Canadian dairy farmers will soon have access to fertility ratings for sexed bull semen. Lactanet recently announced it plans to publicly release the ratings, previously provided to artificial insemination service […] Read more
Lactanet to publish sexed semen fertility ratings
Farmers will now have access to information previously only sent to bull line-up owners
Steam power enthusiast won’t leave project unfinished
1910 Case engine will soon cross border to Michigan
A Wisconsin-made J.I. Case steam engine, first used in the early 1900s to open virgin farmland on the Canadian Prairies before settling in southern Ontario, is poised to return to […] Read more
Amish community relocates after nearly 65 years
Skyrocketing land prices spur communal decision
A farming neighbourhood south of St. Marys saw slow but steady changes in the landscape during the past year as a long-established Amish community disbanded and dispersed. Change came in […] Read more
Taking the human out of dairy cow classification
Canadian start-up eyes artificial intelligence-based dairy cow evaluation
A Canadian start-up company says results from its artificial intelligence-based classification of dairy cows come within two per cent of human results. Animal science specialist Ghader Manafiazar, one of three […] Read more
Lactanet embarks on LPI modernization process
Predictive production index has become cumbersome, complicated
A long-standing tool for predicting the milk production performance of dairy cattle daughters will be “modernized” to make it more user-friendly and reflective of contemporary knowledge about feed efficiency. During […] Read more
Expanding knowledge about cover cropping effects
Tour hosted by Soils@Guelph puts current research efforts on display
Cover crops’ effects on water runoff and greenhouse gas emissions were among projects seen by visitors to the University of Guelph’s Soils@Guelph research plots. Why it matters: Soils@Guelph has been […] Read more
Mycotoxin risk elevated due to wet growing season
Livestock producers need to be vigilant, says ministry, nutritionist
As wet weather continues to delay fall harvest on Ontario farms, livestock producers and their nutrition advisors are watching for signs of elevated mycotoxins in their feed. Results from the […] Read more
Methane breeding tool’s developers look to long-term adoption
Uptake has been slow among producers, but the discussion on methane efficiency has begun
Uptake by Canadian dairy producers of a new breeding tool aimed at decreasing their herd’s methane emissions hasn’t been overwhelming, representatives of Semex Alliance admitted recently. However, given the potential […] Read more
A Canadian option for managing dairy data
A new herd health record-keeping app will join CATTLEytics ‘Moo To Do’
CATTLEytics is creating a dairy data software program designed to streamline barn management regardless of operation size. Data is generated to various degrees on many farms, ostensibly to help farmers […] Read more
Monitoring enteric methane emissions on pasture
University of Guelph investigating link between feed efficiency and enteric methane
Feeding canola oil to beef cows could be one way to reduce their enteric methane emissions and increase feed efficiency. University of Guelph researchers adopted unique technology to investigate the […] Read more
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