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Be Watchful For Anthrax

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Anthrax is one of the oldest killers of humans and livestock and was mentioned in some the earliest recorded history several thousand years ago. It has been called by many names, including splenic fever, charbon, milztrand and woolsorter s disease. While the last major outbreak in Western Canada was seen in 2006, weather conditions during […] Read more
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Some Courses Where You Can Learn To Get More From Your Pasture

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LEARN ABOUT 365-DAY GRAZING Producers interested in learning about how to develop a year-round grazing program should attend a Year-Round Grazing Systems business management school being held in Westlock, Alta. Nov. 25-27. Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. is offering the three-day school that covers all aspects of a year-round grazing system, from the […] Read more
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England’s Choice

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England has made a choice to remain dependent on other countries to feed them. Recently corporations proposed to build a modern dairy and sow unit, but two activist groups objected saying it would force small farmers out of business. The proposal was withdrawn. We in the U.S. have faced that choice and decided to encourage […] Read more
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Remembering Wooden Shoe Dick

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JUNE 20, 2011 I just returned home from a cruise. My late wife s sister, Joyce, was reaching her 80th birthday and invited her family and other relatives to join her on a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and return. Twelve of us spent seven days and nights with 1,700 others enjoying good food and […] Read more
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The Basics Of Using Put Options

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I ve had many inquiries over the past few months about hedging feeder cattle using options. Last winter, I wrote an article on using futures markets to hedge feeder cattle, but many producers are hesitant to take an outright futures position given the potential for margin calls. Many producers experience extremely tight cash flow during […] Read more
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14 New Wheat And Barley Options For 2012

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Prairie farmers will have 10 new wheat and four new barley varieties to consider for 2012. All the wheat varieties have their features for high yield and quality, but a couple focus on new or upgraded resistance to disease and crop pests. SeCan is introducing AC Carberry, a hard red spring, which Jim Downey of […] Read more
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Wheat &Chaff – for Oct. 3, 2011

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FEEDING A HUNGRY WORLD I ve just returned from a week in Ontario at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress ( www.ifaj.org). More than 260 writers, broadcasters and the like from over 30 countries descended on southern Ontario to learn about new world agriculture. While a large portion of this congress is about farm […] Read more
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Take A Course In CPR And First Aid

What happened the last time you snagged yourself on that nail you meant to hammer in a bit? The one that s right next to the light switch to the shed. Could you find your first aid kit quickly? Did it contain the right stuff, such as antiseptic spray and bandages? Was your tetanus shot […] Read more
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Web Tool Tailors Variety Selection For Your Farm

An online tool www.seedinteractive.ca aimed at helping crop growers in Manitoba make variety decisions tailored to their own farms is now live. The Manitoba Seed Growers Association, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives and Grainewspublisher Farm Business Communications launched the new service earlier this year. The web tool is based on the performance data and […] Read more
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Lend A Hand (Signal) This Harvest

It’s time for all hands on deck for the 2011 harvest, but before you leave the shed, make sure everyone on your team knows and agrees on basic safety hand signals. You need them around noisy farm machinery and unpredictable livestock or to signal your plan from far off. Handy signals come in, well, handy […] Read more

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