A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is underway on the ranch of John and Deanne Chuiko in northern Saskatchewan. The Chuiko’s run CJ Ranching near St. Walburg, Sask.
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Testigrip cuts off circulation at Ag in Motion
Jodi Suchoplas has big plans to market her invention around the world. She was an Innovation Award winner at Ag in Motion.
Total mixed ration mixers go head to head at AIM
Ag in Motion attendees got an apples-to-apples comparsion across four total mixed ration mixers from different manufacturers.
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technology), looking at how FarmSimple can be used to monitor sulfate levels over the summer.
Meat from cloned animals sparks debate
Is a cloned cow any different from a conventionally conceived cow when it comes to meat? Canadian officials suggest not
Health Canada says meat from healthy cloned animals is no different than that from sexually reproduced animals and there are no health concerns with consuming meat from a cloned animal. It also says a main aspect of cloning animals is to “enhance the propagation of unique, high-value animals.”
LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought
Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.
Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers
At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect sometime this week. “It’s something […] Read more
Livestock eye monitor can predict illness
Canadian company soon to release a monitoring solution for large and small producers
Glacier FarmMedia – A Calgary company aims to bring remote monitoring to cattle to help detect illness. HerdWhistle has new products coming out in 2024 focused on reducing labour for producers and increasing illness detection capacity. The CEO of HerdWhistle, Jack Behan, says their new product, known as the BigEye, could tell a producer or […] Read more
Female farmers create workwear for women
Manitoba farm family recognized a need and started a company to make work clothing designed by and made for women
Glacier FarmMedia – As they drank coffee at the kitchen table one day, Tomina Jackson and other female family members looked at each other and realized they were all wearing men’s workwear. Jackson decided to do something about it and Rolling D Workwear was born. “We began brainstorming about everything that we wanted in our […] Read more
Ontario cow tops Agribition Shorthorn sale
The Blenkirons decided to keep their cow out of the show ring after scoring big during the sale
Glacier FarmMedia – When James Blenkiron and his family, owners and operators of Blenview Farms, showed one of their cows at the Junior Shorthorn Show in Erin, Ont., they never expected to sell her. But Darnell Fornwald with First Class Cattle Marketing convinced them to consign her for Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. “At that […] Read more
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