Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in a two-part project that looks for insight on finishing practices
If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now under way, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The stated goal […] Read moreCattle Call
Study aims for finishing benchmarks
If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your…
Farm groups analyze greenwashing rules
REGINA — Farm organizations say they are considering submissions to the federal consultation on greenwashing. Public consultations are underway until…
Beef sector learned feed lessons during drought
LANGHAM, Sask. — Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions…
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Precision livestock tech has hurdles
Marrying precision technology and livestock production could result in healthier animals, better gains and efficiencies and a more environmentally friendly…
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Cattle producers take stock of lessons learned from drought years
Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their…
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Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Virtual fencing was one innovation discussed at the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour on the last day of Ag in Motion.…
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Feds announce $6 million beef marketing boost
The Canadian beef industry is getting a more than $6-million national boost from the federal government promote Canadian beef abroad.…
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Ferdinand bad example of acceptable bull
Ferdinand, the bull famous in children’s fiction, just wanted to sit and smell the flowers. With that kind of attitude,…
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Who’s your daddy? Find the answers via sire parentage verification
LANIGAN, Sask. — A sire parentage verification study is beginning to bear fruit for researchers and ranchers. “The producers co-operating…
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Livestock health emergencies require service evolution
Changes are happening at Animal Health Canada, which announced updates, including work on training and response programs and additions to its Emergency Management division staff. Erica Charlton, director of the division, delivered updates at the recent AHC forum in Ottawa. Charlton mentioned a new depopulation training project that is underway in partnership with ACER consulting. […] Read more
Farm groups analyze greenwashing rules
REGINA — Farm organizations say they are considering submissions to the federal consultation on greenwashing. Public consultations are underway until Sept. 27, following passage of new provisions in the Competition Act in June derived through Bill C-59. Those provisions tackle deceptive marketing practices by those who claim their products are green or environmentally friendly but […] Read more
Beef sector learned feed lessons during drought
Sask. livestock specialist says it’s critical for producers to know what they have when feed supplies and quality are lower
LANGHAM, Sask. — Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years. They struggled through three intensive years of drought — in many cases after experiencing several dry years. Rain arrived this year. “Early spring rains created […] Read more
Precision livestock tech has hurdles
Technology could be a game changer for the sector, but economic risk and lack of commercial options are holding it back
Marrying precision technology and livestock production could result in healthier animals, better gains and efficiencies and a more environmentally friendly footprint, according to the research, but farmers aren’t exactly rushing to the altar. Economic risk is the biggest thing keeping technology off farms in the U.S., said Robert Burns, a researcher from the University of […] Read moreCanfax Report
Fed cattle steady Fed cattle prices have been steady over the last two weeks after reaching an all-time high in early June. Last week, Alberta fed steers and heifers averaged $256.79 and $257.42 per hundredweight, respectively. Dressed sales have remained steady at $428 per cwt. delivered for the last four weeks. While buying interest was […] Read more
Cattle producers take stock of lessons learned from drought years
Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years. Beef farmers struggled through three intensive years of drought — in many cases after experiencing several dry years. Rains arrived this year. “Early spring rains created grass that […] Read more
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Virtual fencing was one innovation discussed at the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour on the last day of Ag in Motion. Andre Bonneau, a Range Management Extension Specialist with the Government of Saskatchewan, spoke about technology that’s being tried in Saskatchewan regarding virtual fencing. A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is […] Read more
Feds announce $6 million beef marketing boost
The Canadian beef industry is getting a more than $6-million national boost from the federal government promote Canadian beef abroad. “Canadian beef has earned a top spot on the world stage because of the commitment to quality and sustainability that our producers hold themselves to,” said agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay in a news release today. […] Read more
Ferdinand bad example of acceptable bull
Bulls that pack on a few extra pounds may not have the stamina to breed the needed number of cows
Ferdinand, the bull famous in children’s fiction, just wanted to sit and smell the flowers. With that kind of attitude, Ferdinand wouldn’t be wanted in commercial beef herds. In fact, Ferdinand would sooner find himself in a batch of bologna than in the shade of a tree. There are several reasons bulls may not be […] Read more
