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File photo of a fall rye crop plot at Ag in Motion in 2024.
Barley, Beef Cattle, Forages, Nutrition

Rye silage: From the field to feedlot

Nutrition: Evaluating how barley silage and rye silage compare in feed quality

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Acres seeded to hybrid rye as a source of silage for feedlot cattle in Canada and the U.S. have increased in recent years. Increased use of hybrid rye as a forage source may be driven by greater yield potential relative to conventional rye and the early harvest may allow for double cropping. In some areas, […] Read more
corn cob in a husk
Feeding, Livestock

Forage and feed at Ag in Motion

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I’m interested in knowing what farmers and ranchers are focusing on, especially given the recent drought years. Rejuvenating drought-stressed forage stands? Trying cover crops or something else new to them? Stockpiling feed and forage for the next drought? Something else entirely?
Health Canada had previously decided that gene edited crops are safe, so, in most cases they will be treated the same as crops developed through traditional plant breeding methods. Photo: File
Livestock, News

CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed

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Glacier FarmMedia – Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for confirming gene edited crops are safe to use as livestock feed. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. “This is a ground-breaking day […] Read more
Feed barley outlook for 2024-25
Market talk, Markets

Feed barley outlook for 2024-25

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Western Canadian barley prices have been grinding lower throughout the winter due to a lack of export demand and larger imports of U.S. corn. However, in late March, domestic prices in the non-major feeding regions of Western Canada were competitive with world values. This caused offshore movement to increase and stabilized the downward slide. It […] Read more
Dr. Gleise da Silva earned her PhD in Florida before being named the BCRC-Hays research chair in beef production systems at the University of Alberta. She is currently at the helm of a project looking for links between feed efficiency and weather tolerance in beef cattle.
Livestock, Research

Investigating feed efficiency and climate tolerance

Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking into whether there’s a link between feed efficiency and weather tolerance in cattle

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Research and trials have confirmed feed efficiency varies from one animal to another. It’s also true climate extremes influence a cow’s thermoregulation, but are they connected? Are more feed-efficient cattle better at weathering the peaks and valleys of climate challenges? These questions formed the basis of a recent trial at the University of Alberta’s Roy […] Read more
Protein availability can be reduced when it is bound to fibre fractions in forages.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Oats

Unpacking an oat silage feed report

Understanding results and applying the information from a feed test is key to developing balanced rations

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You’ve collected representative samples of feed and sent them for analysis. Interpreting the results and building a balanced ration is the next step. (see ‘Certificate of Analysis’ report example at bottom) Moisture and dry matter: Moisture represents the amount of water present in a feed sample. Dry matter is what remains after water is removed. Moisture […] Read more
cattle feeding at a trough
Livestock, News, News Roundup

Canola meal project sees more dramatic results in second year

News Roundup: Research will continue for one more year with yearlings

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Results are in from the second year of a project feeding canola meal to cattle, and the weight gains were even more impressive in year two.  In 2021, Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) started a project where they looked at using canola meal as cattle feed and the results […] Read more
Production uncertainty drives feed grain markets
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Production uncertainty drives feed grain markets

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Barley and corn prices have been extremely volatile over the past month. Large regions of Western Canada are experiencing drought-like conditions. At the same time, crop ratings for the U.S. corn crop reflect yield uncertainty in the Midwest. I’ve received many inquiries from feedlot operators and cow-calf producers regarding the price outlook for corn and […] Read more

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