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1. More heifers to feedlots stalls cattle rebuild

   ... largest cattle producing provinces, representing nearly 80 per cent of the national cattle inventory. Alberta’s agriculture ... ranchers built their numbers in the strong bull market of 2014 to 2015 and were punished for it in 2016 when prices collapsed. They ...

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

2. Beware Early Grazing of Stressed Plants

   ... explains that plants start building for the following year in the latter part of a season. “What they’re experiencing ... pounds per head per day of 20 per cent crude protein and 80 per cent total digestible nutrients in the form of mill-run pellets or wheat ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 25 2024 - 12:20 - 0 comments

3. Subscribe to Better Farming Magazine

   Price for one year subscription $41, in Canada (including applicable taxes). Save with a two year subscription Subscriber Inquiries, Change of Address or USA and ...

   Ramanath - Apr 23 2024 - 09:08

4. Subscribe to Better Farming Magazine for 2 years

   Price for two year subscription $74, in Canada, (including applicable taxes) Subscriber ...

   Ramanath - Apr 23 2024 - 09:08

5. Drought Could Boost Soil Nutrients

   Last year’s dryness could provide higher residual nutrients in 2024. By Richard Kamchen Parched Prairie conditions last year may boost available soil nutrients for the 2024 growing season. In ... can offset that dryness, providing “tremendous results when it comes to our crops.” Farmers and agronomists should discuss their ...

   angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments

6. Research Spotlight: ‘Floating Islands’

   ... Belski photo Phase 3 began in 2021 as a three-year data collection survey of four ponds near feedlots in the Linden, Alta. ... of the ponds,” says Karran. The islands are “about 4.5 x 8.0' in size. Then inside it, there’s a soil medium. It’s a peat moss ...

   angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments

7. Can You Teach An ‘Old Dog’ New Tricks?

   ... Ontario’s cold, blustery winter months. As I did last year, this article will cover some key topics from this winter’s Ontario CCA ... and often we cannot get into the field to apply a pesticide when above-average rainfalls occur. Timing for a disease like white mould is ...

   angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments

8. Opportunities in Carbon Sequestration

   ... soil carbon in grasslands across the Prairies. “When we are thinking about carbon sequestration, we are usually talking about ... currently not suited to tracking changes in soil carbon from year to year. Despite this, Carlyle has seen other benefits for producers. ...

   angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments

9. Opportunities In Carbon Sequestration

   ... sugars, and plants use carbon and put it into their roots. When a plant dies, the roots stay behind, and that becomes organic matter ... a very dynamic system that changes quickly. Within a wet year in Ontario soils, you may have more carbon sequestration, but might also ...

   angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments

10. Farm Payroll Practices

    ... the likelihood of an AgriStability claim in a poor farming year. Farm Management Canada executive director Heather Watson points to ... need their attention. “We tend to perform our best when we’re focusing on the things we love to do. That doesn’t mean we can ...

    angel.dolan - Apr 23 2024 - 09:32 - 0 comments