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Knowing Unit Costs Of Production

 
First off today we continue our interview with Ann Boyda, livestock economist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, on AgriProfit$. Yesterday, she talked about what this program is, and how producers could benefit from participating. Today, Boyda takes a look at the value of knowing unit costs of production and benchmarks.
 
Interview with Ann Boyda (2:53 minutes) (1.32 Mb)
 

 

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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Many Canadian grazing recommendations were developed using beef cattle in the prairies. While we have adapted these the forage species and climate in Ontario, other livestock have different needs. Public enemy number one for grazing sheep are gastrointestinal parasites.

The purpose of the Profitable Pasture conference is to bring fresh ideas and new research results to Ontario grazing managers across the ruminant livestock sectors. These conferences have a major focus on pasture management.