10, 2016

The Ontario-based Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative is now ready to sign up farmers to supply 55,000 acres of wheat straw and corn stover to a new plant the co-op will partly own in Sarnia, Ont. The co-op will be supplying the biomass to a proposed $70 million Comet Biorefining plant to be built in Sarnia. […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Manitoba beef sector faces tight feed situation

Do you need to extend your forage supply?

Get the most from weathered feed

Cellulosic sugar co-op looking for farmer investors

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