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When cows bale graze, are they letting good quality forages fall by the wayside?

Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste

Grazing: News Roundup from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 19, 2018

Bale grazing is a common winter feeding practice but how much forage are those cows leaving behind? Alberta Agriculture and Food recently shared results from one trial that examined that question. The Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) measured waste from bale grazing over four winters, from 2008 through 2011. The study was done using the […] Read more

A feed shortage is a big financial hit, but how much depends on how you respond and the particular situation on your ranch.
Photo: Michael Moskaluk, special to Alberta Farmer

Hay, Livestock

Four options to help deal with a feed shortage

By Alberta Agriculture September 12, 2018

What is your best option if you’re short on feed? “Each farm is different and therefore doing your numbers as they pertain to your situation is paramount,” said provincial economics extension specialist Herman Simons. “In addition, each option has different pros and cons, which should be listed and taken into account when determining the best[...]
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Livestock

Coop federee buys into Ontario feed sector

By GFM Staff August 27, 2018

Fresh off its recent investment in the Prairie livestock feed business, Quebec ag co-operative giant La Coop federee is headed down a similar path in southwestern Ontario. The co-operative announced Monday it will pay an undisclosed sum for a 50 per cent stake in W-S Feed and Supply, based at Tavistock, Ont., about 30 km[...]
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Drought conditions in Canada at June 30, 2018. (Agr.gc.ca)

Crops, Forages, Weather

Drought’s effects linger on Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm July 27, 2018

CNS Canada — After a dry growing season last year in Western Canada, effects of the drought are still evident with news that most livestock producers won’t be doing a second cut of hay. “Pastures and hay fields didn’t get the moisture that they needed to really recharge over that winter period and get a[...]
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You have many options when aiming to meet the protein needs of cattle.

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

What goes around, comes around with protein: Part 2

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon July 13, 2018

In my April column I focused on the principles of protein nutrition in beef cattle with an emphasis on rumen degradable and undegradable protein and on meeting the metabolizable protein needs of the animal. The reason that I focused on this topic was my experiences this past winter with producers who were having difficulty meeting[...]
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Livestock, Reuters

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

By Sybille de La Hamaide, Tom Polansek July 2, 2018

Paris/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in exclusive talks to take over French animal feed business Neovia for 1.5 billion euros (C$2.3 billion) as part of the U.S. farm giant’s strategy to expand in the fast-growing animal nutrition sector. Neovia is majority owned by French cooperative group InVivo. Investment group Eurazeo[...]
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The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops, Reuters

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

By Michael Hirtzer, Tom Polansek May 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. ethanol makers have joined global livestock producers to snap up discounted American sorghum supplies after buyers in China backed out of deals due to stiff anti-dumping tariffs on the grain imposed by Beijing in a mounting trade dispute. Sorghum is used to feed animals and represents a fraction of the[...]
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Livestock, Nutrition

McKinnon: The math behind animal nutrition lingo

By John McKinnon April 6, 2018

When I visit with producers about their feeding program, I often get questions on “nutrition lingo.” Examples include questions on the meaning of a mineral or protein supplement tag or how much supplement do you need to feed to achieve an ionophore concentration of 22 or 33 ppm? Such confusion is understandable, particularly when you[...]
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Sustained intake of ergot contaminated feed will shut down blood supply to an animal's extremities, and over time, worsen its condition.

Beef Cattle, Cereals, Hay, Vet advice

Ergot poisoning: An ancient scourge remains a problem in modern rations

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

By Dr. Ron Clarke December 7, 2017

The negative impacts of ergot contamination in food were recognized as early as the fifth century AD. Ergot, a plant parasite, commonly affects rye grass, but wheat, rye, barley, oats, brome, fescue, blue, timothy, western and intermediate wheatgrass and other grasses can also be infected. Environmental conditions associated with a cool wet spring followed by[...]
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Livestock, Market talk, Markets

Prepare for spring rally on barley and feed grains

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen February 6, 2017

Southern Alberta feedlots were buying feed barley in the range of $160/mt to $165/mt delivered over the past month; central Alberta operations were showing bids from $155/mt to $160/mt. Southern Manitoba feed mills have been buying barley with low vomitoxin levels from $155/mt to $165/mt but overall barley usage is limited in this region. Feed[...]
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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

U.S. grains: Corn rises on strong demand, disease concerns

Daily Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb, lean hogs also rise

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Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste

Four options to help deal with a feed shortage

Coop federee buys into Ontario feed sector

Drought’s effects linger on Prairies

What goes around, comes around with protein: Part 2

ADM to buy French animal feed business Neovia

U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs

McKinnon: The math behind animal nutrition lingo

Ergot poisoning: An ancient scourge remains a problem in modern rations

Prepare for spring rally on barley and feed grains

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