Western Producer Calgary reporter Barbara Duckworth travelled to Denver, Colorado, for the International Livestock Congress and the National Western Stock Show to look at how issues there will affect Canadian producers. U.S. beef producers remain frustrated over trade restrictions and their inability to develop a traceability system. Officials from the United States Meat Export Federation, […] Read more
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Rules limit Canadian presence
Western Producer Calgary reporter Barbara Duckworth travelled to Denver, Colorado, for the International Livestock Congress and the National Western Stock Show to look at how issues there will affect Canadian producers. Scott Harvie called the Canadian brand a mark of excellence but for many who were considering entering Denver’s prestigious stock show, the mandatory brand […] Read more
2007 bad for West Nile
RED DEER – West Nile virus reached epidemic levels last year. As of Nov. 24, 2,325 Canadians had been diagnosed with the disease and eight people died. “From a human perspective in 2007 we exceeded our epidemic year,” said veterinarian Dr. Larry Frischke of Wyeth Animal Health, one of three companies to develop a West […] Read more
COOL likely heading to court
Western Producer Calgary reporter Barbara Duckworth travelled to Denver, Colorado, for the International Livestock Congress and the National Western Stock Show to look at how issues there will affect Canadian producers. U.S. beef producers will likely face lawsuits from Canada and Mexico if the United States passes its country-of-origin labelling law in its present form, […] Read more
Old horses need special care
RED DEER – Like humans, some horses age gracefully while others develop a host of problems as they grow older. New research shows horses older than 20 years of age require different care in terms of feed, water and exercise, said equine specialist Katharina Lohmann from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. The […] Read more
Have horse prospects examined
RED DEER – People in the market to buy a horse should have their prospects examined by a veterinarian. Mike Scott, a private veterinarian based in Alberta, has examined about 3,500 horses offered for sale. The checkup is not set up to set a pass or a failing grade for the horse, but provides a […] Read more
Producers fail to satisfy growing demand for lamb
Warren Moore sells about 150 lambs per week to discerning customers who know what they want. “There are 400 lambs a week consumed in Calgary each week,” says Moore, who owns Second Chance Livestock in Stavely, Alta. “As a producer I would never have thought that.” His customers are restaurants, small retailers in Calgary and […] Read more
Countries slow to open doors
Canadian beef producers had hoped that frustrations over foreign restrictions on Canadian beef would be long over by now. Arno Doerksen told people attending the Alberta Beef Producers recent annual meeting in Calgary that the world animal health organization granted Canada minimal risk status for BSE in May, which made Canada eligible to export beef […] Read more
Cloud lingers over cattle industry
A gloomy message of continuing poor cattle prices and high production costs was delivered to the Alberta Beef Producers annual meeting in mid-December. Canfax market analyst Bart Halowath told delegates that Canada is carrying a higher than normal inventory of cattle and calves at a time when poor returns are dragging the industry down. The […] Read more
Alta. rejects gov’t funded tracking
Alberta Beef Producers delegates have defeated a resolution that called for government to pay for a comprehensive tracking program using the national electronic identification system. However, most of those attending the group’s December annual meeting supported an improved tracking system. The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency has submitted a plan to the federal government for a […] Read more
