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Grazing Strategies to Help Manage Grasshoppers

As Meers mentioned, research has shown that putting cattle on pastures too early can affect grasshopper populations. To get more on this angle, we’re speaking with Grant Lastiwka, forage livestock business specialist with Alberta Agriculture. Grant what happens when the cattle are put out too early?
 
Interview with Grant Lastiwka (3:20 minutes) (1.52 Mb)
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Episode 95: Growth Promotants and the Environment Revisited

Video: Episode 95: Growth Promotants and the Environment Revisited

Past research has measured how long residues from growth promoters stay around in a feedlot environment. It showed that certain ones dissipated very quickly, while some could still be found on the pen floor for up to five months after they were last fed. In this episode, we will hear results from a follow-up study that looked at whether composting manure, stockpiling it, or incorporating it into the soil might help to break down these residues.