RealAg’s Bernard Tobin and Shaun Haney were among the many Canadians who attended the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin last week. The WDE attracts around 70 thousand visitors each year. The 2,600 head of cattle on display had a new home for the 2014 expo, as the show included the opening of the new... Read More
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With three new cases in Manitoba over a two-week period in late September, there's renewed concern about the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. "We've been pushing it pretty hard that fall will be a tough season. We were expecting to have until November, but September was cool and wet, and those are the... Read More
Got cows but keep running out of pasture? Or maybe you’d like to decrease your feed bill but can’t afford more land (who can these days?). Jack Kyle, grazing specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has four great options to help you extend the grazing season. As Kyle explains in... Read More
The Canadian dairy industry is not only attending the World Dairy Expo held in Madison, Wisconsin, it’s also promoting its own enthusiasm with a set-up in the International Lounge. The booth highlights the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX), with hopes to recruit further international interest in the event, which runs February 4-5, 2015 in Stratford, Ontario.... Read More
In the last two days, both Subway Canada and Tim Hortons restaurants have announced they will source 100% Canadian beef. For Subway restaurants, this will mean featuring the new Prime Rib Melt and for Tim Hortons, the beef will be back in the steak & cheese panini (with a brand-new Chipotle-flavoured option) and, for a... Read More
The Beef Farmers of Ontario are reminding cattle producers that, effective November 1, 2014, the check-off fee will be increased from $3 per head to $4 per head. Three of the four dollars collected will remain with the Beef Farmers of Ontario; the last dollar will be forwarded to the national agency to continue to... Read More
If you can't see the embedded audio, click here. If Ontario wants to build an industry, the Beef Farmers of Ontario have a solution — open up just a portion of the Great Clay Belt crown lands to aspiring ranchers. The Clay Belt in northern Ontario and Quebec covers an astounding 180,000 sq. km, split... Read More
It's fall again. That means three things: preg-checking, weaning and deciding on replacement heifers. Deciding on replacement heifer numbers should be a process that's repeated yearly. The overarching goal of an operation should have a bearing on your decision (that is, are you hoping for herd expansion in the long run? Or are you maintaining,... Read More
There's never a shortage of things to talk about when it comes to Canadian agriculture. As part of "This Week on Real Ag," Kelvin touches on harvest progress, cattle herd expansion, General Mills shareholders vote against banning GMO ingredients, confusion about rail penalties and buying fertilizer for next year, among other things. Get caught up... Read More
After several months without any new cases, porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has been found on two hog farms in Manitoba within the last week. The province's Chief Veterinary Officer on Thursday confirmed Manitoba's fourth on-farm case in a sow operation in the southeast corner of the province. Just six days earlier, PED was also... Read More