A farmer uses a plier-like device to place an elastic castration band on a bull calf.

Stress-free banding castration for calves

Manitoba rancher Jodi Suchoplas outlines her tips on castration for cow-calf operations

When done properly, elastic band castration (banding) is quick, requires minimal restraint, is less invasive than surgical methods and eliminates the need for stitches.

Jodi Suchoplas, creator of TestiGrip, wins the Innovation Award for LIvestock at Ag in Motion. | Melissa Jeffers-Bezan photo

Testigrip cuts off circulation at Ag in Motion

Glacier FarmMedia – When Jodi Suchoplas helps her dad castrate, she is usually the one holding down the testes while he applies the band. That’s why she decided to design her product, TestiGrip. TestiGrip was created to look like a hand and to hold the testes firmly, without the need for a second person while […] Read more