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1. More heifers to feedlots stalls cattle rebuild

   By Richard Kamchen Beef producers have chosen cashing-in over rebuilding their herds in the wake of record cattle ... largest cattle producing provinces, representing nearly 80 per cent of the national cattle inventory. Alberta’s agriculture ...

   angel.dolan - Feb 28 2024 - 12:32 - 0 comments

2. ‘Product of Canada’ – another wrong-headed government policy

   By arbitrarily ruling that food products must have 98 per cent Canadian content to merit the national label, the government ...

   WebMaster - Nov 1 2012 - 13:10

3. Business management: still room to improve

   ... and alongside family, and producing food for the world have all come under the umbrella of “farm lifestyle,” a lifestyle that’s ... if the banks collectively got together and said, ‘We really want to see this from our ag clients,’” Gerencser says. But the ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

4. GOT MILK?

   ... about 100 years ago. The calcium numbers in the soil held up really well until the last couple decades, so we never needed to add it back ... help. There are two ways to measure how much calcium you have in your soil: Parts per million (ppm) or base saturation. Ppm is measured ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

5. The Farmerettes: Renewed Awareness

   ... girls got used to the demands of the physical labour, they really worked as a team and tackled the job and got it done. “They worked ... While most nights involved a curfew, the Farmerettes did have some free evenings and weekends to travel to nearby towns and see movies, ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

6. Is it still possible to start a farm?

   ... “In high school I did a co-op with a beef farm and I really enjoyed myself there. When I met Ethan, he had just started buying ... carcasses for lambs. “We direct-market lamb and sell cuts. We get a few processed and cut up to have stock in the freezer. Through ...

   angel.dolan - Sep 29 2023 - 07:19 - 0 comments

7. Carbon Offset Programs

   Do carbon credits have a future on prairie farms? By Emily Croft Carbon sequestration has ... the years. The main ones are that emission offsets require too many records, and offsets are not allowed be created in the past anymore, ... the farmers need to lock into a practice nd they aren’t really sure what the payout will be,” says Anders. “On the larger ...

   angel.dolan - Dec 19 2023 - 16:19 - 0 comments

8. How dietary zinc & copper ratios impact metabolic balance in weaned pigs

   ... Lapointe The National Research Council [1] recommends 80 to 100 mg/kg of dietary zinc (Zn) and 5 to 6 mg/kg of copper (Cu) for 7 to ... when ZnO levels were low (LZnHCu). However, these results have to be carefully interpreted, taking into consideration the different ...

   angel.dolan - Nov 23 2023 - 14:13 - 0 comments

9. ‘Disinfection Is Critical to Our Industry’

   ... “There are so many diseases and viruses that can have devastating effects on a single herd, let alone the industry as a whole ... to combat organic biofilms, and we recommend using them 80 per cent of the times you disinfect. “On the fifth time you do a wash, ...

   angel.dolan - Nov 23 2023 - 14:14 - 0 comments

10. ‘How Do You Sell What You Can’t Get Processed?’

    ... products to producers and consumers alike but are unable to have a steady stream of processing opportunities. These businesses are vital to ... “The high price of cattle is making it hard to sell middle cuts and medium-priced beef. It has slowed out because the economy is just not ...

    angel.dolan - Nov 23 2023 - 14:10 - 0 comments