Livestock Management
Tammy Nemeth said the “unique circumstances of western Canadian livestock producers” weren’t addressed at all during International Sustainability Standards Board discussions.
Livestock Management
Cattle market continues its upward trajectory
Soaring feed costs are offsetting the recent record-setting prices and cutting into livestock producers’ profitability
Canfax executive director Brenna Grant said markets continue on their 2023 tear with a late-May record fed cattle price of $242 per hundredweight. However, feed prices remain high and that affects all proteins.
Teen shepherd expands her flock
A Grade 10 student from Alberta took over the family sheep business when she was 13 and hasn’t looked back since
Sheeps’ milk soap, handmade dryer balls, raw fleeces, hand-shearing, breeding stock, sheepskin tanning, rotational grazing set-up, meat sales, rovings and wool batts — where does first-generation sheep farmer Kamden Bartman find time for it all? It’s even more remarkable when you realize the pint-sized power behind The Prairie Shepherdess is 16 years old. As a […] Read more
Prepping for the pasture – photo essay
Getting calves branded, vaccinated and ready for their trip to the pasture is a community affair at Ashley and Tyler Ritchie’s farm near Darcy, Sask. A lot of extra hands were needed to process about 150 head during the afternoon of May 13, all provided by neighbours from nearby farms and the Spring Water Hutterite […] Read more
Sheep farmer tells shepherds’ stories
Sheep, Shepherd and Land began as a concept back in 2019 but family and business demands and then a pandemic meant Hunter didn’t get started on the work until 2021. With photographer, fellow sheep farmer and neighbour Christel Lanthier, the two headed out on a cross-Canada journey, meeting sheep farmers and asking them to tell their stories.
Placentas form amazing interface between fetus and dam
Placentas protect the fetus by providing a barrier between it and the maternal system. The female’s immune system would attack the fetus as a foreign invader, if not for the placenta.
Yes, you can make cattle your career
Beef focus group findings suggest policy measures and other incentives are needed to attract young people to the industry
A University of Calgary focus group said younger people, essential to the future of Canada’s beef industry, need help to overcome barriers preventing them from entering the sector. “I think the overall takeaway is that there’s certainly some concerns around the longevity and the ability to keep the cattle industry viable in the long term,” […] Read more
Ag event organizers push back on fed rules
Proposed federal changes would add reporting requirements to everything from 4-H beef sales to full rodeos
Under proposed federal changes, groups and venues that host events such as roping, rodeos and 4-H beef will be required to report on livestock that had been onsite.
Collaboration key to sustainable ag strategy
Past government collaboration to establish agricultural policy is key to moving toward a national Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. The report by the University of Toronto’s Dr. Grace Skogstad said the five-year agricultural policy frameworks that governments have worked on together for the last 20 years show […] Read more
Livestock transporter course now updated
Initiative focuses on humane handling and ethical behaviour as well as effects on end product quality
Overseen by Animal Health Canada since 2020, the certification program provides a training course for livestock and poultry transporters, shippers and receivers.
