Federated Cooperatives Ltd. announced today that it intends to close FCL feed mills in Melfort, Sask., and Brandon. The decision was made after FCL conducted a full review of its livestock feed business. The Melfort plant will close in August of 2019. The Brandon plant will cease operations in October, FCL said in a May […] Read more
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Vet refutes theory on danger of glyphosate
A University of Saskatchewan toxicologist says it’s not likely that glyphosate residue in livestock feed is causing animals to become sick. Dr. Barry Blakley said suggestions from Dr. Ted Dupmeier, a large animal veterinarian, that sick animals get better when feed containing glyphosate is removed, and molasses is fed to improve gut microbes, aren’t supported […] Read more
Hay shortage could make for difficult winter for southern cattle producers
Oct. 3 (CNS Canada) – Many cattle producers in southern areas looking for local feed this winter might have a difficult time, says the Saskatchewan Agriculture provincial forage specialist. Yet, producers further north in the grey and black soil zones and those producing high quality feed for export in Alberta, saw near record hay production. […] Read more
Feed supplies priority as B.C. fires rage
Range losses continue to mount as British Columbia fires consume thousands of acres of forest and forage. The provincial government estimates that 30,000 animals are within the boundaries of the affected regions in the worst fire season since 1958. The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association has met with the agriculture and forestry ministers to develop plans to […] Read more
CFIA reviews livestock feed rules
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reviewing feed regulations for beef and dairy cattle. “The regulations we have now date back to 1983 and we really haven’t done much in the way of updating those regulations. They are 30 plus years old,” said Sergio Tolusso, national manager of the agency’s animal feed division. “The world […] Read more
Video: Self-loading feed mixer saves time, fuel costs
LANGHAM, Sask. —Supreme International has come up with a way to reduce the amount of equipment needed to deliver feed in large cattle feeding and dairy operations. The company’s SPSL30T, a self-propelled, self-loading, vertical mixer manufactured in Wetaskiwin, Alta., was on display this summer at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham. “So now […] Read more
Genomic study aims to improve breeding selection
Researchers use DNA to predict traits that affect feed efficiency, calf’s weaning weight and other factors to maximize profits
KINSELLA, Alta. — Ongoing work to select beef cattle with better feed efficiency shows that improvements are possible, but it’s slow going. Work at the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch in east-central Alberta has evaluated the genetic progress of a crossbred herd of 400 cows as well as purebred Charolais and Angus herds. Data is […] Read more
New canola variety could open up livestock feed market
Feed trials have confirmed that a new canola trait developed by Dow AgroSciences results in a meal that can be substituted for soybean meal in hog and poultry diets. “This really gives us a way to reposition canola,” said Dave Dzisiak, commercial leader of grains and oils with Dow. “It really opens a brand new […] Read more
Bale processor can do the twist
Big square bales are becoming increasingly popular but also pose a challenge for most producers towing a traditional bale processor. Highline from Vonda, Sask., knew they would need to deliver a machine that could handle both round and large square bales. A dry hay year means a lot of cattle producers are also buying feed […] Read more
Ranchers find hay through social media
Thousands of producers desperate for hay have turned to social media to find livestock feed. Cindy Wilinski of Okotoks, Alta., set up Hay List 2015 on Facebook intending to help acreage owners find hay for their horses at an affordable price. “It just absolutely snowballed from there and so many people have entered the database,” […] Read more
