Livestock Management
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been a wild ride in beef cattle markets as investors struggled to make sense of the growing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle. Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy […] Read more
Livestock Management
Governments top up payments to Saskatchewan livestock producers
The Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program accepted applications until March 15 and is now making final payments to eligible producers
REGINA — Livestock producers who enrolled in Saskatchewan’s drought relief program last fall will get additional payments within a few weeks. Agriculture minister David Marit announced April 8 that there is enough money within the Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program to add to the initial payments of $150 per head. The top-up will be up to $50 […] Read more
Avian flu in dairy cows warrants close attention
The recent outbreak of avian influenza virus in cattle in the U.S. is one of the top animal health stories in North America. Here is some background information about the virus. However, as this is a rapidly changing situation, some information in this article may have changed by the time of publication. An emerging disease […] Read more
Avian influenza identified in person exposed to dairy cattle
Idaho and Michigan have become the newest U.S. states to identify highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle
Glacier FarmMedia – A human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus was reported by Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 1. It is the second case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 […] Read more
Calving drama deemed farm miracle
A rare act of science plus expert cattle handling help save a calf and its mother against the odds on a central Alberta farm
Calving season can be a stressful and dramatic time on the ranch. There’s a lot of new life but there is often death as well. Every once in a while, however, something happens that seems like a miracle. Just ask Chris Paulencu with Green Acres Cattle Company, a seedstock operation in central Alberta’s Lamont County. […] Read more
Artificial intelligence challenges the status quo
Beef industry told new technology is ushering in a new era that will require farm managers to be strategically disruptive
You may run a great beef operation, but how do you make yourself remarkable? That’s likely not a question most ranchers ask themselves, but according to a technology expert who spoke to the recent Alberta Beef Industry Conference, it is the type of question and thinking that must be asked today in light of explosive […] Read more
Prompt action needed to alter joint disease trajectory
Joints are an essential component of the musculoskeletal system, bringing motion to what would otherwise be a rigid system of bones. And of course, it is the combination of bones, joints and muscles that scaffold the body’s organs and allows movement. Healthy joint cartilage requires frequent movement. Compressive forces squeeze joint fluid out of the […] Read more
Sask. rural municipalities call for wolf bounty program
REGINA — Saskatchewan rural municipal councils recently voted in favour of a wolf bounty, but environment officials said that is not under consideration right now. Cattle producers told the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention that wolf populations have exploded in some areas. Amanda Burback from the RM of Cote said that in 2022 […] Read more
Texas, CDC say bird flu detected in person exposed to dairy cattle
CHICAGO, April 1 (Reuters) – Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus. It is the second case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza identified in […] Read more
Beef calves require correct colostrum
Get colostrum to those that need it within first few hours of birth, preferably from the mother or cow from the same herd
REGINA — Get them breathing, get them up and get them fed are Dr. Claire Windeyer’s three tips for cattle producers who have just witnessed a calf being born. The latter, and the use of colostrum, drew several questions during a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar on calf care. Related stories: Windeyer said assisted […] Read more
