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Oats. (Greg Berg photo)
Crops, Oats

Oat miller to steer clear of lambda-cy

Grain Millers bans oats treated with insecticide product

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The federal government’s decision to ban the use of lambda-cyhalothrin insecticides on any crops destined for feed use has now led at least one Canadian miller to prohibit any deliveries of oats treated with the chemical. Oregon-based processor Grain Millers, whose Canadian operations include its oat mill at Yorkton, Sask., said in a memo Tuesday […] Read more
Canadian barley outlook
Barley, Feed markets, Market talk

Canadian barley outlook

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Statistics Canada’s acreage survey of 9,500 farmers was conducted between December 12 and January 14, 2023. Survey results were released on April 26. Commodity and fertilizer prices have changed significantly since winter. Although the data may be out of date, traders are using it as a starting point to project upcoming production. On the winter […] Read more
Dr. John McKinnon.
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Comment: John McKinnon on mentorship

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When the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame announced its 2023 inductees earlier this year, I was pleased to see long-time Canadian Cattlemen contributor Dr. John McKinnon on the list. McKinnon’s research career has focused on feed utilization, especially byproduct feeds, but he’s also dedicated a good deal of time to extension. McKinnon was the first […] Read more
Given the tighter fundamentals for the 2022-23 crop year, the barley market must encourage acreage this spring.
Feed markets, Market talk, Markets

Barley market overview

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: The barley market must encourage acreage this spring

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Cow-calf producers are wondering how changes in the feed grain complex will influence the feeder market. At the same time, feedlot operators are wondering if they should take coverage in the deferred positions. I thought this would be a good time to provide an overview of the barley market. Canadian barley fundamentals are snug and […] 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
The Canadian barley crop is significantly larger than last year.
Barley, Market talk, Markets

Feed barley market strengthens

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

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Statistics Canada’s August model-based crop estimate came in at 9.4 million tonnes, up from the 2021 output of seven million tonnes and up marginally from the five-year average of 9.2 million tonnes. Supplies are sharply higher than last year but the domestic feed market has rallied nearly $60/tonne from the pre-harvest lows. What is going […] Read more
Garner Deobald’s Charolais heifers eat canola meal from a trough during his work with the canola meal research project.
Canola, Features, Livestock

Canola meal for cattle. What are the gains?

An on-ranch research project analyzes the costs and gains of feeding canola meal to yearlings

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Hodgeville, Sask., looks like it could be a postcard for the province — surrounded by flat fields and cattle grazing in nearby pastures, while an old elevator stands watch at the edge of town on Railroad Avenue, just like so many other small towns in the Canadian Prairies.   In contrast, Big Muddy Valley, located near […] Read more
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Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Tight logistics underpinning Prairie feed market

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MarketsFarm – Canada’s barley crop may have improved considerably in 2022 compared to 2021’s drought-stricken crop, but the logistics of getting that grain to Alberta’s feedlot alley are keeping prices well supported. Canada grew 9.4 million tonnes of barley during the 2022 growing season, which was up by 35 per cent from the previous year. […] Read more
Interpreting a silage feed test
Livestock

Interpreting a silage feed test

A ruminant nutritionist unpacks the numbers from a real feed test

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If you want to know the nutrient quality of forage, you must have it analyzed. It always pays to test dry forages, but it’s also worth testing silages, grains and water. When comparing different feeds, always compare the values on a “dry basis” to remove the moisture effect of results. Barry Yaremcio of Yaremcio Ag […] Read more
Mycotoxins, such as vomitoxin, are produced primarily by Gibberella ear moulds (seen here) and can be disruptive when fed to livestock, especially hogs. Photo: OMAFRA
Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies

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Chicago | Reuters – A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested this fall, causing headaches for growers and livestock producers and forcing ethanol plants and grain elevators to scrutinize grain deliveries. The situation is another hit to global grain supplies that have sunk to the lowest in a decade since Russia […] Read more

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