Iron deficiency | Piglets deficient in the nursery stage led to lighter weights and susceptibility to disease
Increased productivity from modern pigs may result in more anemic animals, says a veterinarian. Recommendations for iron supplementation were established decades ago, Robert Friendship of the University of Guelph told the recent Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium. “Here’s another thing that we do day in and day out and we’ve always done it the same way,” […] Read moreNews
Time to rethink pigs’ nutritional needs: expert
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Young leaders mentored Rae-Leigh Pederzolli is one of the 16 participants accepted into the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program. The youth initiative, created by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, provides mentorship opportunities to beef cattle enthusiasts between 18 and 35 years of age. Perderzolli is a master’s student at the University of Saskatchewan studying nutrient permeability throughout […] Read more
Rebounding acres, higher levy ease financial pressure
Recovering from downturn | Flax council president says group may consider lower levy
The Flax Council of Canada is on better financial footing thanks to a levy increase and a rebound in acres. Acres plummeted after the 2009 discovery of an unwanted GM flax variety in the seed supply decimated sales to Europe. A market that accounted for two-thirds of Canadian flax exports before the discovery of CDC […] Read moreCanada, South Korea ratify free trade agreement
Canada, South Korea ratify free trade agreement
Canadian cattle and pork producers received an early Christmas present with the ratification of the Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. The Dec. 3 ratification means Korean tariffs on Canadian beef and pork will start to reduce Jan. 1, 2015, and once again be competitive against Canadian and Australian ex-porters. The agreement means the 40 percent […] Read moreFNA takes on partner to expand in U.S.
Farmers of North America is partnering with AgraCity Crop and Nutrition in an effort to expand its membership base in the United States. AgraCity is a crop input distributor that supplies products to FNA. The two companies will work together to recruit FNA members south of the border. The initial target will be farmers in […] Read more
New farm organization receives support
The inauguration of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has brought about government support and a positive outlook from the agriculture industry. Today at the first Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Conference, Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewan minister of agriculture, showed his support for the organization by announcing a three-year commitment to Farm and Food Care. During those […] Read more
Ottawa, railways gloss over shipper concerns: SSRA
Ottawa, railways gloss over shipper concerns: SSRA
Saskatchewan’s short-line railways say new car allocation policies will not improve communication or service to short-line operators and producer car loaders. However, they say the new rules will limit the number of unfilled car orders on the order books of Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, which will leave the impression that rail car […] Read moreMonitor bin temperatures to prevent canola spoilage
A recent spike in the instances of heated canola has agronomists warning farmers to monitor their bins. “If you see a rise in temperature, you need to be pulling out some of that canola and turning it to break up any hot spots as quickly as possible,” said Angela Brackenreed, an agronomist in Manitoba for […] Read more
Video: Malting barley in short supply
Carryover is low and none is quality crop: Cargill Malt
The demand for malting barley may be increasing, but the amount being produced has put Canada in a tough situation. At the Agri-Trend Farm Forum held in Saskatoon Dec. 3, Lorelle Selinger addressed what the lack of barley means for Canada, and North America as a whole. “In a normal year, Canada would export at […] Read moreCrop disease levels ‘concerning’
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Diseases in the heads of grain crops are creating more frequent headaches for Alberta farmers. Ergot and fusarium headblight are showing up more frequently and will have to be remedied with a variety of treatments, said Alberta Agriculture plant pathologist Michael Harding. Speaking at the Dec. 2-3 Farming Smarter conference, Harding […] Read more
