Saskatchewan Crops Survive Recent, Mild Frost

May 19, 2016

Reports indicate emerging canola and pulse crops survived last week’s frost in Alberta and western Saskatchewan.

The Canola Council of Canada’s weekly e-newsletter reports canola seedlings in Lacombe, Alberta, were hit by four frosts over a five-night period between May 10th and 14th.

However, photos taken of the canola this week show a decent number of seedlings survived.

Alberta Agriculture oilseed specialist Murray Hartman says there was some minor damage and mortality, but most areas still have adequate plant densities of six or more per square foot.

Sherrilyn Phelps of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers says it appears to be the same story in western Saskatchewan.

She says the thermometer dipped as low as minus 5 or colder, but damage is expected to be light.

Source : CKRM

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.