Optimum hay storage means optimum feed value for livestock. Storing hay inside is the best protection, but the amount of hay grown on the Prairies and the cost of storage make that option impractical for many cattle and hay producers. However, there are proven ways to limit spoilage through bale preparation and stacking. “Mainly the […] Read more
Ashley Robinson
Stories by Ashley Robinson
Anti-vaccine movement includes pets
People who embrace the anti-vaccination movement and forego immunization for themselves or their children against certain human diseases are in some cases extending their attitude to pets. A number of veterinary clinics on the Prairies report they have clients who refuse vaccination for their dogs. People against vaccination, dubbed anti-vaxxers, believe the injections can cause […] Read more
Cattle rustler puts new spin on pasture to plate
Cattle rustling isn’t a new notion, but it was recently taken to a new level in British Columbia’s North Okanagan region. Six animals have been found dead in the region since July with choice cuts of meat removed. Jeremy Wasylyszn, a rancher from Vernon, B.C., was moving his cattle home from their summer grazing grounds […] Read more
Producers test tagging options in goat traceability trial
Dairy goat farmer Dirk Boogerd believes livestock traceability is part of being progressive. The farmer from Embro, Ont., is one of many producers who are part of the Canadian National Goat Federation’s traceability and identification project. “If you don’t know who’s who from who and you’re not using traceability, then you’re not progressing, in my […] Read more
Couple lives their dream as kids take over farm
DUCK LAKE, Sask. — Eight years ago, Les and Elsie Hunter had been farming for more than four decades and were ready to retire, travel and spend time with their grandchildren. They called a family meeting with their four children and to their surprise, they were asked not to sell the farm. “That was something […] Read more
Identify risks to avoid them
Safety improvements on the farm have been moving at a slower pace then other industries, but it’s time for that to change, said a safety professional. Eldeen Pozniak, a featured speaker at the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association conference in Saskatoon earlier this month, stressed the importance of taking the time to be safe. “I think […] Read more
Hall of Fame inductee continues to invent, improve
William Gregor has seen a lot of innovations in the agriculture industry, including many he created. The 89-year-old Brandon man has spent most of his working life as a welder, machinist and mechanic. Farmers would come to him with ideas and he would get to work. “The inventing part of it must be in my […] Read more
Machinery maker gives safety priority
Safety doesn’t start on the farm. It begins back in the factory where the farm machinery is made. Last week, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association delegates toured the CNH Industrial manufacturing plant in Saskatoon to get a first-hand look at safety measures used in manufacturing the machinery and making it safe for farmers to use. Thel […] Read more
VIDEO: Hoop dance unites global family
ROSTHERN, Sask. — When Teddy Anderson returned home to Canada from Rwanda in the 1990s, he had a tough time being nice to people. It wasn’t until he saw his future teacher, Ojibwa Scott Ward, perform the hoop dance that that changed. “I felt it was a way of moving past what I was going […] Read more
Manning Awards names its top 10 Canadian innovators
Ten Canadians were awarded with the 2015 Innovation Awards and Young Canadian Innovator awards Oct. 1 at a news conference in Saskatoon. The Ernest C. Manning Foundation hands out the awards annually to outstanding Canadian innovators who have successfully developed and commercialized their inventions. An independent committee selects the winners with youth winners being selected […] Read more
