The rapid rise in beef cattle prices has driven inflation and fundamental change in the dairy sector, thanks to the beef-on-dairy trend.
Dairy beef changes dairy management, beef market
Large increases are seen in price for dairy cows, calves
Dutch electric tractor now available in Canada
Smaller horsepower tractors could fit utility market in barns and greenhouses
A new electric tractor is available in North America aimed at horticulture, greenhouse and livestock operations where noise and diesel fumes are an issue.
Rotational grazing tips from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Managing any eventuality in rotational grazing starts with having a large area surrounding by a perimeter fence, giving flexibility and options, according to James Clark, territory manager for Ontario for Gallagher.
Managing dairy barn cross ventilation with the right baffles
Quebec dairy farm Ferme Laroselait says adding baffles allowed removal of two large fans
Quebec dairy farm Ferme Laroselait says adding baffles improved barn ventilation enough to remove two large fans.
Amazing biology, but also risk in bovine hoofs
Is the suspensory apparatus in bovine hoofs a boon or Achilles’ heel?
Bovine hoofs have an amazing suspensory apparatus, but if they are damaged, problems can be chronic.
Ucrop.it gives farmers control on sustainability, farm trial data
Farmers have to approve any use of their data through a digital signature
Farmers using the Ucrop.it platform have control over who uses, sees and pays for their data.
East-west issues are more similar than different
Farmers should put their regional differences aside on common issues
Opinion: Farmers should put their regional differences aside on common issues.
CFIA won’t enforce some ritual slaughter requirements after appeal from Jewish organizations
The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.
Beef experts share lessons learned from three years of drought
Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years.
Taking the human out of pressure washing
Pressure washing is an unpopular job on livestock farms that is increasingly solved with automation
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