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Collecting milk samples for bacterial testing. (Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network, via YouTube)

Mastitis preventive gets joint Canada/U.S. approval

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 24, 2016

A new drug to help limit mastitis in dairy cows — and keep a lid on the use of antimicrobials to treat it — has picked up joint approval from Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The two agencies on Thursday announced “simultaneous” approvals for Elanco Animal Health’s injectable drug pegbovigrastim, to […] Read more

News

VIDEO (producer.com): Sask. agriculture debate, March 22

By Glacier FarmMedia staff March 23, 2016

The April 4 Saskatchewan provincial election is just around the corner and five parties with five policies are in contention to guide the country’s largest agricultural province. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Western Producer were on-hand to bring producers the agricultural issues from the politicians’ perspectives in a live debate on March […] Read more

These black kernels are ergot in barley, but the disease found in most cereals, can also infect wheatgrass, brome, wild rye and other wild grasses.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Even a small dose of ergot is harmful

Research may lead to new feeding regulations

By Heather Smith Thomas March 23, 2016

Ergot is a fungus that can grow on certain grasses and grain plants, often under certain growing season moisture conditions, but other crop fertility issues can be at play as well. Ergot becomes a problem mainly after a wet season, rarely during dry conditions. The fungus replaces the seed head with a dark brown/black mass […] Read more

Columns

Four tips for talking to journalists

Here's what you need to know before talking to reporters about your farm situation

By Lisa Guenther March 23, 2016

As a reporter, a big part of my job is getting farmers to talk to me. In this column, I’m going to tell you why you might want to think twice about being interviewed. Or, if you decide to talk to a journalist, what you need to know. Before tapping out this column, I spoke […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Alberta to launch malt barley insurance

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 21, 2016

Alberta is set to launch Canada’s first crop insurance product for malt barley this year. The province’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) last week said it will now provide insurance coverage for a malting end-use for growers with malt barley contracts. The coverage is subject to a contract from a licensed buyer, with a minimum […] Read more

FarmLife

Prairie Palate: A recipe for Swedish meatballs

By 2011 more than 152,000 people living in the Prairies claimed Swedish heritage

By Amy Jo Ehman March 18, 2016

On a recent trip to Sweden, of course I had to try meatballs. Here on the Prairies, Swedish meatballs seem to represent the culinary tradition of an entire nation that sent so many sons and daughters to Western Canada in pioneer times. And it’s good to know that Swedish meatballs are still popular in their […] Read more

Farming’s In-Law Factor can be found at elainefroese.com/store/farmings-in-law-factor/.

FarmLife

Elaine Froese wants to keep families and farms healthy

Newest book takes on an issue not often dealt with – the in-laws

By Anne Lazurko March 18, 2016

My concern is divorce. Within a few miles’ radius of our farm there are so many divorces. And these aren’t all young people. Some are 20- and 40-year marriages.” Elaine Froese is tired. She’s just come home from a speaking tour and is heading to the U.S. for another gig, but as she speaks, the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 18, 2016

Paris | Reuters — French lawmakers approved plans for a total ban on some widely used pesticides blamed for harming bees, going beyond European Union restrictions in a fierce debate that has pitched farmers and chemical firms against beekeepers and green groups. The EU limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals, produced by companies including Bayer […] Read more

Features

Just how deadly is not knowing?

Make sure you know the emergency operating procedures for all of your machinery

By Shanyn Silinski March 17, 2016

Safety plans. Safety orientation. Training. Tail gate talks. SOPs (standard operating procedures). It is all so important in being a safe farm. A safe business. But how deadly is it really not knowing? In a word: very. Any number of things can go wrong, and quickly, in a farming operation. Especially “in season” when people […] Read more

Features

Don’t skip the standard operating procedure

Not everyone is comfortable developing standard operating procedures. Get over it

By Shanyn Silinski March 16, 2016

Winter can be a great time for planning, and safety planning should be included. Many producers have done environmental farm plans and have done safety plans. The next piece of the complex farm safety puzzle is one that is often is in the “assumed” category. The dreaded SOP (standard operating procedure). Why dreaded? Because of […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs make gains

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally after Trump urges China to buy more U.S. beans

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead

GFM Network News