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Presentation of Analysis and Benchmarking Reports
| April 28, 2022 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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April 20th was an important in-person event at MHV, Steinbach for our MDFMG participants There was a a really good turn-out for 25th Presentation of Analysis and Benchmarking Reports 2021 had been a tough year due to drought, incentive days being cancelled and price increases in purchased feeds, but still producers managed to improvise and […]
Great response to February 9 2022 meeting!
| February 13, 2022 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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The Virtual Meeting on February 9 2022 attracted a huge “attendance”!! Clair Doan, NBC Vice President focused on Farm Planning with a Global Ag Perspective As both a (turkey) producer, banker and a former Nuffield Scholar (2016), he was well suited to present the perspectives poised to the industry currently and the potential effects in […]
February 9 2022 meeting will be virtual
| January 13, 2022 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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Despite hoping that this would be an in-person event, the virtual format will need to be used again
MDFMG OPEN meeting November 24 using Zoom
| December 4, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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This was a very successful meeting with Dr Claus Leppelmann presenting on Production Efficiencies from a Cow’s Health Perspective and Harold Bosma on Managing Value Adding Feed Ingredients in 2021/22
Sharing averages with the lenders
| April 20, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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The annual annual meeting with the lending institutions that support the MFGMG is scheduled for Wednesday May 12.
Group discussion on the benchmarking reports
| April 19, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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it was seriously hoped that in-person meetings to achieve the best possible interaction between producers. Clearly as these dates became closer, that was not going to happen. The consultants arranged “virtual” facility small group meetings online, so that maximum interaction could be achieved for constructive discussion of their results and to look at how they […]
2020 participant reports completed
| April 19, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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33 farms submitted their Financial and Production data for the consultants to input into the program and generate an analysis report. Again, this year, the pandemic prevented on-farm visits to complete the analysis process, but participants did receive that analysis in a bid to help them become more efficient and, hopefully, more profitable.
OPEN “virtual: meeting – February 10 2021 at 9.30am
| January 23, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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This meeting will commence at 9.30am with the first topic at 9.45am Ken Van Driesten (Nutrisource Forage Specialist) will present on the topic of “Growing Alternative Forages on the prairies”. The continuous cost of reseeding alfalfa after winter kill is the precursor for looking at other crops. Tony Brazda (Regional Sales Manager with Lely North […]
Member discussion “virtual” meeting – January 27 2021
| January 23, 2021 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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Jamie Sullivan {Rippleview Hoofcare) will lead discussion on how to make the best use of a trim visit. Focus will be on trimming heifers prior to calving Cliff Banman (Banman Dairy) will lead discussion on Maintaining Milk Quality. He will describe their herd protocols for the parlor, milkhouse and barn
Email address change for MDFMG Consultants
| December 7, 2020 | Posted by Roger Mills under Uncategorized |
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A new email address has been developed for correspondence to the Consultants Please use; mbdairymgmt@gmail.com for both Roger Mills and Kathy Friesen