Initiative focuses on humane handling and ethical behaviour as well as effects on end product quality
Overseen by Animal Health Canada since 2020, the certification program provides a training course for livestock and poultry transporters, shippers and receivers.Beef cattle
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market strengthened Fed cattle prices have strengthened in 23 of the past 24 weeks. New highs […] Read more
Manitoba changes crown land leases
Existing leaseholders can now nominate the next leaseholder
The Manitoba government has changed its position on unit transfers of crown land leases. On June 2, agriculture minister Derek Johnson announced proposed changes to the Agricultural Crown Lands Program. The new rules will partially restore a system where producers can transfer a crown land lease to the buyer of their farm. Before 2019, leaseholders […] Read more
Making their mark – photo essay
Friends and family of the Vanderploeg family gathered to help out at a branding April 29 near Brant, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
Bunt actions establish herd hierarchy
Producers can use how individuals in a herd organize themselves socially to improve the time it takes to work them
“If we learn how to position ourselves while applying and releasing pressure correctly, we can speed up processing times without the need for a large investment in time or money,” said Steve Langrell of Woodlands, Man. , a cattle handling expert with Arrowquip.
Parasite causes diarrhea outbreaks in cow-calf herds
The basic principles of reducing the infection pressure by maintaining a clean calving area, spreading cow-calf pairs out and using separate turn-out areas or some form of calving system that minimizes environmental infections is important in preventing the disease, just as it is in all causes of scours outbreaks.
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed record shattered Dressed sales were reported from $397-$400 per hundredweight last week, shattering the old record […] Read more
Rotational grazing merits questioned
The scientists behind the research, which was conducted at the Central Plains Experimental Range in northern Colorado, determined that cattle gained 14 percent less weight in rotational grazing because they consumed lower quality forage.
Feeder steer boom cuts into bull supply
Record feeder steer prices are tempting purebred bull producers to sell some of their stock to the feeder market this fall. “The markets are looking really strong for feeder calves. If I can sell my male calves as $2,000 feeder steers, I’m really tempted to sell more of them that way and sell less bulls […] Read more
Rotational grazing has other benefits
Yes, rotational grazing can reduce the weight gain of individual livestock, says a specialist in rangeland ecology and management at the University of Alberta, but there are other benefits that may outweigh the lower gains per animal. “If you take a large area and sub-divide it into many paddocks, you are forcing more uniform distribution […] Read more
