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Oats Good For Pony Pellets

Direct farmer investment in oat research is relatively new, but the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission (SODC) recently invested producer checkoff funds into researching equine feeding practices “south of 49.” A study estimated that Canada was losing out on 250,000 tonnes or more annually in oat sales to the U. S, horse market. A report showed […] Read more
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Tips For Machinery Transport

Alberta Agriculture has just released a booklet on the safe and proper operation of farm machinery on roads and highways. The “Make It Safe, Make It Visible” glossy booklet covers a wide range of topics on how to properly outfit and transport a wide range of farm machinery on public roads. Illustrations show the proper […] Read more
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Price Was Right For Steel Storage

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Ron Thorpe has been using liquid fertilizer on his east central Saskatchewan farm for nearly 30 years. But it wasn’t until this past January when an exceptional deal on the price of fertilizer and a 25 per cent drop in the price of stainless steel coincided to make more on-farm storage both practical and affordable. […] Read more
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Ratios Are A Waste Of Time

I need to vent on the uselessness of ratio analysis by financial experts of any farmers’ individual or corporate financial statements. (Grainews March 23, “Know your net worth,” page 32.) Our partnership of three brothers, JVM van Staveren Farms Inc., has farmed together for over 15 years. Some of us have been farming for 30 […] Read more
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Cattlemen Have Marketing Options

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A long-time market analysis and columnist for Cattleman’s Corner, with a focus on the feedlot industry, is now offering one-on-one consulting services to cow/calf producers across Western Canada. Jerry Klassen, who has worked as a grain and livestock market analyst for different companies for a dozen years, and has been a regular monthly columnist for […] Read more
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Use A Good Breeding Mineral

Well-formulated cattle mineral is part of a sound nutritional foundation that is often equated to how many cows and replacement heifers are going to show strong heats, accept fertile bulls, and conceive with next years’ revenue. There is no other part of the breeding beef diet that is fed in such small amounts, yet can […] Read more
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Don’t Rule Out The Value Of A. I.

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When considering artificial insemination many producers often look at the extra labor and “apparent” expense of the semen, but don’t consider the dollar savings or genetic gain they should achieve. This is more apparent of course in the dairy industry where rigorous testing is done on all A. I. bulls. However, it is worthwhile for […] Read more
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Regulations Need Common Sense

SALE RESULTS Here are the results from the Crowfoot Cattle Co. Red and Black Angus bull sale held at Standard, Alberta in early April. The Auctioneer was Brent Carey, with DjH & Associates Ltd. as sale consultants. Sale Results: High Selling Black Bull Lot 63 Crowfoot 8096U sired by Crowfoot 6071S was purchased by Hill […] Read more
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Cattle Prices Trend Higher

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Fed cattle prices appear to be moving in a counter-seasonal pattern largely due to an improvement in demand. U. S. on feed numbers continue to come in below year ago levels and nearby market ready supplies are tightening. Cattle in the U. S. southern plains in late April were trading at $88, up $4 from […] Read more

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