Sitting on my stool in front of the third farm audience of the week, I should not have been surprised to receive the same question for the third time by text: “Elaine, how we do we stop the conflict on our farm?”

The year 2020 used to be a reference point for the future. Now that it is here, the organizers of Western Canadian Dairy Seminar decided to maintain their forward-thinking philosophies by setting this year’s theme as “Looking Beyond 2020.”

What is risk perception? It is what you believe can go wrong in any given situation and how bad you think the outcome will be. We use our perception of the risks associated with any task to determine how we are going to perform the task and what precautions we are going to take.

Recently, Health Canada extensively reviewed footbath products containing copper sulphate and zinc sulphate to determine whether they require drug identification number (DIN) registration or if they can be classified as a “veterinary health product” (VHP) in Canada.

Utility hay is low-quality hay. Typically, hay categorized as utility hay is high in fiber and low in energy and protein.

The barn needed to come down. It hadn’t been trusted to hold anything but memories in years, and the old sheep-hauling trucks inside went out of commission more than 20 years ago.

Ag legacy is the summation of a lifetime of achievement and the context in which that lifetime will be remembered. A legacy is not just money but a reputation, what was accomplished and the difference a person makes in the world as they pass through – their mark on the universe.