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- THE BENEFITS OF MULCH IN YOUR GARDENS
- TURNING YOUR LAWN INTO A “GREEN CARPET” THIS SPRING
- CARING FOR YOUR “GREEN CARPET” LAWN
- STARTING YOUR NEW “GREEN CARPET” LAWN
- CORN GLUTEN MEAL AS WEED CONTROL?
- GRUB DAMAGE IN YOUR LAWN THIS SPRING?
- GROWING ALFALFA — GRASS MIXTURES
- LAMB SURVIVAL — The first 24 hours
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Category Archives: BEEF
MANAGING MINERALS ON PASTURE
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ICE-FREE WATER FOR FARM ANIMALS AND PETS
Whether you have cattle, horses, chickens, sheep or any other farm animals, our De-Icers, Heated Plastic or Rubber Buckets and Heated Fountains will make the job of keeping the water from freezing during the winter months much easier. From … Continue reading
Posted in BEEF, DAIRY, GENERAL INTEREST, PETS
Tagged de-icer, deicers, heated bucket, heated pail, heated pet bowl, heated pet mat, heated poultry fountain, ice-free water, pond deicer, Ritchie fountain, waterers
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PANSIES — My Favourite Way to Bring in the Spring!
Pansies are one of the most popular and recognizable cool weather annuals. Breeding has produced pansies that are better able to stand up to the cold, but there hasn’t been much luck producing more heat tolerant varieties. Many pansies are … Continue reading
Posted in BEEF, Flowers
Tagged baskets, cheery faces, containers, cool-tolerant plants, flower, hardy spring annual, Pansies, pansy, planters, planting spring flowers, pots
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DRY SOIL TIPS FOR ELECTRIC FENCING
Many folks find that their electric fences “stop working” when the soil becomes so dry that the grass turns brown. Why does this occur? Electric fences work by sending out an energy pulse that must return to the energizer for … Continue reading
Posted in BEEF, DAIRY, ELECTRIC FENCING
Tagged dry grass, dry soil tips, electric fence, electric fencing, fixing electric fence, ground stake
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FINDING EXTRA FEED FOR BEEF CATTLE DURING DROUGHT CONDITIONS
The following is an excerpt that was included in the August Newsletter, Beef News in Durham, distributed by the Durham Cattlemen’s Association. Finding Extra Feed Jack Kyle (OMAFRA), Grazier Specialist 705-324-5855 Finding extra forage is going to be a challenge … Continue reading
Posted in BEEF, Crops and Inputs
Tagged baleage, cereals, corn silage, drought, feed, feed testing, forage, oats, ration balancing, rye, sorghum, sorghum-sudan grass, straw, strip grazing, triticale
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WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF CATTLE
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Tagged beef drinking water, cattle water requirements, snow as a water source, water bowl/trough management, water for beef, water functions in beef cattle, water requirements for beef cattle
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“THE ROUNDUP” NEWSLETTER — “When are Pastures Ready to Graze?”; “Beef Still in Demand”; “Healthy Feet”
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Tagged beef minerals, beef premixes, beef still in demand, cattle hooves, custom beef mineral, foot baths, healthy feet, minerals, premixes, pro-beef, shur-gain roundup newsletter, when are pastures ready to graze
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