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Spring is here: What to plant?

By Steve Kenyon April 22, 2016

A very common question that I receive at many of my conferences or seminars is, “What should we plant?” They are of course referring to the type of forage species to seed into their overgrazed pastures? This might seem like a pretty straightforward question but I always catch producers off guard with my answer. They […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Nutrition

Nutritional considerations for the cow-calf herd during drought

News Roundup from the August 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Brittany Wiese, Greg Penner, John McKinnon September 16, 2015

Lower-than-normal seasonal rainfall this spring and summer has led to severe drought conditions throughout much of Alberta and Saskatchewan resulting in poor growth of annual cereals, crops for hay and pasture. This will have obvious implications on the nutrition and management of the cow-calf herd during the grazing season and into the winter as preserved […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Holistic ranching

Drought management for pastures: Q & A

Tips on getting past a drought and when you should consider destocking

By Don Campbell September 8, 2015

Q. We have just experienced the driest May on record. The growth on my pastures is pretty dismal. I am under a lot of pressure and stress. Can H M help me? A. Yes, definitely. H M is a decision-making process. Good decision-making is always important. In difficult times it is critical. Thank you so […] Read more

Canada thistle isn’t a weed, it’s a plant that pops up to cover bare spots in overgrazed pastures.

Features, Forages, Pasture

Can Canada thistle be a remedy for overgrazing?

This 'pioneer species' may help maintain the soil surface

By Steve Kenyon September 19, 2014

Of all the different species of forages that grow in my pastures, my favourite plant is the Canada thistle. It actually comes from southeastern Europe originally, so I am not sure how we Canadians got credit for it, but either way I’m proud to call it my own. Canada thistle is what I refer to […] Read more

Holistic ranching

Planned grazing

By Don Campbell March 3, 2014

There is a lot of misinformation about the beneficial or detrimental effects cattle may have on land. This is unfortunate. Various groups often have serious disagreements depending on whether they see cattle as beneficial or detrimental to the land. Often both groups are sincere and in fact, both may be correct in their viewpoints. Often […] Read more

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

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Spring is here: What to plant?

Nutritional considerations for the cow-calf herd during drought

Drought management for pastures: Q & A

Can Canada thistle be a remedy for overgrazing?

Planned grazing

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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