Old crop canola

[per]

There is always someone who is entitled to be an idiot. I would like to say it was the driver but I am sure there must be more than one driver like that in that outfit. I will purchase my own trucks before hiring them.

I have a road crossing of my own coming up this morning, now I'm nervous.

[wlc]

Our cows are all used to electric fence
therefore we can set up a dummy tape in a
semi circle inside the gate in the new
field [stops cows from running to far end
of field in search of better grass and
forgetting their calves for 12 hrs or more .Best to take it slow and try to have calves paired before crossing [sometimes difficult ]

[tweaker101]

I guess they must be pretty hard up for drivers...
Taking anyone who has the license... That is BS
to honk those air horns and make the cattle go
crazy. We used to cross the highway to a rented
pasture and on one occasion I remember my dad
ran up to this car on that was honking its horn and
kicked the door... The horn stopped and the car
drove off...problem solved. I'm sure the door was
damaged and luckily they drove off or more may
have happened... Lol

[Happytrails]

Thanks for listening all. One would think that a company like R that depends on the cattle business would try to make a better showing in cattle country.

[errolanderson]

crusher . . . your target may come into focus. impressive gains Friday . . . sharp pullback in loonie and solid July bean gains were also supportive to old crop.

canola may become quiet volatile next week (Tuesday) when it re-opens.

[ALLFARMER]

The ezee-feeder (grain despenser) I bought might
have cattle moving applications. Hungry cattle
will follow a bale shredder but imagine them
getting used to seeing a huge white grain pail! All
I have to do is start the tractor up in the yard and
cows start coming.

[checking]

"quiet volatile" I think we are all drinking the bean juice!

[Kathy]

We cross our busy highway twice in the year with
the cows and calves. We set up temporary fence
up to the edge of road, both sides, and when we
cross we completely block the highway with trucks
and stock trailers. It solved the problem of people
who just couldn't wait a couple minutes and would
slowly drive right through the herd. Visibility is
good from both sides, but I still insist on two
people to wave down the traffic. We hold the
pairs in small pens until they mother up. Still,
even when moving to the pasture next door, the
calves will run back. We leave the corrals open
so they go into there, and can't crawl through.

In spring we haul the yearlings across, and in fall
the heifers we keep back learn to cross with the
seasoned cows.

As for the R trucker, he should be fired.

[kato]

In Manitoba it's illegal to chase cattle across or down any highway or numbered municipal road. Even if it's just across to the other side, they want you to put them in a trailer and haul them.

If you do it, and there's an accident, big trouble follows.

[tipsy]

filp, there is a few guys going to the north of you but that is quickly coming to an end. We have done the driest and now are picking on the least challenging fields. Sadly the wet ground is just so saturated that it can't dry up. Of coarse were quickly finding out mud and water are still the boss..Its becoming apparent that seeded acreage on my farm is not going to be what I'd plan on!!!