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Seeding Forages

On yesterday’s program, Grant Lastiwka, forage livestock business specialist with Alberta Agriculture, discussed the importance of having a grazing plan, and of treating a forage crop like a cash crop in terms of seeding and management fundamentals. Lastiwka says fertility and seedbed preparation are key.

Interview with Grant Lastiwka (2:26 minutes) (1.11 Mb)

Tomorrow Grant takes a look at other components of a grazing plan. For more information call the Ag-Info Centre. You can also check out “Calculating Grazing and Forage Needs” on Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s website, www.agriculture.alberta.ca.

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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Ice Makes Reorganizing & Moving Sheep Hazardous!

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Ice makes reorganizing the sheep barns and moving sheep in preparation for lambing very hazardous - it looks more like sheep skating in an ice rink than walking in a barnyard! But, lambing season is quickly approaching, and we have the final group of ewes that require vaccinating prior to lambing, the last breeding rams need to be removed from breeding groups and tattooed, and the barns all need reorganizing to accommodate the new lambs that will be arriving shortly. So, in today’s sheep farming vlog at Ewetopia Farms, we can no longer wait for better weather conditions and must brave the treacherous ice and hope no one gets injured! This is Canadian sheep farming!