Rye as a feed source can be valuable despite sprouting
The Rossburn Review notes rye grain offers energy and protein similar to barley and can replace barley in finishing pigs and beef cattle with careful ergot management. Sprouting up to 10 percent has little effect. above 0.1 percent ergot limits use, especially for pregnant or lactating animals.
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Ivo Gril Talontals
University of Manitoba
Safe drying for milling wheats
The Canadian Grain Commission offers a free testing service to check farm drying procedures for milling wheats to prevent quality loss. Producers should submit paired samples before and after drying with dryer details and contact information to the Grain Research Laboratory in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Grain Commission
Canada
Grain Research Laboratory
Main Street
Manitoba
Hog Days 85 Brings Barrow Show to Brandon Keystone Centre
Hog Days 85 plans a Barrow Show with a cash prize at Brandon's Keystone Centre on December 4 and 5. Forty entrants may join, with 10 spots reserved for 4 H participants until October 15. Weigh-in limits are 95 to 114 kilograms. Final entries due November 15. The top 10 will sell at auction after judging. Contact Colin Campbell for details.
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Barrow
Brandon
Keystone Centre
Colin Campbell
Campbell
Manitoba Hog Producers’ Marketing Board
Agriculture Canada Food Production and Inspection Branch
Princess Avenue
Manitoba
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