The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef conducts a new consumer survey to help promote the cattle industry
Glacier FarmMedia – A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022, according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. CRSB executive director Monica Hadarits told the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing late last year that consumer research conducted last July found a positive outlook about […] Read more
Melissa Jeffers-Bezan
Stories by Melissa Jeffers-Bezan
New docuseries highlights cattle’s climate role
A new documentary from the U.S. compares adaptive multi-paddock grazing to what producers have done in the past
Glacier FarmMedia – A new docuseries out of the United States examines adaptive multi-paddock grazing versus conventional grazing. Peter Byck, a documentarian and professor at Arizona State University, talked about the docuseries Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) at the last year’s Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing. The […] Read more
Cameras can improve winter calving
Putting a camera in the barn takes the stress out of calving, provides peace of mind and makes checking cattle easier
Glacier FarmMedia – Winter is in full force and freezing temperatures, large dumps of snow and short days can make winter calving a challenge for seed stock producers. However, technologies such as calving cameras can help make it much easier by saving time and labour. For many, it has become a necessary tool on their […] Read more
Cattle producers urged to use insurance options
Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. outlines what it is doing to improve how producers can protect themselves
A senior policy analyst with Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. says cow-calf producers must do better when it comes to using insurance to protect themselves. In December at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, Stuart Chutter talked about the coverage currently available to livestock producers and how AFSC can also […] Read more
Retired cattle producer focuses on soil biology
Producer from South Dakota says he saw the most success using a combination of long-term no-till and cover cropping
Glacier FarmMedia – It took Rick Bieber an entire career as a farmer to learn how to manage his farm to benefit soil health. However, in a one-hour presentation at the recent Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, he passed some of that knowledge on to conference attendees. “If you own […] Read more
Interest grows in DNA calf sampling
Proponents say testing purebred calves early allows producers to make better business decisions about their herds
Glacier FarmMedia – Calving is already one of the busiest, most hectic times of a cattle producer’s year. For purebred herds, which largely calve in the winter, there’s the urgency of managing the season with temperatures dipping to -30 C or beyond. DNA sample collection is adding another task to an already exhausting to-do list, […] Read more
TMR mixers no longer just for dairy
Beef producers are beginning to pay more attention to how total mix ration mixers can be put to work on their operations
Glacier FarmMedia – Although total mixed ration mixers have historically been popular on dairy farms, they are also becoming more common on beef operations. TMR mixers are used primarily for ruminant animals. For both dairy and beef, there are benefits and challenges to implementing them into an operation. TMR mixers usually combine hay, silage, straw […] Read more
Pneumonia put under the microscope
Researchers study human form of atypical interstitial pneumonia as they try to determine what causes it in feedlot cattle
Glacier FarmMedia – Pen riders move through the feedlot corrals on horseback, watching the cattle with a sharp eye. They are looking for illness, weaving through the herd day after day. They hear the animal with atypical interstitial pneumonia (AIP) before they see it. There’s a rattle in the heifer’s breathing and loud grunting. When […] Read more
CN optimistic despite potential strike
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian National Railway has been dealing with labour disputes over the past year, and another one looms. Last week, CN clerks and mechanics approved a strike mandate. According to their union, Unifor, the groups voted 97 and 96 per cent in favour of job action, respectively. They are calling for improved compensation, […] Read more
Agribition 2024: New Charolais breeders jump headfirst into show ring
When Tyler Blanchette’s three children, Bennett, Briar and Briggs, developed a love for showing cattle, he did the only thing he could — he started a herd of purebred Charolais. “The kids were involved in 4-H and they were looking to become a little bit more competitive, which led us to the Charolais breed,” Tyler […] Read more
