Page not found

Search results

1. Better Farming Magazine March 2023

   ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 09:39

2. Boosting your Biosecurity Game

   ... These voluntary sector-specific standards are supported by producer guides to assist producers in implementing them. We spoke with ... own biosecurity. Making the time “Biosecurity is one word, and it sounds simple, but it’s really, really hard,” says David ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 09:55 - 0 comments

3. Is the Family Still on the Farm?

   ... perspective and to help with the transition of the farm from one generation of owners and operators to the next. “A corporate farm ... left, then I can do business.” As a first-generation producer just starting a family, Pfisterer says there isn’t a shortage of ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 10:06 - 0 comments

4. Better Pork Magazine December 2022

     Better Pork December 2022 edition features the following articles: Amino Acids - Pig Response, Gilt Loss & Retention - Using Data for Results, Sustainability - Lowering Emissions, and Hi-Tech Update.

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 17 2023 - 12:54

5. An Update on fertilizer

   ... products, they will likely put the biggest dent in the producer’s budget. “Natural gas is a key feedstock in the production of nitrogen fertilizer and, in general, makes up about 75 to 80 per cent of the cost of nitrogen fertilizer. Current forces in the natural ...

   AshleighBenedict - Sep 23 2022 - 14:07 - 0 comments

6. A Recipe for Crop Success

   ... applications to maintain green leaf tissue.” Each producer may have their own considerations when they’re selecting a hybrid, ... “The later we focus on these components – the first one being plant density, second is seed number per plant, and the third seed ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 9 2022 - 10:15 - 0 comments

7. Preventions & programs

   ... she adds. “Point source pollution comes from one specific identifiable source such as pollutants discharged from a pipe, ... for nutrients.” On-farm water quality management is producer specific. Your local conservation authority and certified crop advisor ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 9 2022 - 10:11 - 0 comments

8. Most Unwanted List: Pests

   ... to.” In Deb Campbell’s experience, it tends to be a one-in-three-year pest. Campbell is a certified crop advisor in Dundalk. “All ... attracts the fly,” she says. “If someone’s a livestock producer, we try to get their manure on in the fall, get their cover crop ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 4 2022 - 12:01 - 0 comments

9. Protecting Your Yield & the Environment

   ... best management practices are suitable to operations under every condition. But while there are some operational costs, all of these ... addition, larger equipment, like cultivators that are 60 to 80 feet wide, is more difficult to maneuver around obstacles, which is another ...

   AshleighBenedict - Mar 22 2023 - 09:59 - 0 comments

10. Further Study: Lots Going on in the Fertilizer Market

    ... nitrogen products that have environmental benefits but add producer costs. “I think we’re going to try to be creative in how we ...

    AshleighBenedict - Mar 28 2023 - 07:08 - 0 comments