Insights and Stories on Forages

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

Farm groups are spearheading new plans to get livestock feed from Eastern Canada to drought-damaged regions of the western provinces and northwestern Ontario. Details are still pending, but the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) announced Aug. 12 it has started work on a “Hay West” initiative to get surplus hay […]

By Dave Bedard

Aug. 19, 2021 at 4:31 pm CDT

A new suite of John Deere W200 Series Self-Propelled Windrowers aim to help farmers harvest their crop quickly and efficiently. The new W235R and W260R windrowers provide: – R Windrowers offer 10 per cent wider windrows than previous models. – 24-mph transport speed that reduces time spent moving between fields. […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Aug. 6, 2021 at 10:28 am CDT

Cattle producers are urged to get greenfeed and straw tested for potentially deadly nitrates this year. “Basically, we know there’s going to be nitrates in some of the feed. Especially cereal,” said Jo-Lene Gardiner, who works with the Border Agriculture Stewardship Association and is a cattle farmer in the Clearwater […]

By Geralyn Wichers

Jul. 29, 2021 at 4:07 pm CDT

This summer’s hot, dry weather is increasing the risk of a fire while baling hay. Other factors that can contribute to fires are poor maintenance of the balers, baler breakdowns, friction and static that can build up during baling and baling while hay is dry. Also, producers may have driven […]

By North Dakota State University

Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:56 pm CDT

Manitoba’s crop insurance agency is set to lift the per-tonne rate paid out on insured forage crops to help cover livestock producers’ bills to buy and truck in replacement feed. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) on Thursday announced a 2021 hay disaster benefit to provide another $44 per tonne, for […]

By Dave Bedard