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Findings on supplementing calcium in the sow diet, with Dr. Tom Crenshaw

Dr. Tom Crenshaw is a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this episode, Dr. Crenshaw shares some exciting results from his and his team's research on supplementing calcium in the sow diet and the current ratios used in the swine industry.... More ›

GPS tags as branding alternative

Alberta Producers talk about introducing low-orbit satellite GPS tags, the first of its kind in Canada, on their farm as an alternative to branding cattle.... More ›

Weekly Forecast - Al Dutcher

Al’s Forecast Al Dutcher gives us a look at the weather for the week ahead and beyond.... More ›

Sheep Farming: Feeding Sheep On My Own! |Discing Corn Field |Pet Lamb

Today's episode starts with feeding sheep; moves on to discussing how to prepare an old corn field for planting; to a talk on nursing and weaning lambs; ending with down time interacting with a precocious lamb.... More ›

Nebraska Beef Passport Program - Adam Wegner

Eat Beef win Prizes! Sounds like the kind of deal nearly anyone could enjoy. Director of Marketing for the Nebraska Beef Council, Adam Wegner gives us a rundown on the latest version of the Nebraska Beef Passport program.... More ›

May is Beef Month!

May is National Beef Month, and May 28th has been designated as both national brisket day and national beef burger day. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the way Americans are purchasing beef is changing, and NCBA needs to capitalize on that trend.... More ›

I've been missing EWE | Planting soybeans, sheep chores, and a year's worth of cleanout?

I'm back with my sheep!! Yup, Carissa took a day off (FINALLY) and I was reunited with my flock... problem is I now know how behind I am with lambing only THREE WEEKS AWAY!... More ›

B.C. farmers worry about more Avian flu transmission

Farmers in B.C.'s Fraser Valley are on edge: at least 10 farms have been affected by the virus, two of them being larger commercial operations. Previous Avian flu outbreaks resulted in the culling of millions of birds.... More ›

Genomic Technology Sheds Light on Salmonella Serotypes in Breeder Flocks

A technology called CRISPR-SeroSeq, which amplifies a section of the Salmonella genome, is helping paint a clearer picture of the serotypes circulating in breeder flocks.... More ›

Corteva: Helping You Steward the Land

Pasture. It’s your lowest-cost feed source. We’ve got a look at some Range & Pasture products from Corteva Agriscience that can help you meet any challenge and grow the best pasture to maximize your profit potential.... More ›

Cow-Calf Corner

Finally, Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, discusses bermudagrass pastures and why it may be important to fertilize in drought stricken areas.... More ›

Intro to Ration Balancing

Intro to Ration Balancing | NS Perennia... More ›

Lambs Want To Be Out On Pasture...Or Do They?

Today we let the newly weaned Dorset ewe lambs out on pasture for the first time. Most people believe that sheep automatically want to be outside and that is only natural. But reality is not always like that. Our lambs were born in the winter which in Canada means there was lots of snow and cold... More ›

Underwater Harvesting (BC Farmers' Market Trail Stories, Haida Gwaii BC)

You harvest with a lot of love and devotion, and be grateful that that forest is going to give you something to put on a plate, a beautiful meal.”... More ›

Feds Battle Rabies in Wildlife

Viruses carry a certain bit of known and unknown to them. Even after chemist Louis Pasteur’s discoveries in the areas of pasteurization, microbial fermentation and vaccination - some of the viruses he fought to remove from our lives remain.... More ›

What grains in swine feed may be providing more energy than we predict? - Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra

Accurately defining our nutrient loadings when formulating diets is essential for nutritionists. If we are not accounting for enough enough energy from hindgut fermentation, we may be over feeding energy during certain stages of production.... More ›

Dr. Brent Sexton: Utilizing different PEDv vaccination strategies in sow herds

Even with different types of vaccines available for PEDv, it still is a common issue that swine farms struggle with. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson interviews Dr. Brent Sexton about his experiencies with PEDv vaccines and how he has been utilizing a different vaccination method to try and ... More ›