Livestock Management
Richard Easton’s lamb won the Canadian Arcott grand champion ram at this year’s Grasslands All Canada Sheep Classic. The event, held in Humboldt, Sask., on July 18-21, attracted 385 entries from 71 consignors. It is Canada’s best sheep show for buying and selling, said Easton of Lambs Quarter Ranch in Kelvington, Sask. “We’ve never shown […] Read more
Livestock Management
Appaloosas big hit with Stampede crowds
It does Doug Sauter’s heart good when he sees a preschooler or a senior citizen extend a hand to one of his horses. “They put smiles on people’s faces and I end the day feeling pretty special,” he said during a break at the Calgary Stampede held July 5-14. Sauter, who works for Express Ranches […] Read more
Ag Notes – July 25
Wine grape industry receives funding The federal government is contributing more than $2.3 million to the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network to create a clean plant network of grapevines in Canada that are certified, virus-free and which will ensure the long-term viability of the Canadian grape and wine sectors. The not-for-profit organization will catalogue and assess […] Read more
Feed grain bids fall with rain
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Improving crop conditions have weighed on Western Canadian feed barley prices over the past month as attention turns from the tight old crop supply situation to the upcoming harvest. “Prices are dropping every day it rains,” said Mike Fleischhauer of Eagle Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. He said barley prices have come off by […] Read more
Young farmers from Alberta talk up agriculture
Two young agriculture advocates from Alberta talked their way onto the national stage. Ryley Mappin of Byemoor, Alta., 14 and Jordan Vos of Burdett, Alta., 21, won the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition held during the Calgary Stampede. The recognition comes with a trip to the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto Nov.2 to […] Read more
Genomic research focuses on feed efficiency in beef sector
EDMONTON — A DNA sequence is like a script describing what an animal might become. How it actually turns out is dependent on its environment. Sequencing of the bovine genome and subsequent research is revealing new ways to find more efficient, productive cattle. One of the more practical traits is selecting those that eat less […] Read more
Pasture swap operates under temporary arrangement
A land swap between Ottawa and Saskatchewan is taking longer than expected but an interim agreement is allowing ranchers who used three former federal pastures to continue grazing cattle. The Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek pastures in southwestern Saskatchewan are part of the swap necessitated by the transfer of all former Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration […] Read more
Dairy sector still awaits compensation details
Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made a brief stop in Saskatoon last week, where she spoke with Canadian dairy producers and announced an $11.4 million federal contribution to the Canadian dairy research cluster. However, she failed to deliver the information that Canadian dairy farmers have been waiting to hear — details on how a $3.9 […] Read more
Georgia auctioneer named world champ at Stampede
A fast talker from Georgia is this year’s international champion auctioneer. Tim Yoder chanted his way through two days of competition at the Calgary Stampede and is going home with a cheque for $10,000 and a berth at the world championship held next year at Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from auctioneer school in 2013 and […] Read more
Canada proposes its own COOL regulations
It might seem hypocritical for Canada to be proposing country-of-origin labelling regulations at the same time it is railing against them in other countries. However, there is a subtle but important difference between the two, say senior officials of a couple of Canadian farm groups. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published its proposed new […] Read more
