What's New in Livestock

Table of Contents

1. General
2. Beef
3. Dairy
4. Poultry
5. Swine
6. Business
7. Cropping

General

Beef

Winter Virtual Beef Newsletter

• A TMR Mixer for Every Farm?
• Harvesting Options for an Acre of Corn
• Developing a Competitive Edge
• Advance Payments Program for Crop Storage
• Ontario Cow Number 1986 - 2008

Swine

Swine Budget - October 2008

Swine Budget - November 2008

Pork News & Views - December 2008. Articles that may interest you..

• Andy Bunn's work and Dedication is Still Present Today
• Market Conditions
• Swine Enterprise Budgets - October 2008
• Ontario Monthly Hog Market Facts
• United States Monthly Hog Market Facts
• Particle Size in Swine Diets
• 2008 Corn Ear Mould Survey
• Deterioration of Concrete Tower Silos
• Centralia Swine Research Update
• "Aromatic Gold" - How to Take a Sample to Determine the Value of Manure
• Upcoming Events

Dairy

You can make better silage by chopping your corn into finer particle sizes. Your cows can thrive on it, too. Read more in Short Cut Corn Silage Works

Timothy Rated Tops for Dry Cows The right forage fed to your dry cows can help prevent a metabolic disorder often affecting early-lactation cows.

A powerful new selection tool can predict a calves genetic potential in herds shortly after it's born. Read more in Cattle Genetics Decoded

Forage Testing New lab technique tells you what you need to adjust.

Are you thinking of building or renovating a free stall or tie stall barn in the next few years? Free Stall and Tie Stall Housing Design Seminars focus on fundamentals of design. The course will provide practical information needed to build an economical, labour efficient facility that is comfortable for cows. Register today.

Horses

Client Appreciation Night - Seminar with Dr. Bob Wright. Topics include: Poisonous Plants, Molds and Mycotoxins and Forage Analysis.

Poultry

Disease Alert: Infectious Laryngotracheitis A clinical case of Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) has been confirmed in a poultry flock in Oxford County.

Current IBV serotype status in Ontario is not well documented. It is suggested that the use of live attenuated vaccines may be contributing to variant IBV serotypes. Read more in Methods for Isolating and Identifying Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV)

New Business Publications

Canada Pension Plan (order no. 08-045) Financial security is a very important consideration for retiring farmers. This factsheet on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) provides information on the retirement income and the disability and survivor benefits.

Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers (order no. 08-037) this 20-page factsheet provides summary and contact information for 64 programs and services available to Ontario farmers that are funded by the Ontario and/or Canadian governments.

Cropping

For Field Crop Growers: It looks like we are heading into a year of volatility in the fertilizer markets, which will mean growers are looking for pricing opportunities. Read more in “Is That Fertilizer a Good Deal?”

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