Enhanced calving biosecurity pays off

Enhanced calving biosecurity pays off

Creating a plan to prevent the spread of disease is crucial when cows and calves are more vulnerable to infection

Biosecurity is always of the utmost importance on beef operations. That importance is amplified at calving time due to two groups of animals being more susceptible to infectious diseases: new calves and their dams.

A recent solar flare seems not to have caused many issues for producers, but it has generated some spectacular photos of the aurora borealis by sky watchers. This image was taken Sunday night, October 6, 2024 near Turtle Lake, Sask. Photo: Facebook/Darren Schoonbaert

Recent solar flare has little impact on farmers

A precision ag expert says a massive solar flare that occurred late last week may not end up causing too many problems after all. Matt Yanick, owner of My Precision Ag Ltd., says the flare that various space weather monitoring stations detected Oct. 3 doesn't seem to have too caused many issues at all.