The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in the United States is launching its own investigation into the Canadian cattle industry. Prompted by concerns raised by its members following the two latest BSE cases in Alberta, the U.S. association dispatched a team of producers, a veterinarian and a journalist to tour Alberta feedlots and feed mills and […] Read more
Barbara Duckworth
Stories by Barbara Duckworth
Canada must pacify U.S.
Canadian cattle producers are on the defensive as they strive to convince their American counterparts and lawmakers to allow the border to open in March. American beef producers are concerned an influx of Canadian beef could harm their markets, said Stan Eby, president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “Feedlot operators are bidding very strongly for […] Read more
Pork promotion hits the road
More than a few Stetsons have snapped around as the Pig Rig trailer passes ranchers’ trucks on Alberta highways. Designed by Alberta Pork Producers as part of its ambassador program, the live pig show has visited fairs across the province, giving city people a close look at a nursing sow and its piglets. It’s estimated […] Read more
Old West remembered
HIGH RIVER, Alta. – Fifty years ago a group of pioneers and their descendants realized they needed to record their achievements before some of their richest memories were lost. The result was one of Western Canada’s first regional history books in which people living in southern Alberta turned a collection of personal stories, pictures, poetry […] Read more
Alberta loses lt. gov. to cancer
Lois Hole, Alberta’s lieutenant governor died in Edmonton Jan. 6 after a lengthy bout with abdominal cancer. Hole was appointed the province’s 15th lieutenant governor in December 1999 . She was the second woman to serve in that position. Hole was born in Buchanan, Sask., in 1933 and moved to Edmonton in her early teens, […] Read more
Beef plant plans alive despite border news
An open border to ship youthful cattle and beef products to the United States should not affect the plans of new packing operations starting up this year in Canada. “The border was a variable for everybody but the whole Rancher’s Beef concept did not depend on a closed border,” said Art Price, chief executive officer […] Read more
Older horses need special care
RED DEER – When horses enter their twilight years, special care is often needed. “Sometimes turning these horses out into the back 40 is not necessarily the best thing for them,” said veterinarian Penny Lloyd. She spoke at the horse breeders and owners conference held in Red Deer Jan. 8 and explained that old horses […] Read more
Some forages can be bad news for horses
RED DEER – A horse may be led to pasture but it can’t be forced to eat only what is good for it. Horses eat a variety of forages and grains with sometimes serious results if moulds or fungus are present, said equine nutritionist Bob Coleman of the University of Kentucky. “We need to do […] Read more
Horse industry comes up with identification plan
RED DEER – A simple plan for horse identification is moving forward. The plan calls for the use of a unique lifetime number, a record of the owner’s address and other contact information, and a standardized description of the horse based on the format used for Coggins disease health documents. “It needs to be voluntary […] Read more
Alta. offers support for alternative livestock
The Alberta government is offering $8 million in BSE aid to livestock producers outside the beef industry. The deadline to apply for money may be moved ahead of the original March 31 deadline because the United States is expected to reopen its borders to all livestock as of March 7. “The intent is to carry […] Read more
