Cross Seam Silage Covers

This year we have been working on creating something new to address these issues. We have come up with a style of cover that has seams run across the width rather than the length of the pile.

Using this method we create extra strength. The cross pile seams will act similar to a series of built in tie down straps. The new seams will also be a full 1.5 inches wide of pressed and heated contact to create an ultra strong bond making a seam break a thing of the past.

As an added bonus, if the tarp does suffer a run (remember runs will travel down the length of the pile due to the stretch pressure), it can only run to the next seam, which will then stop it.

The smallest tarp in the oversized category would be 70 x 100’. The sizes will go up from there in 10’ increments on the width, and 25’ increments on the length for custom orders. The largest tarp we have seen has been 250 x 500. Our stock sizes will be:
80 x 150
80 x 200 100 x 200
80 x 250 100 x 250
80 x 300 100 x 300
80 x 500 100 x 500
These will be on a first come first serve basis based on our current inventory, so don’t wait too long to place an order.

Additional options for this season include a mesh enforced bunker cover which could be used rather than double tarping a pile. The mesh strengthens the tarp as well as preventing any tears or punctures from growing or migrating.

Catch our pre season booking prices on large tarps before they expire on May 31. Call, fax or email your order in to us..

Laura’s Lean Beef Company is back in Canada. They are looking for naturally raised cattle, cows, bulls, and fed cattle. Bonus’ are paid on lean meat yeilds so cattle are to be A & AA. The main difference this time is that they will be shipping live cattle across the border to their plant for slaughter.

To qualify for this program, an animal must meet the following criteria:

- no anitbiotics or ioniphores such as Tylosin and Rumensin
- no growth hormones, promotants or steroids
- no reprocessed animal tissue in feeds, fecal material, garbage or food waste.
- must be raised in humane manner following good husbandry practices.

There are products available that will take the place of Rumensin in teh cattle diet to be able to be classed as natural. Some of these are yeasts such as Levucell, Agri-moss and bacterials like Microcell. These products also help with Ecoli shedding and other pathogens.

Any animal that does require treatment with antibiotics or any prohibited materials must be pulled from the group before shipping.

Good record keeping is important when the time comes to ship your animals so that you can verify your work. This involves tracking the tag and RFID numbers as well as birth certificates.

As always in a natural program, you will be required to show proof that your animal has followed the requirements for its lifetime, and that is done with signed affidavits demonstrating that you track them from birth. The most reliable thing to do is to purchase them directly.

The best breeds to achieve the lean grades have shown to be more of the continetal breeds such as Simental, Piedmontese, Limousin, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Maine Anjou or Charolais but they aren’t restricted to those breeds.

We can help you work into the natural beef program and source out the product you need to produce natural cattle. We can also assist you with required paperwork to ship animals accross the border. Call us for more information.

 Introducing MTS Environmental Products

The system works with Humic carbon, Tough Stuff microbial, and Agri-Gro concentrate to help bring your crop soils back into their natural balance. This application is designed to help the natural microbiology within the soil to flourish once again and cleanse the toxins of residual chemicals while improving water retention in the soil and converting the nutritents into a form that is more available for the plants to absorb. There are a list of diseases that this also tackles including club root, Fusarium, black moulds, parasitic nematodes and root maggots to name a few.
   The TOUGH STUFF Soil Residue Program involves a three part liquid mixture incorporating Humic Carbon (provides macro and micro nutrients), Agri-Gro (a natural biostimulant concentrate) and Tough Stuff (a microbial inoculant).  It can be applied in spring or fall with regular spray programs.
We suggest that you read the article The Humus Cycle by Dr. William Jackson which can be found at the following link: www.humintech.com/001/articles/article_the_humus_cycle.html

For more information on the program call our office
1-877-774-5243