Sheep Farming: Growing Lambs To Their Full Potential
May 03, 2022

Video: Sheep Farming: Growing Lambs To Their Full Potential

Growing lambs is like growing any baby; feed them well and don't let them go hungry. Trying to save on feeding will result in stunted lambs that will never grow to their potential. Poor lambs are unprofitable both at the market and as replacements.
 

Sheep Farming: Growing Lambs To Their Full Potential

Sheep Farming: Growing Lambs To Their Full Potential

Growing lambs is like growing any baby; feed them well and don't let them go hungry. Trying to save on feeding will result in stunted lambs that will never grow to their potential. Poor lambs are unprofitable both at the market and as replacements.... More
Breeding Gilts in a Finishing Barn

Breeding Gilts in a Finishing Barn

We started breeding the new gilts for our new sow herd. Later that day we were jackhammering concrete to make new doors in the sow barn.... More
Broken L2 Gleaner, plugged separator bad! Less then an acre done :(

Broken L2 Gleaner, plugged separator bad! Less then an acre done :(

Day 30 of fall harvest... It is Saturday morning and we wanted to get started early! Too bad the combine broke in the first acre!... More
Manitoba Protein Research Strategy

Manitoba Protein Research Strategy

Manitoba Agriculture - Recorded session from the February 2022, Manitoba Protein Summit... More
John Barlow, Agriculture Critic for the Conservative Party

John Barlow, Agriculture Critic for the Conservative Party

John Barlow, Agriculture Critic for the Conservative Party provides remarks and answers question from delegates at the CFA AGM.... More
Making mistakes: Finding solutions at the heart of a problem

Making mistakes: Finding solutions at the heart of a problem

Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to think like the problem. CBC Radio’s Terry O’Reilly shares how you can override negative instincts by peeling the layers and getting to the heart of a problem.... More
Canola Frequency Effects on Nutrient Turnover & Root-Microbe Interactions - Dr. Tim Dumonceaux, AAFC

Canola Frequency Effects on Nutrient Turnover & Root-Microbe Interactions - Dr. Tim Dumonceaux, AAFC

Dr. Tim Dumonceaux, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), discusses his recently completed research project, "canola frequency effects on nutrient turnover & root-microbe interactions." Dr. Dumonceaux presented on Dec. 1, during the Canola Discovery Forum, day two of C... More

9000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

9000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters

These new forage harvesters are more powerful and efficient, while maintaining high-quality silage.... More
Dion 2430 Forage Harvester Demo

Dion 2430 Forage Harvester Demo

The Atlantic Dairyman - Dion 2430 Forage Harvester Demo... More
Thoughts on Diversifying Your Beef Business

Thoughts on Diversifying Your Beef Business

Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in southeastern Colorado, Stephanie Mock, Sustainability Manager at Kualoa Ranch in Hawaii, and Ric Coombe of Thunder View Farms in New York, share some final thoughts on why it’s important to diversify your beef cattle business.... More
Hearings on Capitol Hill focus on the meat industry

Hearings on Capitol Hill focus on the meat industry

A bill in the Senate Ag Committee would set quotas for the percentage of cash bids in the cattle market. Over in the lower chamber, the House Agriculture Committee dove into thorny issues tied to the nation’s cattle industry.... More
Livestock Markets - Elliott Dennis

Livestock Markets - Elliott Dennis

We were joined this week by UNL Livestock Economist Elliott Dennis to get his take on a multitude of topics ranging from Avian Influenza to the latest happenings in the cattle markets.... More
Tough Cattle Decision During Drought

Tough Cattle Decision During Drought

Dave Lalman, OSU Extension beef cattle specialist, has management advice for producers making tough decisions because of drought conditions. He offers culling guidance and encourages viewers to work with local OSU Extension agricultural educators across the state when making decisions.... More
Spring Cleaning & Maintenance On The Farm

Spring Cleaning & Maintenance On The Farm

Spring Cleaning & Maintenance On The Farm: In this one the boys start off the morning by installing a new Barn Tools digital water meter. Next, they head to site 1 to fix a broken relay box on the feed line. Finally, Tork and Sawyer end the video by doing some spring cleaning by scooping some ol... More
Can essential fatty acid supplementation during lactation increase piglet average daily gain?

Can essential fatty acid supplementation during lactation increase piglet average daily gain?

During lactation the sow prioritizes her litter and will mobilize nutrients from her own body to adequately provide nutrients to her litter if she doesn't receive the proper amount of nutrients in her diet. That is why it is critical for nutritionists to formulate a diet to minimize weight loss ... More
Using cameras in pig farms: are we doing it right? With Aidan Connolly

Using cameras in pig farms: are we doing it right? With Aidan Connolly

We can get a lot of information by observing the pigs. Now, we are moving forward and bringing cameras and automated systems to evaluate animal performance. Aidan Connolly is an expert on assessing and working with new technologies, and he shares his thoughts on what direction we are going on ou... More
2022 Annual General Meeting

2022 Annual General Meeting

2022 Annual General Meeting - Saskatchewan Pulse Growers - Recorded on January 10th, 2022.... More
2022 Crop Insurance Program Announcement

2022 Crop Insurance Program Announcement

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation - View the livestream of the announcement here. Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture David Marit will announce the 2022 Crop Insurance Program at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation’s Head Office on Tuesday, February 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Melville.... More
Are You Developing a New Product? Let

Are You Developing a New Product? Let's Make It Safe!

Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Econ. Dev. - This hour-long webinar covers how food labelling and safety testing can be incorporated into the product development process. Our lab scientist from the Leduc Food Processing Development Centre provides an overview on some basic food safety te... More
Prairie Organics 2022: Grazing as a Tool to Increase Carbon Stocks and Mitigate Green House Gases

Prairie Organics 2022: Grazing as a Tool to Increase Carbon Stocks and Mitigate Green House Gases

Prairie Organics: Think Whole Farm 2022 Recorded Session - Edward Bork from the University of Alberta shares how producers can use grazing as a tool to increase soil carbon stocks. Edward Bork is the Mattheis Chair in Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Director of the Rangeland Research Inst... More
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