October 2012

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  Grazing Corn Stover Makes Cents
With hay in short supply across the province this fall due to a combination of late spring frost, army worm and lack of rain this summer, producers will be looking for alternative feed sources to manage their winter feed supply.   ...More

  View from Down Under
Amanda Rosborough, director on the Peterborough County Cattlemen’s Association, secretary for the Ontario Limousin Association and former Ontario representative in the Cattlemen’s Young Leader’s (CYL) Program was selected to represent Canada and attend the 2012 Beef Australia and Generation Next Program in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia this past summer.  ...More

 The Ontario Johne’s Beef Project – Part I
The Ontario Johne’s Beef Project, a pilot initiative for seedstock beef cattle herds conducted last year on Ontario farms, has drawn to a close. Over the 18 months of the project veterinary practitioners and their producer clients worked together to complete a Johne’s herd test and a Johne’s management assessment designed for cow-calf operations.. ...More