The latest version of the Azurit MicroHub 5 precision drill is now capable of applying microgranules in addition to soybeans and sunflower seeds. MicroHub 5 addresses increased public environmental concerns. As fertilizer efficiency generates increased public attention, Lemken has increased their research and development into more efficient fertilizer equipment. The MicroHub 5 is the latest […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
Stories by Ron Lyseng
Holistic ranching about more than rotating paddocks
Does holistic grazing have advantages over conventional all-in systems in drought years? The Sidoryk family has been at the forefront of holistic management in Saskatchewan and Alberta for 30 years. They’ve brought cattle through their fair share of drought in that time. Kelly Sidoryk, who was scheduled to deliver a presentation at an online Ag […] Read more
Cows will eat lots of unique blends this winter
Alternative forages will be available this winter as traditional feed remains in short supply, but many come with red flags
The 2001 drought is similar to 1988. Rain right now will not mitigate the impact. Cattle producers are searching high and low for whatever feed their cows can tolerate this winter. It’s not a year to be thinking profit. It’s a year to be thinking survival. Finding and delivering an alternative feed is the first […] Read more
XT ups ante to 600 bushels per minute
It’s been one year since Brandt introduced its line of XT series grain carts. Reaction has been positive to the auger positioning and 600 bushel-per-hour performance. According to Brandt’s Cory Borys, the unique auger design simplifies loading and unloading. The XT auger has the longest forward reach, longest side reach and tallest discharge spout clearance. […] Read more
Livestock Day tackles tight feed supplies
Cattle producers are desperate for feed, desperate for water, and desperate for information on alternative nutrition sources they’ll have to feed this winter. Those are expected topics to be covered during an online Ag in Motion Livestock Day event planned for Aug. 26. Presenters include rancher Kelly Sidoryk talking about extended grazing with holistic management, […] Read more
Holistic ranching more than rotating paddocks
Does holistic grazing have advantages over conventional all-in systems in drought years? The Sidoryk family has been at the forefront of holistic management in Saskatchewan and Alberta for 30 years. They’ve brought cattle through their fair share of drought in that time. Along with Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther, Sidoryk will review some of the […] Read more
Cattle producers consider hybrid fall rye
Tougher and earlier maturing than winter wheat, hybrid rye can offer a grazing and forage alternative
Hybrid fall rye can be an important ingredient in many types of livestock feed rations, especially beef. It can serve as a forage or as a supplement to traditional feed grain. Herman Wehrle from FP Genetics said the beef industry can gain efficiencies by incorporating hybrid fall rye into feeding systems. Wehrle said he plans […] Read more
Searching for a salt-sucking forage
If annual crops on marginal land are a waste of time and money, can forages deliver value instead?
The quest to find perennial forages that successfully suck up salt, thus re-claiming saline soil and converting it into productive land, dates back to the 1930s in the American Dust Bowl states. After nine decades of searching, converting saline spots into productive cereal or canola cropland remains a distant dream. At best, scientists hope to […] Read more
Coping with bad water in a dry season
Water quality issues arise when the spring runoff is limited and showers don’t arrive to replenish evaporation and use
Prairie farmers are feeling the impact of dry wells and empty dugouts as far east as the Manitoba-Ontario border. Aquifer recharge is not happening as it once did. At an enormous cost, ranchers are buying big-volume tanker trailers to haul water to dugouts. Herd dispersals are now a weekly event, and it’s not likely many […] Read more
Taking aim at VR and targeting the yields
Sometimes we become so immersed in our particular project or process that we don’t step back for a bird’s-eye view. Are we looking at trees or looking at forest? That’s the situation many variable rate farmers are in, said Dennis Bulani in his video presentation to the recent 2021 Ag In Motion event. As one […] Read more
