Livestock Management
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s first round barn is rising again. Dismantled in April 2008 because of its deteriorating condition, the 127-year-old Bell Barn will soon stand complete in a location just north of its original site near Indian Head. Bricklayers and stonemasons are happy to recreate history, said project manager Burleigh Hill of Gracom […] Read more
Livestock Management
Historic barn rises from rubble
Argentine farm strike idles grain, cattle markets
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentine farmers began a strike Aug. 28 and threatened to extend the protest, reviving a dispute over government policy that hit local financial markets and tested president Cristina Fernandez last year. The measure virtually paralyzed local grain and livestock markets, but is unlikely to cause much disruption to the country’s […] Read more
Soil better off moving uphill
New research has found that prairie farmers can increase yields by moving soil from the bottom of a slope to the top of a knoll. “Farmers have been doing this for hundreds of years because they know this is what you have to do if you have a lot of severe erosion,” said David Lobb, […] Read more
Canada’s WTO challenge of beef ban off to court
Hogs slip lower After setting a seven-year low two weeks ago, Chicago hog futures rose last week on rumours that American packers had exported large quantities of pork possibly to Mexico and Russia. Slaughter data showed American producers might be starting to cull their breeding herds. The U. S. Department of Agriculture said sow slaughter […] Read more
More to dugout than digging hole
CAROLINE, Alta. – Fay Pengelly remembers swimming in the farm dugout as a youngster but would not dream of doing it now. Dugouts on her family’s property near Caroline were built decades ago and some have eroded sides, algae growth, weeds and muddy water that is probably full of harmful bacteria. It is time to […] Read more
Farmer fires back at agri-intellectuals
Canada’s complaint about lack of access to the South Korean beef market will soon get its day in court – trade court. The World Trade Organization announced Aug. 31 it is creating a dispute settlement panel to hear Canada’s arguments about why South Korea’s continuing ban of Canadian beef imports because of BSE violates WTO […] Read more
Sheep flocks up in some provinces
Canada’s sheep inventory has remained unchanged for the last two years. The national flock numbers 1.1 million head with some regional differences in population, said the July 2009 Statistics Canada livestock census. Regional variations include a small decrease compared to last year in Quebec and larger decreases in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia flocks. However, […] Read more
CWB unveils research projects
The Canadian Wheat Board will use uncashed farmers’ cheques to finance five research projects by post-graduate students. The projects will include grain transportation, fusarium head blight and the Australian grain industry. Each year, the board awards fellowships to students funded by uncashed producer cheques and interest. This year’s funding totals $157,000. The five recipients and […] Read more
Scavengers likely mutilated cow
The death of a cow has Saskatchewan farmers Neil and Mary Bartsch searching for answers. The Bartsches, who farm near Warman, Sask., found a two-year-old cow dead in a pasture they rent north of Saskatoon. Mary Bartsch said the cow’s genitals were removed, its teats removed flush with the udder and one ear was gone. […] Read more
United effort saves creek
Co-operation and an inventive spirit were the inspiration for southern Alberta ranchers as they restored a meandering creek that flows through their property west of Claresholm. The Lyndon Creek Conservation Partnership consists of Jack and Merry Vandervalk, Gerald and Patricia Vandervalk, Wayne and Judy Lucas and David and Lisa Baptie, who have a long-term goal […] Read more
