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Oct 25, 2018

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Rising feed costs during the second half of 2018 have many producers wondering about the economics of overwintering cows this fall. Ted Nibourg, farm business management specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre, looks at the economic factors when developing a feed strategy for this winter.

Interview with Ted Nibourg (3:40 minutes) (1.68 Mb)

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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