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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)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Solo Sheep Farming | Getting Sheep Sorted!

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Sheep farming can be a solo job if you have your sheep barns setup for easy flow of livestock as today’s episode at Ewetopia Farms demonstrates as Arnie moves another group of Suffolk lambs by himself.