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Calculating ‘cow bushels per acre’
Most grain crops are measured by bushels per acre, so why not do the same for forage?
Saskatchewan holds Crown grazing rents at last year’s levels
Also, leaseholders on drought-downgraded land eligible for rate cut
Rotational grazing key to ranch success
The plan is to use each pasture only once during the grazing season
Cattle welcome some green grass
And a team effort gets branding, vaccinating and tagging done in one operation
Make a drought plan in writing
Putting it on paper helps clarify the options and takes some of the emotion out of tough decisions
Short and long-term thoughts on forage management
Some good lessons to be learned from more than three decades of experience of what works and doesn’t work
Year-round grazing reduces winter feeding costs
Cover crops, swath grazing and double cropping are all ways to produce more forage
Multi-paddock grazing offers AMPed up carbon opportunities
New programs are geared toward rewarding livestock producers for carbon sequestration efforts
Producer closing in on year-round grazing
It’s an ongoing process of learning what works and doesn't work as growing conditions change