CLAVET, Sask. — Ergot is increasingly creeping into cereals in Western Canada, as well as into cattle feed. If grain has been contaminated by the fungus, it will be refused for human consumption and ...

Roughages can be provided in a variety of forms, from more common forage crops such as corn silage and alfalfa hay to ...

BY ALICIA BOORCottonwood Extension DistrictThis year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test ...

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Feeder cattle prices depend on the weight of the cattle with lightweight cattle typically having the highest price per pound (or hundredweight) and lower prices for heavier cattle. Not only do prices ...

“That was the golden-age of the cattle industry,” he remembers. “A cattleman could buy cattle cheap, put them out on grass relatively cheap and hedge them against the October Feeder futures contract.

This year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test weight and sprouted grain. This ...

How much forage can a cow eat? Dairy farmers who focus on high forage diets and high milk production regularly feed diets as high as 70% forages. More importantly, it calculates out to be in the range ...