Livestock Management
Uncertainty might have been harder on farmer mental health than confirmed tariffs, experts say
Glacier FarmMedia – Months spent under a hammer of threatened U.S. tariffs have been hard on farmers. According to one farm mental health advocate, the lack of clarity may be even worse for farmer mental states than confirmed bad news. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here Volatile periods tend to take a […] Read more
Livestock Management
Tariffs will be ‘devastating’
Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Feb. 1 he will implement threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada. Prime minister Justin Trudeau quickly announced retaliatory tariffs matching Trump’s at 25 per cent. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here The U.S. tariffs will take effect Feb. 4. Canada’s will take effect the same day […] Read more
Beef consumption increases slightly from 2022
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef conducts a new consumer survey to help promote the cattle industry
Glacier FarmMedia – A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022, according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. CRSB executive director Monica Hadarits told the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing late last year that consumer research conducted last July found a positive outlook about […] Read more
New docuseries highlights cattle’s climate role
A new documentary from the U.S. compares adaptive multi-paddock grazing to what producers have done in the past
Glacier FarmMedia – A new docuseries out of the United States examines adaptive multi-paddock grazing versus conventional grazing. Peter Byck, a documentarian and professor at Arizona State University, talked about the docuseries Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) at the last year’s Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing. The […] Read more
Managing lameness in cattle can mean tough decisions
In cow calf production, lameness is second only to reproduction for culling criteria. It impacts all levels of the production cycle, and in the long term, it can become an animal welfare issue. Cow-calf producers must prevent and treat lameness and provide an area with feed and water close by where convalescence can occur. If […] Read more
Dairy calf weaning may need different strategy
It has become critical for producers to take a step-down approach to weaning because today’s calves consume more milk
Glacier FarmMedia – Today’s dairy calves are fed about eight litres of milk per day, and some farms are feeding up to 12. That’s a long way from the four litres per day that was standard when Kathleen Shore of Grand Valley Fortifiers started her career. That greater amount of milk means calves need a […] Read more
Cameras can improve winter calving
Putting a camera in the barn takes the stress out of calving, provides peace of mind and makes checking cattle easier
Glacier FarmMedia – Winter is in full force and freezing temperatures, large dumps of snow and short days can make winter calving a challenge for seed stock producers. However, technologies such as calving cameras can help make it much easier by saving time and labour. For many, it has become a necessary tool on their […] Read more
Research funding announced for Sask. beef, forage projects
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan and Ottawa today announced $6.9 million in livestock and forage-related research funding for 2025. Provincial agriculture minister Daryl Harrison told the Saskatchewan Beef Industry conference that funding from industry partners will push that to $7.2 million. The money flows through the Agriculture Development Fund. “Innovation is the key to staying competitive and […] Read more
Climate change will have negative effects on animal health
We can expect climate change to have effects on animal health in many different ways. Indeed, there is already evidence that the warming and altered climate affects disease dynamics in important ways. At its most basic level, climate change has increased global temperatures, and this will continue and accelerate, given our current trajectory. Heat stress […] Read more
Cattle producers urged to use insurance options
Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. outlines what it is doing to improve how producers can protect themselves
A senior policy analyst with Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. says cow-calf producers must do better when it comes to using insurance to protect themselves. In December at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, Stuart Chutter talked about the coverage currently available to livestock producers and how AFSC can also […] Read more
