A good bovine stomach tube is useful for relieving bloat, administering oral medication or relieving an esophageal obstruction or choke. As well, dehydration is caused by many things and a good stomach tube and pump can address that problem. Properly maintained equipment and proper restraint make the job easy. The procedure is generally innocuous but […] Read more
Beef producers have risk management options
Weather, feed availability and trade barriers affect markets, making it important to understand what tools are available
Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle prices remain strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024. However, the market can change quickly, as producers saw in March when avian influenza was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle. Introduction of risk in a red-hot market affected prices and price insurance. That may have cattle producers […] Read more
Stable flies in dairy barns seen as a vector for mastitis
Genetic sequencing research shows flies can carry the bacteria behind the illness from their breeding sites in manure
Glacier FarmMedia – New genetic sequencing research shows that stable flies carry pathogenic bacteria associated with mastitis. Petri dish research is now supplemented with gene sequencing in the bacteriology lab so a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin decided to update general understanding of relationships between dairy barn-dwelling flies and milk yield-robbing mastitis. […] Read more
Production per acre called best focus
A cattle producer says the most profitable ranches make the most efficient use of the available forage on their operation
Glacier FarmMedia – Which is more important, increasing profits or production? This is the question rancher and seedstock producer Kit Pharo posed at a recent holistic management gathering in Valleyview, Alta. Pharo has strong opinions and speaks his mind. “I may not always be right, but I am never in doubt,” he says. Pharo thinks […] Read moreCanfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattle 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 cattle down slightly Western Canadian fed prices have come under a little pressure over the past […] Read more
Cattle protection charges dropped
Sask. producer was charged under the Animal Protection Act and the Criminal Code of Canada
SASKATOON — The crown has stayed all charges levied against a producer from Craik, Sask., for violating the province’s animal protection laws. “It was a long haul, but it showed I was right, and they were wrong,” said Tom Miller. “They came out here and they started bossing me around, and they didn’t know what […] Read more
Putting a dollar to rangeland benefits
Glacier FarmMedia – How much are native grasslands worth? One research project is aimed at answering that question. The Genome Prairie project, a multi-year, $5.9 million endeavour that involves public and academic stakeholders, will use genomic tools in attempts to figure out the dollar value of rangelands and the ecological goods and services they provide. […] Read more
Sask. breeder promotes lean Longhorn beef
Breed that everyone seems to love needs an injection of enthusiasm to help it survive beyond ‘wild west’ portrayal
REGINA — Texas Longhorns are known for their horns, but Saskatchewan producer Deb Lesyk would like more people to know about the lean, nutritious meat they provide. And, she wants more people to raise them. “We need an injection of enthusiasm,” she said. “We seem to be a breed that everybody loves but nobody wants […] Read more
Funding to ease genetic data gathering
Glacier FarmMedia – Last month’s funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada may allow the two associations to improve data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into carcass quality and traits that can limit the environmental impact of beef production. Numerous projects will be funded by $1.6 million from the federal government. […] Read more
CFIA adds requirements for cattle returning from U.S. due to bird flu
Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle returning from the U.S. after a stay of less than 60 days will require additional certification as bird flu concerns continue. The requirements, which took effect yesterday, require an additional paperwork, including an export certification statement. The statement, to be signed by a veterinarian, requires cattle to have tested negative for […] Read more
