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Cow-Calf, Livestock, Nutrition

Winter feeding tips for beef cows in late gestation

Transitioning late gestation cows to higher-quality forages is a good strategy

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As we begin the New Year and enter the coldest months, many beef cows are in the final third of their gestation period. This is when the fetus experiences its most significant growth. To support this development and ensure the birth of a healthy calf, it is essential to provide the cow with proper nutrition. […] Read more
With appropriate protein (and possibly energy) supplementation, corn stover could be a useful feed for wintering pregnant cows.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Comparing feed performance in pregnant cows

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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Last month’s column featured a University of Saskatchewan research trial that used high-moisture corn grain, snaplage or silage to partially replace barley grain or silage in finishing diets. While the steers were in the feedlot, this team wintered cows on the corn stover. See: Performance and ruminal fermentation of second-trimester pregnant beef cows fed short-season […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Features

Using TMR mixers on a beef operation

TMR mixers are becoming a bigger conversation in the beef industry in recent years

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Although total mixed ration (TMR) mixers have been popular on dairy operations historically, they are becoming more common on beef operations, as well. TMR mixers are used primarily for ruminant animals. For both dairy and beef, there are benefits and challenges to implementing a TMR mixer into an operation. TMR mixer 101 TMR mixers usually […] Read more
Cattle grazing stubble in the fall. Turning cattle onto the right kind of stubble can extend the grazing season, but producers will need to think about water, as well as supplementing protein and minerals.
Beef Cattle, Grazing

What to know about grazing cattle on crop stubble

What are the benefits and challenges of stubble grazing after harvest, to extend the grazing season?

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When it comes to extending the grazing season, stubble grazing is a viable option for many producers on the Prairies. But what are the benefits, and what are the challenges that come with it? Grazing the stubble left after harvest has some real advantages. “The first thing it does is it provides additional forage that […] Read more
Penta TMR mixer at Ag in Motion 2024
Machinery

VIDEO: Vertical feed mixers gaining ground with beef producers

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“There’s really nothing that a vertical feed mixer will say ‘no’ to,” says Glenn Buurma, president of Penta. Buurma notes that while traditionally vertical feed mixers saw most of their attention among dairy producers, he’s seeing beef producers increasingly add them into their operations as well. “There’s nothing that’s going to have a quicker payback […] Read more
The Bouw family has incorporated corn grazing into their winter feeding strategy.
Livestock, Management

Raising ‘low input’ cows in Manitoba

Stefan Bouw and his family focus on maternal, forage-developed cows on their seed stock operation

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The Bouw household likely isn’t found standing still very often. With four children, Bouw Farms Ltd. and Edie Creek Angus, Stefan and his wife Kendra are on the move. Stationed just east of Winnipeg, near Anola, Man., Bouw works alongside his brother, Jonathan, and father, Herman, on the operation founded by their immigrant grandparents in […] Read more

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