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Another Crazy ‘Corner’ Week

From the email bag… Among the fan and hate mail that comes into Cattleman’s Corner there is often some back and forth between writers and readers about points that have been raised. Seldom does anything get vicious but everyone needs to make their point. Here are some notes back and forth from readers and columnist […] Read more
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Beef Cattle Get Mastitis Too

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Mastitis is inflammation and infection of the udder. This is primarily a problem in dairy cows but can also occur in beef cows. Depending upon the infectious organism involved, a bad case of mastitis may kill the cow. It’s not a condition to ignore. Mastitis can develop if a quarter becomes contaminated — if bacteria […] Read more
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Managing Your Resources

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A farm or ranch is made up of a given set of resources. This includes land, labour and capital. Capital consists of financial capital, but also knowledge and emotional (or attitude) capital. One of the miraculous things about ranching is that it is one of the few investments where fixed capital such as land can […] Read more
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Get Serious About Clubroot Symptoms

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Canola has its share of enemies. Several diseases, such as blackleg and sclerotinia, eat up yields and cause headaches for farmers. But canola’s newest foe is proving much tougher to fight than first thought. “Clubroot is a soil-borne disease, not air-borne like many other canola diseases,” explains Murray Hartman, oilseed specialist with Alberta Agriculture. Soilborne […] Read more
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Tips For Kochia Control

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Group-2 herbicides were the products of choice for controlling kochia in peas. Now your options are limited. Two recent studies have confirmed that group-2 herbicide resistant kochia is now widespread across the Prairies. “It’s a big problem, “ says Hugh Beckie, a weed specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatchewan. “A survey we conducted […] Read more
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Spray Dandelions First Thing

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The tenacious dandelion, as everybody knows, is a hard foe to battle and stubbornly re-occurs time and again despite the best efforts to eradicate it. What makes dandelion particularly hard to get rid of are its two growth periods throughout the year: early in the spring and again in the fall. Dandelions are largely dormant […] Read more
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To grow demand for canola, it helps to look at consumer trends. That way, Canadian canola growers and their industry partners can prepare to provide what people want this year, next year and for the next 15 years

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If there was one message that was drilled home to delegates attending the recent Canola Council of Canada conference in Toronto, it’s that canola oil fits the diets of consumers looking for healthier food choices. As the general North American population gets older and fatter, canola oil can play an important role in helping to […] Read more
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Cooking For Cows And Calves

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My husband and I hate to lose an animal and often try innovative ways to keep a cow or calf alive. On several occasions the past 43 years, Lynn and I have managed to save a “hopeless” case by feeding the cow or calf via nasogastric tube — sometimes for several weeks — while the […] Read more
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Denmark Prepares Youth For Agriculture

We introduced Grainews read-e rs to Brenda Campbell in the November issue. The 22-year-old from a cow-calf farm near Sundre, Alta., is in Denmark for a six-month working visit on a dairy. We asked her to send regular reports to tell us what she’s doing, how farming in Europe is different from farming in Alberta, […] Read more
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If The World Was Up To Me

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Museum of Fine Art, creating the corn maze or Carhenge. Yet he would have discovered things like grain: enough for his family and his neighbors, fire: to keep his cave warm, and a live version of a round-the-campfire right-wing talk show! When my turn came, I realized if the world had been populated with people […] Read more

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