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1. Where are gilts going?

   Data can be used to determine where to look for the causes of animal losses. ... nursing a lot of pigs, sometimes 14 or more piglets, and we need to make sure she has all the calories and feed she can eat to maintain ... loss may play a role in reproductive problems. “We don’t want to lose too much condition. When the sow goes through weaning and ...

   AshleighBenedict - Jan 20 2023 - 11:27 - 0 comments

2. High Hopes for Hi-Tech

   ... No. 1 priority: animal welfare. “Handheld or mobile data collection can include things like the number of treatments given to pigs ... studying technology for optimizing water use to limit the need for transporting water and incurring the costs and inconvenience ...

   AshleighBenedict - Jan 20 2023 - 11:31 - 0 comments

3. Better Farming Magazine October 2023

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   angel.dolan - Oct 27 2023 - 12:38

4. Better Farming Prairies Magazine November/December 2023

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   angel.dolan - Oct 27 2023 - 12:37

5. Drought: Prairie Farmers Hoping to Recoup Losses

   ... “Canola supplies will be tight, and some demand will need to be squeezed out,” Ball says. Jonathan Driedger, vice-president ... and oilseed markets, in that people and livestock still need to eat. “Generally, in the case of an economic slowdown, there is ...

   angel.dolan - Oct 27 2023 - 08:08 - 0 comments

6. Why Not Try to Diversify?

   ... who earn stumpage from logging companies (the price a private firm pays to a landowner for the right to harvest timber from that ... appliances. Startup costs are usually minimal, as you just need a workspace in your home and perhaps some training to polish up your ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 15:54 - 0 comments

7. The Cost of Putting Hydro Poles in Their Place

   ... always increasing, these poles occupy a large space which I need to maintain. That’s a lot of extra grass to cut!” In the years ... that all cables, poles, and wires above and below ground on private property belong to Ontario Hydro. As such, they have the right to ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 09:24 - 0 comments

8. Is it still possible to start a farm?

   ‘Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.’ By Emily Croft ... manage the crop. “My arrangement is pretty unique. I don’t have any large-scale equipment, so I work with custom operators,” ... between farmers on a multi-generational farm. “I don’t have bad habits – I don’t have to do something just because it’s ...

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

9. Farm Transition Increasingly Complex

   ... from a professional and personal standpoint. And what do you need to make both, if that’s your goal, viable.” An outside voice ... tools and acknowledges that sometimes producers just need a nudge to find someone to show them and walk through the tools with them. ...

   angel.dolan - Sep 29 2023 - 07:08 - 0 comments

10. Smoke, Sun & Crop Effects

    ... the month of August is critical for development. Yes, we need ample solar radiation for soybeans, along with rainfall as well to drive ...

    angel.dolan - Sep 29 2023 - 07:25 - 0 comments