Clinical practices are reporting a resurgence of older external parasite issues, such as lice mites or flies. There are also more external parasite issues with ticks as tick species ranges move north. In the past, it seemed when ivermectin came into use we treated yearly and all external parasite problems were eliminated, such as lice […] Read more
Beef cattle
Investors consider options in cell-cultivated meat sector
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — Cell-cultivated meat companies in the United States could receive new investment since U.S. regulators cleared the product for sale earlier this summer, but the sector must scale up and lower costs to challenge conventional meat, said investors and major food companies. Several startups have developed the technology to grow meat from […] Read more
Beetles put to work waging war on leafy spurge
Volunteers work with a Nature Conservancy Canada program to collect leafy spurge flea beetles as a natural control option
Deep within the Willner-Elbow community pasture lies the scourge of cattle ranchers — an abundance of leafy spurge. Driving through the gullies and dunes of the sandy pasture near Elbow, Sask., volunteers recently made a special trip out to a particular patch. Where there is leafy spurge, there may also be some enemies of this […] Read more
TB testing expands to wildlife
Testing wildlife for bovine tuberculosis will occur in Saskatchewan as part of the investigation into the recent positive cases. The environment ministry said it is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and “reviewing options to conduct enhanced targeted surveillance for bovine tuberculosis in deer, elk and moose in the future.” The ministry said it […] Read more
WP Livestock Report
Lower fed prices This year had one of the largest first half price rallies in recent history, so it is not surprising to see a summer price correction. From their highs in late June, fed cattle prices have declined $12 per hundredweight. The leverage shift from cattle feeder to packer is occurring, reflected in softer […] Read more
Sask agency makes water, vacant land available for ag use
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency has announced it will make water and vacant land available to farmers and livestock producers during the drought. The agency owns and manages land across the province and those who live near these lands can contact it to see if under-used or vacant land is available. “With the well-below normal amounts […] Read more
Producers wait for EU food safety decision
The Canadian Cattle Association is giving Europe another chance to do what it calls “the right thing” on beef trade. Last year, Canadian government officials applied to the European Food Safety Authority to review the safety of peroxyacetic acid. The chemical is used at slaughter plants in Canada as a carcass wash to reduce the […] Read more
U.K.’s entry to CPTTP hits headwinds
Over the last 30 years, John Masswohl has attended hundreds of meetings on agricultural trade in Europe, Asia, Washington D.C., Mexico City, Vietnam, Tokyo and elsewhere. You name it, he’s been there. Masswohl, the former director of government and international relations with the Canadian Cattle Association, was heavily involved in the negotiations for Canada’s free […] Read more
Hybrid rye silage offers crop options
Fall-seeded crop is good at making the most of seasonal moisture and then leaves the field available for planting barley
Livestock producers chasing moisture for their forage crops could benefit from taking a look at hybrid fall rye, according to researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. “It seems to me that we are seeing different weather patterns,” said Greg Penner. “I can’t say they’re predictable, but in some years we get a fall moisture event […] Read more
VIDEO: Alta. ranch presented with stewardship award
Wray family receives Alberta Beef Producers’ Environmental Stewardship Award for work in environmental conservation
A member of an Alberta ranch family honoured with this year’s Environmental Stewardship Award said being disconnected from the land is causing a spiritual and an ecological crisis for humanity. “I’ll never denigrate someone who’s just trying to get by, but for sure, our modern imagination has dislocated the mind and the soul from our […] Read more
