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Spring weather brings on calving memories

Spring weather brings on calving memories

Mar 25, 2024 | 8:06am
As many of you know and remember, it was never dull growing up on the farm. There was always something to do, whether it be repairs, preparing for seeding, collecting the eggs from chickens, feeding the cows, or helping pull calves. The spring weather reminds me of calving season around our farm. Usually by the […]

Two USask research projects aim to help cows, forage plants deal with stresses

Apr 26, 2022 | 10:15am

A pair of University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded $322,000 for two research projects. The projects will look at developing drought and salinity-tolerant forage crops and reducing heat stress in dairy cattle. Dr. Jon Bennett, an assistant professor in USask’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources, was awarded $191,000 over three years to increase forage […]