2021 Cropping Alternatives now available

Mar 17, 2021

These crop budgets can help with any last minute crop plans that may influence seeding decisions.

‘Cropping Alternatives crop budgets are soil zone specific and cover a variety of dryland and irrigation crops,’ explains Manglai, production crops economist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

‘Estimated costs for the 2021 growing season are included, but they can be modified to better represent production, prices and costs specific to a farming operation.’

The updated budgets are designed to assist grain, oilseed and pulse crop producers to make better crop planning decisions by using information from their own farm and soil type.

Manglai adds that these updates support the commitment of the ministry to the crops industry by providing decision tools that address both profit and risk management.

Download the 2021 Cropping Alternatives crop budgets free of charge.

Source : alberta

Video: Validating Net Energy in Commercial Swine Systems - Gustavo Lima

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate at Iowa State University, explains how soybean meal net energy is evaluated using growth assays and calorimetry. He discusses caloric efficiency, validation under commercial conditions, and differences between controlled and real-world environments. Gustavo also highlights practical implications for diet formulation and ingredient valuation. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Indirect calorimetry provides a precise estimation of ingredient energy, yet validation under production conditions remains essential for accurate application in real systems.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, specializing in swine nutrition, ingredient evaluation, and energy metabolism. With over 15 years of experience across Latin America, his work focuses on soybean meal utilization, caloric efficiency, and applied research for commercial production systems.