Distiller dried grains (DDG’s) have quickly become a very important part of a beef ration and increasingly at dairies. Created by the ethanol industry DDG’s have allowed many livestock feeders to diversify the feeding ration. When DDG’s first came to the market the supply and delivery logistics of corn DDG’s to Canada was a major [...]
Wheat DDG’s Continue to Be Researched – Dr. Colleen Christensen, U of S
October 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
The Benefits of a Paddle Feed Mixers – Keenan Feed Mixers
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Dairy Cow Waterbeds Provide Better Comfort
October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Animal activists often criticize that animal agriculture does not care for its livestock in a humane manner. Those of us in the industry realize that this is a ridiculous notion. At a dairy, animal care is ever more important due to the rule of “a happy cow produces more milk.” In the category of providing [...]
@shaunhaney VLOG – My Trip to a Dairy Farm in Indiana
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Many times when we compare agriculture in Canada versus the United States we tend to focus on the differences. When in reality there are more similarities between the two countries. This week I went to Indianapolis with Dow Agro Sciences to learn about the things that the company is working on. Before we went to [...]
Are There No Contentious Issues in Ontario Agriculture – Andrew Campbell, FARMS.com
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Ontario Farm Animal Council Responds to the Conklin Dairy Video – Crystal Mackay
June 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To say that last weeks release of the Mercy for Animals video from Conklin Dairy Farm was an outrage is being light. My post last week brought on some high amounts of emotion and ridicule for the people at Conklin dairy farm. In that post we also discussed the needed criticism for Mercy for Animals [...]
Mercy For Animals Ohio Dairy Farm Video Outrages the Agricultural Industry
May 27, 2010 By 15 Comments
An undercover surveillance video was released this week by Mercy for Animals that is maybe one of the most disturbing things I have ever witnessed in agriculture. Shot over a thirty day period on the Conklin Dairy Farm in Ohio, the video shows the dairy’s hired man pitchforking the stomach of a calf, head stomping and extreme physical abuse. [...]
Should Canadian Pork and Beef Be Supply Managed? – Kevin Grier
November 9, 2009 By 2 Comments
When an industry struggles financially, it becomes necessary to re-evaluate how business is done. The beef industry has struggled since the discovery of BSE in 2003 and the pork industry has felt the financial pain from the H1N1 pandemic. One solution being circulated in the coffee shops across the country is to make either of [...]
Gordon Cove – The Strategic Priorities of Alberta Livestock Meat Agency (ALMA)
November 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
I was fortunate earlier this week to meet with the President & CEO of the Alberta Livestock Meat Agency, Gordon Cove. My interview is broken into two parts and I hope that you find it interesting and look upon it objectively. No matter where your meat politics reside you have to admit that the Alberta [...]
Jeff Simmons – Food Economics and Consumer Choice
October 2, 2009 By 5 Comments
There was a time when agriculture and food were sacred topics to the public. People were either on the farm or one generation removed which instilled a connection to the source of the food that we eat. In the past five years that has definitely changed as many food activists have begun attacking the large [...]
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