Livestock Management
When done properly, elastic band castration (banding) is quick, requires minimal restraint, is less invasive than surgical methods and eliminates the need for stitches.
Livestock Management
Stress-free banding castration for calves
Manitoba rancher Jodi Suchoplas outlines her tips on castration for cow-calf operations
Western Canadian feeder market continues upward trend
For the week ending April 11, western Canadian feeder market continues upward trend
Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?
Supply managment experts say Canadian system encourages smaller farms, and that helps limit spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza; U.S. industry disagrees
Is supply management muting bird flu?
Beef farmers may be missing out on better forage genetics
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow them
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow those cutting-edge forage genetics.
Canfax Report
Record-high prices for Western Canadian fed cattle showed no sign of diminishing during the week ending April 11.
Livestock Report
The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts on April 11 was not available. It was $67.79 on April 4.
Next government must help Canadian pork sector through Chinese tariffs says meat council
Council says government should avoid scenarios that make sectors like agriculture collateral damage
The Canadian Meat Council says Canadian processors need targetted aid to weather Chinese tariffs and to keep losses from trickling down to farmers.
Canadian Meat Council calls for federal support for pork processors, producers
Some packers are projecting losses of over $100 million this year in face of Chinese tariffs, council says
The Canadian Meat Council says pork processors and farmers need targeted support from the federal government to maintain the viability of packers and to not lose jobs.
Grazing leases draw controversy in Taber area
High bids are pushing cattle out in favour of irrigation ventures
Cattle producers in the Municipal District of Taber say they’re being pushed out as land leases come up for renewal and their lease rates skyrocket.
Routine deworming no longer the answer for parasite control: Beef Cattle Research Council
Parasites are becoming resistant to common livestock medications; strategic treatment and monitoring might be the better way for beef producers rather than blanket treating the herd
Parasites are becoming resistant to common livestock medications; strategic treatment and monitoring might be the better way for beef producers rather than blanket treating the herd
