A Manitoba producer has developed a set of tips that makes it easier to manage temporary fencing during the winter
The humble pigtail is a common sight on most cattle operations that use rotational grazing. They’re light, easy to stomp into the ground, easy to pull out and it takes only seconds to insert the wire. They’re a key labour-saving tool for the miles of temporary fencing that farmers string and unstring every season. When […] Read moreTag Archives Brett McRae
Corn-soybean intercropping put to grazing test
Brett McRae is spicing up his corn grazing system this year. He’s got more than one variety growing — a grazing-oriented option and the typical silage corn — but the real experiment is happening beneath the canopy. This year, the corn shared space with forage soybean and hairy vetch. The beans were “very impressive,” he […] Read more
