Long-time Hereford breeder and Calgary businessperson Donald Cross died Oct. 19. Born in Calgary in 1932, Cross was involved with the brewing, hotel and ranching industries. His grandfather was A.E. Cross, one of the Big Four who started the Calgary Stampede, and his father, James, established Bar Pipe Farms in 1953 near Okotoks. The family […] Read more
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Alta. beef producers vote on check-off change
The plebiscite will determine whether the beef checkoff will become nonrefundable again; results are expected soon
Results of a plebiscite that will determine the fate of the nonrefundable beef industry checkoff will be known by mid-November. Any producer who has sold at least one bovine within the last two years is eligible to cast a ballot. If passed, the $2 checkoff collected on every animal sold in Alberta would be split […] Read moreUFA donates $500,000 to Olds College
OLDS, Alta. — United Farmers of Alberta is giving Olds College $500,000 to build its agriculture innovation programs. The farmer-owned co-operative will pay the commitment over the next five years, which will be used to build the UFA innovation laboratory. The lab, located on the campus, is a former college president’s residence. Renovations should be […] Read more
Donald Cross was a prominent Alta. Hereford breeder
Long-time Hereford breeder and Calgary businessperson Donald Cross died Oct. 19. Born in Calgary 1932, Cross was involved with the brewing, hotel and ranching industries. His grandfather was A.E. Cross, one of the Big Four who started the Calgary Stampede. His father James established Bar Pipe Farms in 1953 near Okotoks. The family has run […] Read more
Ladies group has roots in charity work
Bergen Ladies Aid in Alberta is 110 years old and still active raising money for a variety of charitable organizations
For generations rural women walked, rode horses and drove to a monthly meeting for companionship and respite from farm work, children and husbands. The Bergen Ladies Aid is 110 years old and is unique in its longevity when so many rural women’s groups have folded. Since 1908, about two dozen women have gathered at one […] Read more
Attendance strong at Red Angus sale
The annual Red Roundup in Olds, Alta., sets the sales pace for the breed for the year and premieres upcoming stars
OLDS, Alta. — The annual Red Roundup is probably the longest running Red Angus event in North America. The 46th annual weekend event held Oct. 19-20 in Olds, Alta., sets the sales pace for the breed for the year and premieres the upcoming stars. “It had a few slower spots but it is building stronger. […] Read more
UFA gives Olds College $500,000 for ag innovation programs
OLDS, Alta. — United Farmers of Alberta is giving Olds College $500,000 to build its agriculture innovation programs. The farmer-owned co-operative will pay the commitment over the next five years, which will be used to build the UFA innovation laboratory. The lab, located on the campus, is a former college president’s residence. Renovations should be […] Read more
American beef capitalizes on global drought
Dryness is particularly bad in Europe and Australia, but U.S. production has increased three percent from last year
Global beef exports are strong, but drought throughout many cattle producing countries is taking a toll. The U.S. influence on the global beef trade is strong because of favourable prices and a growing supply, said the beef quarterly report from Rabobank Research. U.S. beef production is up three percent over last year and that has […] Read more
Making the case for fence-line weaning
Research shows calves exposed to fence-line separation gained better in the first 10 weeks than abruptly weaned calves
Weaning is stressful on calves, and multiple studies show those that are abruptly weaned often struggle with respiratory disease and require treatment. Many of these calves have been recently separated from their mothers, handled, processed and shipped to a feedlot where they are exposed to new feed and animals. The 2017 Western Canadian cow-calf survey […] Read more
Nasal vaccines shown to work well with young calves
Nasal vaccines can do a good job of providing respiratory disease protection to young calves in the first few months of life. Bovine respiratory disease is a complex of multiple viral and bacterial offenders, said veterinarian Roy Lewis of Merck Animal Health. “There are three or four viruses involved in respiratory disease and two or […] Read more
