AB Maximizer, a relatively new variety developed by Western Crop Innovations, also promises better disease resistance
WINNIPEG — Field tests across the Prairies have identified a new star in the world of forage barley: AB Maximizer. Results show the new variety has higher yields and stronger disease resistance and matures earlier than established varieties like CDC Cowboy. AB Maximizer is a relatively new variety developed by Western Crop Innovations, formerly known […] Read moreBeef cattle
Respiratory disease linked to the gut
Scientists try to find out if giving calves a probiotic before they enter the feedlot will prevent bovine respiratory disease
WINNIPEG — Over the last decade, scientists and doctors have established a connection between gut health and brain health. They’re realizing that the community of bacteria within the intestine can influence mood, cognition, behaviour and other things that are normally associated with the brain. “The gut-brain connection is complex and bi-directional,” says the Cleveland Clinic […] Read more
Ag Canada updates software that estimates emissions
Producers can input beef production information and pasture data to learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture Canada is updating the model that farms and ranches can use to estimate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. The Holos model has been around since 2008, and its most current model, version four, since 2020, but the fifth version is now in development. At the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference, hosted by the University of […] Read more
Where does your herd rank among cow-calf benchmarks?
Productivity and health data in cow-calf herds is recorded in a variety of ways; everything from sophisticated software programs and spreadsheets to the traditional calving book that may get filed in a drawer once the calves are weaned. However, we know that keeping and evaluating herd data can help you make better long-term decisions and […] Read more
Anti-predation program introduced in Manitoba
Glacier FarmMedia – Work from a three-year pilot project aimed at understanding the livestock sector’s predator problem has become provincial policy. On April 25, the federal and Manitoba governments jointly announced the Livestock Predation Prevention Program, funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The program builds on the Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot Project, an industry-led […] Read more
Poisonous plants can lurk in pastures
Livestock producers are advised to protect their animals by identifying plants that can cause acute or chronic poisoning
REGINA — Turning cattle onto fresh spring pasture can come with risks from the plants growing there. Some plants are acutely toxic and others cause chronic poisoning. These include weeds that have appeared during the last few years of drought as water body boundaries receded. Jennifer Hayden and Chelsea Siemens, livestock and feed extension specialists […] Read more
It’s quadruplets – photo essay
Four calves were born April 19 to a Charolais/Simmental/Angus cow on Mark and Erin van Haastert’s ranch near Bjorkdale Sask., where they raise cattle with children James, Avalene and Vidalia. The calves were sired by a Simmental bull. The cow is eight-years-old and was born on the ranch. It has no history of multiple births. […] Read more
Canada bars gates for untested U.S. dairy cattle
Lactating dairy cattle out of the United States must now test negative for bird flu before crossing the Canadian border
As of May 3, no Canadian dairies or beef herds had sickened with the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza that has spread to nine states—and there’s hope the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agreement to test lactating dairy cattle before they enter Canada might help keep it that way. Colorado joined the list of states […] 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 slaughter down Alberta fed steers and heifers were steady with the previous week at $257.69and $256 […] Read more
Working with crop farmers provides another feed source
Cattle producers and grain growers who enter into grazing partnerships are urged to write a rock-solid agreement
Working with crop farmers may be one answer for cattle producers struggling with feed shortages. Kevin Elmy told the recent Advancing Organics conference in Saskatoon that he started looking for alternative management practices when he moved back to the family seed operation near Saltcoats, Sask., in 1999. What he came up with was a partnership […] Read more
