Alberta RCMP are once again warning rural and farming communities to be aware of fraud that affects consumers looking to purchase hay. Due to extreme drought conditions this past summer, there is now a high demand for hay which is being sold at increased costs. This may cause farmers and agricultural workers to make purchases… Continue reading Hay Scams Continue
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Prolonged Prairie harvest pushes up feed grain prices
Source: Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm, Producer.com, November 14, 2019 WINNIPEG, Nov. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The seemingly never-ending harvest across the Prairies has been responsible for a C$10 to C$15 per tonne jump this month in feed grain prices, said Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. “It’s probably gone up C$5 this… Continue reading Prolonged Prairie harvest pushes up feed grain prices
Salvaging Cereal Crops as Forage
Source: Catherine Lang, BSA, AAg, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist, Watrous, October 2019 After the early snow and a month of wet weather in Saskatchewan, many acres of annual grain crops could not be harvested. There are growing concerns regarding sprouted and unsaleable grain. It is possible to salvage these crops as forage for livestock,… Continue reading Salvaging Cereal Crops as Forage
Managing winter feeding with alternative feed sources
Source: Murray Feist, M.Sc., P.Ag., Provincial Livestock Specialist, Livestock Branch; and Jenifer Heyden, M.Sc., P.Ag., Livestock & Feed Extension Specialist, Regional Services Branch, September 2019 Back-to-back years of cool springs and dry summers have reduced feed stockpiles and increased pressure on pasture and hay land. The resulting adverse growing conditions drive up the cost of… Continue reading Managing winter feeding with alternative feed sources
Producers eye feed options
Source: Barb Glen, Producer.com, September 12, 2019 Drought, hail and other adverse weather conditions this year have affected the quality and quantity of feed in Western Canada. That means cattle producers may have to seek alternative feeds to ensure livestock health throughout the coming fall and winter. Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist with Alberta… Continue reading Producers eye feed options
Wanted: hay and feed for purchase
Source: Robert Arnason, Producer.com, August 15, 2019 Hundreds of livestock producers in Manitoba are facing hay and feed shortages, because a two-year drought has cut forage production by half or worse this summer. To help producers who are short on feed, the Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Manitoba Beef Producers are urging farmers to… Continue reading Wanted: hay and feed for purchase
Management Strategies when Pasture Supplies are Low
Source: Jenifer Heyden, PAg, Regional Livestock & Feed Extension Specialist, North Battleford, June 2019 Pasture management may not be the most exciting activity, but it needs to be addressed and actions taken as conditions change. We may have a plan set out in the spring, but often times mother nature throws a wrench in those plans… Continue reading Management Strategies when Pasture Supplies are Low
Hay prices skyrocket as drought continues
Source: Marlo Glass, Producer.com, May 23, 2019 Abnormally dry conditions have been reported from Edmonton to Winnipeg as well as scattered pockets of drought Hay prices have continued to skyrocket across the Prairies as conditions remain dry enough that many hay growers won’t produce a first cut this spring. “We’ve had a tough start here,”… Continue reading Hay prices skyrocket as drought continues
Fertilize Forages for Increased Production
Are you going to fertilize that old hay field? If so, with what? Old grass fields are very likely to be deficient in a range of nutrients, but the largest response is likely going to be to nitrogen. The rule of thumb is that an old grass stand will produce ten to fifteen pounds… Continue reading Fertilize Forages for Increased Production
Prairie feed grain price on the rise
Source: Glen Hallick – MarketsFarm, Producer.com, March 7, 2019 Feed grain prices have been on the upswing recently, according to Nelson Neumann of Agfinity in Stony Plain, Alta. “We saw them at the end of last week, the beginning of this week really jump up. Guys were scrambling to get stuff in before road bans,”… Continue reading Prairie feed grain price on the rise