Glacier FarmMedia – Those behind the unique milk processing plant in central Alberta’s Lacombe County have much to celebrate. Over the past five years, the five provincial organizations under the Western Milk Pool banner have overcome regulatory barriers and a pandemic and now the $75 million facility is set to open in spring 2025. Pool […] Read more
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New forage barley variety promises improved yields
AB Maximizer, a relatively new variety developed by Western Crop Innovations, also promises better disease resistance
WINNIPEG — Field tests across the Prairies have identified a new star in the world of forage barley: AB Maximizer. Results show the new variety has higher yields and stronger disease resistance and matures earlier than established varieties like CDC Cowboy. AB Maximizer is a relatively new variety developed by Western Crop Innovations, formerly known […] Read more
Dairy expansion must first include securing labour, land
Dairy farmers looking to expand must first get their land and people in place. That was a common theme from a cross-country panel of leading dairy farmers at the recent Progressive Dairy Operators triennial conference in Toronto. Gert Schrijver farms in Stettler, Alta., milking about 300 cows on 1,700 acres. He plans to build a […] Read more
New methane feed additive pleases producers
Beef and dairy industry officials say the methane-reducing tool recently approved in Canada will drive opportunities
Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 percent and by 30 percent […] Read more
VIDEO: Alta. dairy farm invites the public for breakfast
Children joined their parents for guided tours, allowing them to pet calves and touch a beeping automatic feed pusher
About 1,000 people attended the one-day event, which was held June 24 from 8 a.m. to noon. Children joined their parents for guided tours of the farm, allowing them to pet the calves and touch a beeping Lely Juno automatic feed pusher as the robot slowly nudged silage along the floor toward the cows.
