|  | Alfalfa forage is harvested and prepared for processing in one of two ways. |
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| | Backgrounding refers to the growing, feeding and managing of steers and heifers from weaning until they enter a feedlot and are placed on a high concentrate finishing ration. |
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Bale grazing on fields is a method of providing feed to beef cattle during the winter months.
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| | The Bale Grazing Calculator© is a tool to help producers estimate the cost of feeding livestock with bale grazing. |
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This publication is meant to help producers assess the economic opportunity for stablishing a bison feedlot enterprise. Producers and investors can use the information contained in this publication as a business plan guide.
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| | To provide potential Saskatoon Berry producers with an estimate of capital investment, annual costs and returns for a Saskatoon berry enterprise. |
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This planner allows producers to input their own values for yields, prices, fixed and variable costs.
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Information that can help estimate the income and cost of production for different crops on summer fallow and stubble in the various soil zones in the province.
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| | This publication and the calculator focus on methods and economics of collecting and bunching crop residue for grazing in the field where produced. |
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| | The Crop Residue Calculator is a tool to help producers estimate the costs of feeding livestock with crop residue. |
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| | Deciding what crops to grow and the number of acres of each crop to plant are complex management decisions. |
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| | Custom grazing is an arrangement in which one person provides the pasture, water and grazing management expertise for another person's livestock. |
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| | This publication is intended to provide a format and a set of guidelines for determining costs of production for dairy goat operations. |
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| | Producers should consider two components, first, how much can I afford to spend, and second, how much do I need to maximize efficiency? |
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| | This publication focuses on the Cost of Production (COP) of producing seed potatoes under dryland conditions. |
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| | The three main concepts that people use to establish the "value" of land are: economic value, non-economic value and market value. |
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Information regarding guidelines for machine ownership, operating costs, custom rates and rental rates for farm machinery.
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Estimates the time, machinery and material requirements to build a fence.
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| | Provides information on sheep production including calculations needed to measure production erformance against a benchmark operation. |
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| | Provides a format for calculating the cost of producing a forage crop. |
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Sheep management, as with other classes of livestock, depends on available resources and demands of the marketplace.
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| | An overview of the development and expansion of the province's beekeeping sector. |
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| | This worksheet identifies production areas in beef cattle operations. |
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| | To provide a format and a set of guidelines for determining costs of production for meat goat operations. |
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| | Calculators created in excel spreadsheets and provided "as is" to assist producers in planning for the future. |
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| | Provides a format for calculating the cost of developing a new pasture. |
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| | A quick and simple process called "a partial budget" will determine which choice is the most profitable. |
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Saskatchewan is one of the most progressive provinces regarding sheep production, research and value added opportunities.
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