Livestock Management
Black Angus and Simmental cattle from Alta. and Sask. win the supreme show at the Stockade Roundup in Lloydminster
LLOYDMINSTER — Two families from both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border were awarded top prizes last week when a Simmental bull and a Black Angus female pair won the supreme show at the Stockade Roundup. The supreme grand champion bull title went to Hall’s Cattle Co. & Twisted Sisters Livestock, located near Craven, Sask. Barry […] Read more
Livestock Management
Forage, pasture insurance due for overhaul
Alberta Beef Producers hopes work done with Alberta Financial Services Corp. will see changes made next year
INNISFAIL, Alta. — A new and improved forage and pasture insurance program is needed for Alberta livestock producers. Alberta Beef Producers formed a special committee this summer to assess the current drought impacts and if government assistance was needed for affected areas. No specific government aid is coming but after working with Alberta Financial Services […] Read morePacking plant boosts productivity by addressing cattle behaviour
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A talk about animal handling made simple by renowned animal behaviourist Temple Grandin inspired one Cargill Meat employee to take her advice and fix ongoing problems at a California plant. “Our prod scores were too high, we had a lot of balking throughout the process and cattle didn’t want to move. […] Read more
Tax deferral area increased for livestock
More livestock producers are eligible for tax deferrals after the federal agriculture department expanded the eligible regions Oct. 31. An initial list of eligible areas released Sept. 14 drew criticism from some sectors for excluding many regions that suffered from drought, potentially forcing cattle producers to sell breeding stock due to feed shortages. The tax […] Read more
Saskatchewan continues to miss its BSE testing target
Canada is meeting its national targets for BSE testing, but Saskatchewan continues to lag behind. Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association chief executive officer Ryder Lee said that hurts the country’s goal to become a negligible risk country rather than controlled risk. “Our goal last year as a province was 7,500 head and we made 1,500 head,” he […] Read more
What to consider when choosing animal health products
In today’s society, the consumer has lots of choices when making purchases. From the brand of cereal to the type of beer, different choices are around every corner. The same thing is becoming true in the animal health and pharmaceutical industry. At the end of the day, the most important decision is whether to use […] Read more
Pre-booked corn pushing barley and wheat out of Alberta feedlots
Cattle in “feedlot alley” in Lethbridge, Alta. won’t be seeing corn leave their diets any time soon, according to one feed grain buyer. “The marketplace booked up a fair bit of corn in advance of it, so through September, December and even out into March. So that’s all been done, that corn will continue to […] Read more
Winners declared on day one of Farmfair
The following champions were declared yesterday on the first day of purebred beef shows at Farmfair International in Edmonton. Additional photos of the winners can be found below. All Other Breeds Grand champion bull: Swiss Tradition Braunvieh, Leduc, Alta. Reserve bull: (Saler) Care Farms, Thorhild, Alta. Grand champion female: Care Farms Reserve female: (Blond d’Aquitaine) […] Read more
Weekly Manitoba cattle report
Ontario and Quebec interest continues to buoy prices at Manitoba cattle auctions. “Pound for pound, on the good end of the calves, we’re probably still $5 to $7 per hundredweight better than they (Alberta) are,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying Co. On Oct. 31, good 600 lb. steers at Virden, Man., were attracting […] Read more
Sask. clears path for smoother program funding
Saskatchewan has eased the application process for some of its strategic initiatives under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership after a deluge of applications in the final months of Growing Forward 2. Richelle Bourgoin, executive director of the agriculture ministry’s programs branch, said there were, for example, about 7,750 applications under GF2 for the Farm and Ranch […] Read more
