Livestock Management
Horses are susceptible to stomach ulcers, especially if they work hard in performance activities such as racing, jumping and showing. An ulcer develops when the thin stomach lining is lost, leaving the underlying stomach wall exposed. The lost layer normally protects the delicate underlayers from stomach acid and abrasive food items such as coarse grasses. […] Read more
Livestock Management
Concrete blend new in feedlots
Alberta feedlots from Picture Butte to Barrhead have installed roller compacted concrete in some or all of their pens. Cody Metheral, agri-environmental extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture, has been working with many of them from the start and continues to help people decide if the product is right for their operations. “Really this is a […] Read more
U.S. producers want labelling for imitation meat
NEW ORLEANS, La. — U.S. livestock groups want clear labelling on plant based protein and meat products generated in a laboratory so consumers know they are buying an imitation product. “There are too many terms out there and I am not sure consumers are fully aware,” said Danielle Beck of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. […] Read more
Oink, moo and brrr: Polar vortex strikes U.S. farm belt
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Farmers from North Dakota to Iowa buckled down for some of the coldest weather in a generation on Wednesday, throwing extra rations to pigs or building igloos for chickens in the teeth of sub-zero temperatures and bone-chilling winds. Some, like Kurt Line in Indiana, joked about the forecast. Line said he was […] Read more
Unusual third assessment for Livestock Tax Deferral
WINNIPEG – In an unusual move Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has undertaken a third assessment for the Livestock Tax Deferral. “Federal officials are currently finalizing the analysis to identify whether any additional regions have met the criteria for the Livestock Tax Deferral,” said Agriculture Canada spokesperson James Watson. Under the Livestock Tax Deferral, cattle producers […] Read more
Manitoba cattle market holding some surprises
WINNIPEG – The cattle market in Manitoba has been busy since the start of the year, with prices surprising in some cases, according to a buyer. “We’ve saw since Christmastime a significant increase in the culled cow prices, the Canadian packers have upped their cow kill by quite a bit and demand was considerably stronger […] Read more
Dairy sector receives public trust funding
The federal government has announced funding to Dairy Farmers of Canada to continue the organization’s work on developing public trust. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and MP Francis Drouin were at Ferme Geranik near St. Albert, Ont., Jan. 28 to announce $2.7 million for DFC’s quality assurance program, proAction, and to help the industry develop an […] Read more
Global outlook predicts fewer dairy farms
World milk production is expected to grow by 35 percent by 2030, even as 14 million farming operations leave the business
Fourteen million dairy farms will cease production around the world by 2030, according to global outlook predictions. However, world milk production is expected to grow by an average 35 percent internationally by that time to supply demand from a population estimated to be 8.7 billion people. Dairy experts suggest the current top three dairy-exporting regions […] Read more
Producers must ensure calves suckle quickly after birth
If it sucks, that’s a good thing — when it comes to newborn calves. It’s so good, in fact, that newborns with a good suckle reflex are 41 times more likely to consume colostrum on their own compared to calves with a weak suckle reflex. Dr. Craig Dorin of Veterinary Agri-Health Services in Airdrie, Alta., […] Read more
Next generation ready for the world
Twenty-year-old Tyra Fox has become the public face of Justamere Ranch and is determined to keep the name alive
DENVER, Colo. — Evidence of Tyra Fox’s purebred cattle career shows up in a picture from Farmfair International in Edmonton, where her father, Jonathan Fox, is seen giving the two-year-old a cuddle behind the family’s champion bull. A fifth generation member of the Justamere Ranch family, the 20-year-old is now the official exhibitor for the […] Read more
