Today at Ewetopia Farms, we are DNA testing our ram lambs for scrapie resistance. We show you how this is done and explain why we are doing it. For a more in-depth discussion on scrapie in layman's terms, please click this link to watch a previous video we did on it.
This presentation was part of the 2022 virtual ONFARM Research Forum, which took place on February 10, 2022. The On-Farm Applied Research and Monitoring (ONFARM) program is a four-year, applied research initiative that began in 2019 which supports soil health and water quality research on farms across Ontario. The program is funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative
Agriculture in the Classroom NL and the NL Young Farmers' Forum present the Women in Agriculture Series featuring Lauralee Ledrew from Upper Humber Settlement.
Mitchell Japp, Provincial Cereals Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, presents information and strategies for managing diseases and pests that can impact wheat yield. Recorded at the Think Wheat extension meeting in Weyburn, Saskatchewan on March 13, 2018,
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income residents of Guam recovering from Super Typhoon Mawar beginning May 22, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Research at Michigan State University is finding some wheat management techniques are helpful to drought-stressed crops. Soil fertility specialist Kurt Steinke with Michigan State University is studying different nutrient applications. “We’ve seen some tremendous yield gains and in some cases, grain quality increases with starter fertilizer applied in the fall and that starter specifically focusing on nitrogen and sulfur,” he says. Steinke tells Brownfield earlier, fall-planted winter wheat usually yields […]
Differences in milk pricing proposals have resulted in some dairy cooperatives withdrawing their membership from the International Dairy Foods Association. California Dairies, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., Land O’Lakes, Inc., and Maryland, and Virginal Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc., in April, sent a letter to U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack about their opposition to IDFA’s proposal which the groups say call for make allowance changes that are based off […]
Crop condition ratings are declining for the small grain crops in South Dakota. USDA says winter wheat conditions are mostly split between fair to very poor and the spring wheat conditions are rated 42% fair with more than half of the crop headed. South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jonathan Kleinjan tells Brownfield rains have been spotty in the state and it’s affecting the small grains. “Some places are worse […]
A dairy nutritionist says dry weather in Wisconsin could lead to feed inventory issues later this year. Stu Rymph with Purina tells Brownfield first cutting of haylage had great quality but weeks without meaning rain is concerning. “I think we gave up some yield by going quite that early, but we got some really awesome quality, so that was looking really good,” he shares. “The problem is now with no […]
