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Early-season estimate of hay value is worth the effort
WEBJun 20, 2018 · Using average custom rates of $22.75 per acre for cutting, $13.50 per bale for baling, $2.75 per bale for stacking, and adding $8 per acre for labour, it gives us a cost per bale of $26.50, leaving a value of $45.50 per bale. “The $45.50 per bale is the value of the standing crop. On a share basis, the standing hay value is 63 per cent of the ...
Alberta eyes another blockbuster irrigation project
WEBDec 12, 2022 · This map shows the four “blocks” where a $1.3-billion irrigation project could happen. The province and local governments are spending $7 million on a more detailed feasibility study that could transform the region and its economy. photo: WaterSmart report “Compared to the rest of the province, the region has seen a significant drop in natural gas production over the past five years ...
Grass-fed beef: The premiums are there but so is the work
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Because of increased demand at the start of the pandemic, he and wife Steph produced 82 grass-fed cattle in 2020. But that was so much work, they scaled back and increased their commodity beef herd and are currently raising 275 conventional cattle, and 25 grass finished. Hoven’s sales all come through his website.
Bowden pulse-processing plant breaks ground - Alberta Farmer …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · On Oct. 7, More Than Protein Ingredients broke ground on its new site near Bowden, which will be home to a $100-million plant-based wet fractionation facility once construction is completed in 2023. “I think this was inevitable,” said pulse grower Allison Ammeter, former chair of the now-defunct Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta and current ...
What’s the future of agricultural research in Alberta?
WEBJan 29, 2020 · It’s a similar story with crop research funding. In 2018, the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund was also dismantled after 17 years of operation. Five years ago, it was investing between $5 million and $7 million annually into crop research, with an additional $4 million to $5 million invested by Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions.
Using fumigants for grain beetle control in stored grain
WEBApr 20, 2015 · For more information, call Julie Sisson with the PMRA at 403-393-1576 or the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276). Phostoxin is used extensively to control grain beetles in stored grain, both on farm and at the grain elevator. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has been inspecting users …
Latest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Holdanca Farms from Nova Scotia is this year’s recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA), it was announced on at the banquet of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week. Alberta Farmer Express provides Alberta farmers and ranchers the latest Livestock stories and features. Read our Livestock stories.
Raising cattle with minimum work and maximum profit
WEBMay 10, 2010 · Rotating your cattle every Saturday is not going to work.”. Grazing period is the time animals are on a specific area of pasture, and the rest period is the time in between. Kenyon said the rest period allows healthy root reserves, which are fundamental to good grazing management. “Pastures don’t get overgrazed,” said Kenyon.
They’re crushing it: Canola plants seeing big-time profits
WEBNov 14, 2022 · Crush plants are riding a wave of demand and processed about 794,000 tonnes of seed in September, the most in a year. And with crush margins well above $200 per tonne for futures contracts (more than triple what they were a year ago), demand for canola is forecast to remain high. Although demand from …