Low-stress handling called an important tool that producers can use to improve their cattle’s health
Lee Sinclair’s interest in low-stress cattle handling emerged during a summer job at a feedlot and carried through to his career with Merck Animal Health. “Nobody had ever told me position, distance and angles make the difference. All we were taught is, ‘we’ve got to get this done’,” Sinclair said of his initial experience working […] Read more
Melissa Jeffers-Bezan
Stories by Melissa Jeffers-Bezan
Nova Scotia ranchers snag environmental award at Canadian Beef Industry Conference
Glacier FarmMedia – Holdanca Farms from Nova Scotia is this year’s recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA), it was announced on at the banquet of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week. Holdanca Farms is located near Wallace Bay, N.S., and is owned and operated by the father-daughter duo of John and Maria Duynisveld. […] Read more
Beef producers have risk management options
Weather, feed availability and trade barriers affect markets, making it important to understand what tools are available
Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle prices remain strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024. However, the market can change quickly, as producers saw in March when avian influenza was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle. Introduction of risk in a red-hot market affected prices and price insurance. That may have cattle producers […] Read more
Farm tries virtual fencing
Glacier FarmMedia – Virtual fencing is being studied in a pilot project on John and Deanne Chuiko’s CJ Ranching operation near St. Walburg, Sask. “Up in St. Walburg, they’ve been having really good luck,” said Andre Bonneau, a range management extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. Related story: Sask. hosts virtual fence pilot project The system […] Read more
VIDEO: Kelln solar makes waves in beef industry
Glacier FarmMedia – Providing accessible, affordable water systems to cattle producers is the goal for Derek Verhalst. “We’ve been doing it for 35 years,” said the CEO of Kelln Solar at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask., last week. Kelln Solar is a remote watering system company based out of Lumsden, Sask. […] Read more
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Virtual fencing was one innovation discussed at the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour on the last day of Ag in Motion. Andre Bonneau, a Range Management Extension Specialist with the Government of Saskatchewan, spoke about technology that’s being tried in Saskatchewan regarding virtual fencing. A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is […] Read more
Testigrip cuts off circulation at Ag in Motion
Glacier FarmMedia – When Jodi Suchoplas helps her dad castrate, she is usually the one holding down the testes while he applies the band. That’s why she decided to design her product, TestiGrip. TestiGrip was created to look like a hand and to hold the testes firmly, without the need for a second person while […] Read more
Total mixed ration mixers go head to head at AIM
Glacier FarmMedia – Total mixed rations (TMR) are one way producers make sure that cattle are getting the best nutritive bang for the farmer’s buck. It helps make sure that every animal is getting their share, and no more, of the forages, grains, additives and other parts of the feed plan. Typically though, its a […] Read more
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
Glacier FarmMedia – A new research project from Saskatchewan government is focusing on technology with ag tech company FarmSimple. At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration […] Read more
Clone-derived meat sparks discourse
Glacier FarmMedia – The idea of sourcing meat from cloned animals is making waves in Canada. On May 25, Health Canada closed consultations on a proposed policy change for cloned animal products, which are those from animals conceived through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and their offspring. The transfer involves replacing the nucleus of an […] Read more
