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Saskatchewan rancher, Ross Macdonald (l) and southern Alberta rancher, Daniel Doerksen, who met through the Canadian Hereford Association, exchange thoughts on raising beef cattle at last fall’s Canadian Western Agribition, in Regina. The producers realize they have similar interests.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Genetics point to ‘easy keepers’

Producers may be able to trim 10 to 15 per cent off feeding costs by selecting cattle for feed efficiency

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Southern Alberta rancher Daniel Doerksen likes a certain type of cow — a functional, easy-keeper that can raise a good calf. “Our bull selection is based on raising productive females,” Daniel said during an interview at recent western Canadian beef show. Part of that strategy has been to select smaller-framed cows that should be feed […] Read more
seedling emerging from soil
Columns, Crops

Western agronomy research cuts

Agronomy Management: Funding cuts have left gaps in the unbiased agronomy research that Prairie farmers need

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Over the past 100 years, agricultural research scientists, innovative farmers and private industry have done a remarkable job to develop and improve crop production practices across Western Canada. Advances in crop breeding, sustainable crop rotations, development of direct seeding technology, development of fertilizer and nutrient management practices and improved management to control weeds, insects and […] Read more
Researchers are still learning about how plants communicate. One day, research looking at modifying plant behaviour could be used to increase crop yields or combat weed growth.
Crops, News

New research shows plants talking

Plant researchers are finding a surprising amount of unseen communication among plants

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Farmers know well the issues that can arise with their crops. One of the biggies is insects eating plants. What’s interesting, though, is that recently more studies are being done on how plants communicate with and to the environment around them. While research on plants has been happening for thousands of years, says Dr. James […] Read more
clubroot in canola
Canola, Crops

Clubroot resistance for canola in jeopardy

Alberta researchers have found a clubroot pathogen, 5x, that can 
infect clubroot-resistant canola varieties

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Anyone in the canola industry banking on clubroot-resistant varieties alone to stop the disease is in for a shock this spring, as Alberta researchers have discovered 16 more fields where resistance has broken. In 2014 researchers identified a clubroot pathotype, christened 5x, that had worn away resistance. Not all the resistance-busting pathotypes in the 16 […] Read more
cattle in a field
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Late spring calving can pack a profit

There are management issues, but also several pluses by waiting ’til mid-May calving

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I remember not too long ago, cow-calf operators in Western Canada calved most cows by mid-March. This century-old tradition allowed cows to nurse their calves and put heavy weaning-weight over the course of the summer and then calves were sold to feedlots by the end of October. This doesn’t seem to be the sole case […] Read more

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