Veterinarian says producers shouldn’t have a problem meeting new regulatory requirements
BANFF, Alta. — By next year, a new code of practice will force hog producers to use some form of pain relief when castrating, tail docking, ear notching and tooth clipping their animals. Fortunately, drugs are already available, an Alberta swine veterinarian told the Jan. 20-22 Banff Pork Seminar. “There are a lot of things […] Read more
Barbara Duckworth
Stories by Barbara Duckworth
U.S. pork group convinced COOL is doomed
BANFF, Alta. — The head of the National Pork Producers Council is convinced the United States will lose its final attempt to defend mandatory country-of-origin labelling at the World Trade Organization. Howard Hill, an Iowa producer and veterinarian, also believes some form of labelling on retail meat is unavoidable. “We do realize today that there […] Read more
Bull wins big for Sask. farm
Red Angus from Six Mile Red Angus of Fir Mountain named grand champion at Denver show
CORRECTION – January 23, 2015 – The correct owners of the grand champion Red Angus bull at the National Western Stock Show held Jan. 12 in Denver Colorado was Triple L Angus, Viscount, Sask., Wright’s Livestock Melfort, Sask., Breed Creek Angus, Mankota, Sask. and Six Mile Red Angus, Fir Mountain, Sask. Triple L Angus, owned […] Read more
Future bright for young rancher
Prize winning third generation farmer is optimistic about the cattle market
DENVER, Colo. — There has never been a better time to be in the beef business, and 25-year-old Garrett Blanchard is glad to be there. Blanchard is the show and sale cattle manager for Silveira Brothers Angus, a family operation at Firebaugh, California. He is the third generation of an operation that his step-grandfather and […] Read more$175,000 heifer donation highlights Denver bull sale
DENVER, Colo. — The Angus Foundation has received a $175,000 donation following the sale of a heifer at the National Western Stock Show in Denver Jan. 14. The heifer was sold during a bull sale sponsored by the American Angus Association. Herbster Angus Farms of Falls City, Nebraska, are long-time supporters of the U.S. not-for-profit […] Read more
Appraiser traded academics for equine economics
Horse appraisals help determine the value of an animal for insurance or other financial purposes
RED DEER — Tony Willing is a former philosopher who chose horse appraisal as a second career. It is not a great stretch for the former professor from Huron University College because both fields involve critical thinking. In fact, a Greek soldier and philosopher named Xenophon wrote a treatise on how to buy a horse […] Read more
Take steps to keep calves scours free
Producers can keep young animals healthy by minimizing their exposure to manure
Calf prices have reached record highs, so keeping each one healthy is a good investment. Scours is a common threat to young calves, and diligent biosecurity, cow immunization and a good dose of colostrum at birth are among the best defence tactics to prevent sickness. “Scours is the blanket term we refer to when calves […] Read moreCheck-off refunds cut into Alberta beef research
Alberta Beef Producers has less funding because of check-off changes
Alberta Beef Producers must pick and choose which research projects it can fund because it no longer has a secure income. “We are looking at a 63 percent decrease in research funding since the loss of income from the refundable checkoff,” said Karin Schmid, the organization’s beef production specialist. ABP is funded with a $3 […] Read moreHeifer sale proceeds donated to Angus Foundation
DENVER, Colo. — The Angus Foundation in the United States has received a big cash injection of $175,000 following the sale of a heifer during an American Angus Association sponsored bull sale at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Herbster Angus Farms of Falls City, Nebraska, is a longtime booster of the not-for-profit organization, […] Read more
Oklahoma bull wins Angus show in Denver
DENVER, Colo. — Express Ranches of Yukon, Oklahoma, had the grand champion Angus bull yesterday at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The reserve went to Hoffman Ranch of Thedford, Nebraska. Canadian entrants were not high in numbers but made a respectable showing with the reserve junior champion bull from Vos Vegas Farms of […] Read more
