Humalite a made-in-Alberta success story - Alberta Farmer Express
Apr 5, 2024 · It’s called humalite, an organic soil amendment found exclusively in large deposits near Sheerness, about 25 kilometres from Hanna. It’s shaping up to be a made-in-Alberta solution for better nitrogen use efficiency, say researchers.. Some farmers have been combining the amendment with conventional fertilizers for years, but didn’t have scientific information on why it increased nitrogen ...
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Canadian canola exports surging in 2024/25 - Alberta Farmer …
Jan 14, 2025 · Canadian canola exports continued to stay far above those in 2023/24, the Canadian Grain Commission reported earlier in January. In the CGC's monthly report those outbound shipments of canola from licensed facilities at the end of November reached 3.84 million tonnes which are up by more than 80 per cent from a year ago.
Canadian beef and dairy groups give thumbs-up to Bovaer
Mar 8, 2024 · Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 per cent, and by 30 per cent in dairy cattle.. According to the company, it can also improve feed-to-gain ratio by three to five per cent and lower the greenhouse gas footprint per ...
Feed Grains Weekly: Demand lull to keep prices lower for now
Dec 11, 2024 · Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – As January began, feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies remained lower and are likely to stay that way until spring, commented broker Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon.. Peterson said feed barley prices recently lost C$5 to C$8 dollars per tonne delivered to Lethbridge. “It’s not a huge drop.
A plant-based tool against E. coli in chickens
Jan 3, 2025 · An Alberta researcher is looking for plants that can fight pathogenic E. coli in chickens. Beef production has changed dramatically as animal care techniques have improved, and that’s a story the public needs to hear. Sophie Kernéis-Golsteyn, a microbiologist, teacher and head of the microbial ...
Alberta releases new antimicrobial resistance strategy
Dec 25, 2024 · The provincial ministries of Health, Environment and Protected Spaces, and Agriculture and Irrigation are all involved in the effort. Within those ministries are representatives who sit on the advisory council, including Lehman, chief medical officer Mark Joffe and chief scientist Jonathan Thompson.
Massive new feedlot working out as planned, says owner
Jul 11, 2022 · The new feedlot seen during the construction phase. In addition to a 40,000-head capacity, the feedlot has a large new mill. Photo: Supplied photo: Supplied. Serfas had the humility to know what he didn’t know so he visited other feedyards in southern Alberta and made careful notes about those operations.
Stubble in crop rotations might surprise you - Alberta Farmer …
Dec 21, 2022 · The tool, a table that uses 10 years’ worth of AFSC crop data, “provides a breakdown of the average percent yield of certain crops when seeded into specific crop stubble.”
Farmers change focus with holistic management
Mar 8, 2023 · This was the message from five farmers who presented at the recent Western Canadian Holistic Management conference here. “We try to align our decisions with Mother Nature — it’s easier to work with her than to try to work against her,” said John Chuiko, who ranches with wife Deanne near St. Walburg, Sask.