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RealAg Radio: Thin kernels, straw distribution off the combine, and tar spot concerns, Sept 9, 2024

Real Agriculture

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson to chat about tar spot concerns, silage yields, and edible bean harvest; Jeremy Boychyn with Alberta Grains to discuss thin kernels and straw distribution; Don’t miss the spotlight interview with Karl Wyant. Read More

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Farmer Focus: Disappointing BYDV-tolerant winter barley yields

Farmers Weekly

Grain was put straight away into silos and straw baled. Yields were below average for both grain and straw, […] The post Farmer Focus: Disappointing BYDV-tolerant winter barley yields appeared first on Farmers Weekly Fortunately, the winter barley was fit by the time the combine came through at 12.5%

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How to make your own Livestock or Animal Feeds

Farmbrite

By purchasing ingredients in bulksuch as grains, soybeans, alfalfa, and other feed componentsand mixing your own, you can lower your per-animal feed cost significantly. Local byproducts from farms, mills, or food processors (like unsold produce, leftover grains, or pulp) can be repurposed as animal feed.

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The Sustainable Meat Challenge

Sustainable Food Trust

The arable land is farmed in a multi-year rotation including fodder crops such as lucerne, grains and vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, beetroot and parsnips. In summer, the 62 cows within the herd give birth on pasture, in winter they are moved to a spacious calving box with deep straw bedding in the barn.

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The Oat Stalks: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Oat stalks, also known as oat straw, are the fibrous stems of the oat plant that remain after the grain has been harvested. These stalks play a significant role

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The Rice Lemma: Economic Importance, Uses, and By-Products

Agric4profits

Rice lemma, also known as rice straw or rice chaff, is the stalk or stem of the rice plant (Oryza sativa) that remains after the grains of rice have been harves

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck. Oh, what a day, he says. I cant cut wheat until I get that fixed. He nods approvingly.