Livestock ManagementBiggest challenge is educating urban residents about how to conduct themselves around the farm’s livestock
account_id=”2206156280001″ player_id=”HJ11Iy7v”] Don and Deborah Wytinck have been attending the All Canada Sheep Classic for more than 25 years. | Ed White Photo[/caption] This doesn’t seem to bother the Wytincks, who have always em-braced challenges. Don grew up on a farm in Cypress River, Man., and was a full-time farmer at the age of 14. […] Read more
Livestock Management
Video: City overtakes Vancouver Island sheep farm
Cowboy Logic hits small screen
There’s a lot of crossover between work and pleasure here on the ranch, and that’s a good thing. We have horses on the place for work, but they’re also a pleasure to ride. Life is good when the things you use to make a living also help you have a life. When I bought my […] Read more
Weigh cost of raising replacement heifer with land income opportunities
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Most cattle producers choose to raise their own replacement heifers, but that decision should be based on costs, says an economist with the Western Beef Development Centre. Kathy Larson said American surveys have shown that 83 percent of producers raise their replacements, and a survey last year found that 84 percent […] Read more
Developing sustainability definition no easy task
Members from all parts of the agriculture industry established criteria that makes sense for their sector
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Sus-tainability presents both a threat and an opportunity for cattle producers, says the president of the global round table for sustainable beef. That’s because lots of people talk about sustainability but have no idea what it means, said Cameron Bruett, who is also head of corporate affairs for JBS. It’s a […] Read moreRanch preserves grassland
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — It may be one of the newest bison ranches, but the Kleskun Hills Bison Ranch is on some of northern Alberta’s oldest prairie grassland. With the help of ranch manager Aaron Peck, the original prairie grass-land will be sustained for another generation. “It’s my job as ranch manager to maintain bison […] Read more
Money spent on veterinarian can pay as cattle prices rise
A large animal veterinarian must be adaptable today, especially with the dynamic production animal industry. The local veterinary practitioner generally attends to most cattle needs. Others at the practice do companion animals while yet others take an interest in production animals such as sheep and goats as well as diversified livestock such as bison, camelids […] Read more
LIVESTOCK TODAY – CME live cattle futures weak ahead of cash prices
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed down slightly on Wednesday as investors await this week’s cash sales, traders said. August closed down 0.125 cent per pound at 144.925 cents, and October 0.325 cent lower at 146.475 cents. Bids for market-ready, or cash, cattle in Kansas and Texas […] Read more
More anthrax found on Prairies
Saskatchewan cattle producers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle for anthrax after cases of the deadly disease were confirmed yesterday in three cattle in the Rural Municipality of Harris southwest of Saskatoon. It is the second report of anthrax in the province this year. Several bison deaths from anthrax were confirmed earlier this month […] Read more
LIVESTOCK TODAY – Beef price turnaround rallies CME live cattle futures
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts finished in positive territory on Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, fueled by active short-covering following the recent wholesale beef price rise, traders and analysts said. August closed 2.025 cents per pound higher at 145.050 cents, and October 2.825 […] Read more
Ontario man fined for shipping “fallen” cow
An Ontario man has been fined $1,880 for shipping a “fallen” cow, which a veterinarian at the receiving livestock market deemed had been “disabled by disease, emaciation or another condition that is likely to cause its death.” Amos Martin pleaded guilty in provincial court in Guelph, Ont. July 13. Martin shipped a cull cow Jan. […] Read more
