Source: Barbara Duckworth, Producer.com, January 30, 2020 Cattle producers can improve calf health and survivability by decreasing the negative effects of a difficult calving New beginnings and hope start with each calving season but sometimes things can go awry. About five percent of calves are assisted at birth and about four percent are either born… Continue reading Calving trauma called production risk
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Reduced weaning stress is important goal for producers
Source: John Campbell, Producer.com, November 7, 2019 A number of strategies have been developed in an attempt to reduce the stress of weaning. f you drive into many small towns on the Prairies with a livestock auction yard at this time of year, you might be greeted by the chorus of bawling calves. Most of… Continue reading Reduced weaning stress is important goal for producers
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
Remote-monitoring livestock water systems – an opportunity thanks to technology
Source: Alicia Sopatyk, PAg, Regional Livestock & Feed Extension Specialist, Tisdale, June 2019 Livestock require water in good quality and sufficient quantity. Direct access to the source can easily provide the required quantity, but quality of the water, bank stability, sustainability, and animal safety become a concern. Remote or off-site watering systems alleviate the need for… Continue reading Remote-monitoring livestock water systems – an opportunity thanks to technology
Crop Report is a Team Effort
Source: David Goodwillie, Information Officer, Communications Branch Crop Reporting A phone rings on a sunny morning in the call centre of the Moose Jaw Agriculture Knowledge Centre (AKC). It’s Crop Report day and another crop reporter is calling in from anywhere across the province. A resource agent picks up the receiver and chats with the… Continue reading Crop Report is a Team Effort
Their health is your wealth, the importance of a mineral program
Source: Catherine Lang, BSA, AAg, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist, Watrous Summer is the time of the year that cattle producers persevere all winter for. On pasture, the calves grow, cows graze, but most importantly, cows are preparing to rebreed. For the cow to calve at the same time next year she has to rebreed in… Continue reading Their health is your wealth, the importance of a mineral program
Nitrate Concerns in Livestock Feed
Livestock and Feed Extension Specialists Travis Peardon and Alicia Sopatyk are in the field talking about nitrate concerns for livestock producers. These bulls represent the genetics that will impact productivity long after their breeding days have passed. In order to maximize this investment, yearling bulls require special attention. For more information contact: Travis Peardon Livestock… Continue reading Nitrate Concerns in Livestock Feed
Producers urged to keep eye on heifer health
Source: Barb Glen, Producer.com October 25, 2018 Biosecurity plays vital role in maintaining heifer health, particularly if producers buy rather than raise replacements Heifers need special attention if they are to have productive lives in a cow herd. Whether producers are raising or buying their replacements, they should be aware of heifers’ vaccination, nutrition and… Continue reading Producers urged to keep eye on heifer health
Stretching Hay Supplies With Straw
With few producers reporting an abundance of hay this year many will be stretching these supplies out with straw in their daily rations. Straw can make up a large portion of the ration when hay is in short supply as long as it is accompanied with a concentrate such as oats, barley or grain screenings… Continue reading Stretching Hay Supplies With Straw
Dangers in Dugouts
A number of factors affect the quality of surface water sources. Nutrient loading from spring or summer run-off, little to no re-charge from a dry spring, animal impact from direct cattle watering, and sub-surface soil or water salinity are but a few of the possibilities. Many dugouts located in saline areas may be fed from… Continue reading Dangers in Dugouts