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Oats Are Officially Good For You

Those of us who enjoy our oatmeal every morning can feel even better about the decision now that the rib-sticking breakfast has been approved for a cholesterol- lowering health claim. Health Canada recently formally confirmed it now has “no objection to the use of a health claim linking the consumption of oat fibre and the […] Read more
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New CWB Feed Wheat Pricing Program Announced

The Canadian Wheat Board has created a new pricing option for those with feed wheat to sell. “Wet weather throughout the growing season means more feed wheat in the bins than there has been in at least six years. This has created a difficult situation for many farmers,” said Ian White, CWB president and CEO, […] Read more
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New Soybean Inoculant Launched

EMD Crop BioScience has rolled out what it bills as a “unique” seed-applied inoculant to boost emergence, nodulation and yield in soybeans. The Canadian arm of Milwaukeebased EMD, itself an arm of drug and chemical firm Merck, says its new product Optimize comes with patented technology that will allow soybean growers to “plant early without […] Read more
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Savvy Farmer Compares Treatment Options, Rebates

Developed specifically for farmers, Savvy Farmer is a web-based information warehouse created to help farmers save money on pest control. Its database includes every registered treatment for every agricultural crop grown in Canada (over three million treatments in total). The creators of Savvy Farmer have a deep understanding the pesticide industry and want to use […] Read more
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Producer Tales On RFID Tags

Not that I plan to have a running weekly commentary on reports with problems with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency RFID tags, but it seems to be a common-enough concern, that I figure it deserves at least one more kick at the cat. After running a story in December Cattleman’s Cornerdescribing the problems and concerns […] Read more
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Treating Hairy Attack

The hind foot on this dairy cow is being treated for a fairly common condition known as hairy attack or periople ulcer (top photo). Among other things, it is also referred to as strawberry warts. It is a very painful condition that often causes cows to stand on their tip toes The condition begins, or […] Read more
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Assessing And Maintaing Hoof Health

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Lameness takes a huge economic toll on the dairy industry. An ongoing research project, spearheaded by Alberta dairy producers and processors, is looking to find out what causes lameness in dairy cattle and then come up with management recommendations on how to reduce the instances of lameness. The Alberta Dairy Hoof Health Project, ( www.hoofhealth.ca) […] Read more
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Extra Fat Helps Boost Milk

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Energy, the single largest nutrient requirement of most lactating dairy cows, is often in short supply for several weeks after cows calve. In this state of “negative energy balance,” high milk-producing dairy cows cannot consume enough forage and grains to make up the deficit, and breakdown their own body reserves to cover the energy shortfall. […] Read more
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Cut Canola Seeding Rates At Your Own Risk

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As air drill technology continues to improve, new designs are enabling farmers to get more accurate, even placement in the seed row than ever before. But should farmers use the advantages offered by these modern systems to cut back on seeding rates, particularly in canola? Purchasing canola seed can represent a relatively large input cost, […] Read more
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Polish Canola Update

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For anyone wondering how Bob Mastin of Sundre, Alta., made out with harvest of his new higher-yielding Polish canola seed varieties, Mastin says the yield was “very good.” The owner of Mastin Seeds says he is fielding calls daily from growers across Western Canada looking to line up a portion of their canola acres in […] Read more

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