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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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We Care Iowa: A Tradition of Caring for Pigs and the Environment

Video: We Care Iowa: A Tradition of Caring for Pigs and the Environment

Mike Ver Steeg is a fourth-generation pig farmer near Inwood, Iowa. Farming alongside his son and cousin, the family has a deep commitment to preserving Iowa’s natural resources for generations to come.