Manitoba livestock producers take advantage of good fall weather

Livestock producers in northwest Manitoba are also having a busy fall. Frey said some cow calf pairs are still on pasture. Spring-born calves are moving to the market.

“The animals that have been coming home, there’s been a lot of preg checking going on for those,” he said.

After the rain last week, livestock pens are starting to dry out. Manure applications are still going on. Frey said a lot of that has happened in anticipation of bringing animals home.

“Where forage has been stockpiled and some rotational grazing has occurred, there are still some pastures out there with quite a bit to eat. There is probably some late season grazing planned there.”

Corn silage is nearing an end, and some late hay is still being put up, especially where there had been a bit of regrowth for alfalfa.

Frey said there should be plenty of feed for this winter.

“This year has been, despite all of the wrinkles and strange weather that we’ve had, lots of moisture for forage growth,” he said. “We’ve had some decent heat, and I think overall we do see that there has been good forage production.”

Frey is hopeful more harvest progress can be made this week, as good weather is expected, until at least Friday.

“I think that’ll be the hope and maybe November will be kind to us as well. Maybe we’ll get another month of this,” he added.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

by Alice McFarlane

Manitoba livestock producers take advantage of good fall weather

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