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Watch for blue-green algae in your livestock water supply

By Jeff Melchior July 12, 2023

In over three decades as a veterinarian, Roy Lewis never saw a cow die from ingesting blue-green algae from an infected water source. But he still says it’s an issue ranchers should watch for. Why it matters: Manitoba has had a hot start to the summer with over two dozen days with daily highs above[...]

Beef cattle, News

Young cattle producers needed

By Ed White February 21, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – It wasn’t hard to find young cattle folk in the barns at Manitoba Ag Days. “They always say (average age) is getting older, but not in livestock, especially not in this kind of seedstock industry,” said Austen Anderson, as he braced himself against one of his Angus bulls. “It’s a young (person’s)[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Hormone implants offer clear advantage

By Don Norman January 23, 2024

The Canadian cattle industry is facing a quandary. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, beef production must increase to meet rising demand. On the other hand, there is greater pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production. Environment and Climate Change Canada says agriculture contributes about eight per cent[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Burps and belches next cow environmental target

By Don Norman January 30, 2024

Enteric methane will be the federal government’s next big target agricultural producers are expected to aim for. It’s the methane cattle produce when they digest food. It’s released mainly through respiration. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) made two big announcements recently that brought methane to the forefront of their climate change policy. In December, at[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cow, calf records offer valuable insight

By Geralyn Wichers April 12, 2023

Most cattle producers keep some form of calving and herd records but there’s always room for improvement. In fact, there’s almost no limit to how much one can ‘geek out’ on herd data collection. “To try to track everything is overwhelming and just about a full-time job in itself,” said Andrea Bertholet, a provincial livestock[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Weaning calves early isn’t normal but is an option when feed is short

By Alexis Kienlen June 15, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – When feed is tight and times are tough, early calf weaning is an option — albeit an unusual one, says one of the country’s leading cattle experts. “Early weaning is talked about a lot, but not many people do it,” said Dr. John Campbell, a professor of large-animal clinical sciences at the[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Things to consider after a drought has hit

By Roy Lewis August 17, 2021

Droughts always teach (or remind) us of things we need to be prepared for to maintain health and production in our herds, including ways to access feed and, if need be, marketing. The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) recently put on a very good question-and-answer webinar relating to drought concerns and cattle health. Here are[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

There will be more heat waves, and we need to be prepared

By Roy Lewis July 28, 2021

By the time you read this, one of the longest heat waves to hit the Prairies should be ancient history and you’ll be assessing what the ramifications were. If this becomes an event we see every few years (global warming?), we need to explore how we can potentially initiate emergency measures to help cattle cope.[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Watch your dugout water quality

By Alexis Stockford January 27, 2020

If you’re fighting salinity in your soil, chances are you’ve got salinity in your water as well. That was one of the messages as Russell veterinarian Dr. Cathy Clemence addressed farmers in Binscarth Jan. 15. Water made its way onto the agenda during this year’s Manitoba Beef and Forage Week, a round of annual seminars[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Calmed-down cattle handling tagged for farm safety

By Alexis Stockford December 3, 2019

It was a far cry from the usual energy surrounding cattle movement. In fact, to those watching the low-stress cattle-handling demonstration at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives near Brookdale last month, there seemed to be little going on at all. Movement seemed to grind to a halt for long moments at the end of the[...]

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

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Watch for blue-green algae in your livestock water supply

Young cattle producers needed

Hormone implants offer clear advantage

Burps and belches next cow environmental target

Cow, calf records offer valuable insight

Weaning calves early isn’t normal but is an option when feed is short

Things to consider after a drought has hit

There will be more heat waves, and we need to be prepared

Watch your dugout water quality

Calmed-down cattle handling tagged for farm safety

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