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For beef producers, artificial intelligence could provide valuable insight into farm management.
Beef cattle, Livestock

AI and beef production: When good isn’t enough anymore

AI is bringing a new era to the beef sector, and status-quo thinking won’t cut it

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Glacier FarmMedia – You may run a good beef farm, maybe even a great one. Making yourself remarkable, however, is another matter in the age of explosive artificial intelligence (AI) technology. That was the message from one technology expert speaking to the Alberta Beef Industry Conference earlier this year. Why it matters: Agriculture, like other
Carrier identification coming for dairy genetic defects
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Carrier identification coming for dairy genetic defects

GENETICS | Lactanet partners with Angus group to help producers optimize beef-on-dairy genetics

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More dairy producers are interested in getting a slice of the beef pie these days. That’s led Lactanet to work with an U.S.-based Angus association to share genotyping of Angus bulls from Canada, the U.S. and Australia and improve breeding decisions for those hybrid farms. Brian Van Doormaal, chief services officer for Lactanet, described the
A Moonsyst Smart Rumen Bolus is inserted at MBFI’s Brookdale Farm north of Brandon.
Beef cattle, News

Gut sensors may be one high-tech answer to reproductive efficiency in cattle

From sensors made to swallow to the cow version of Big Brother, MBFI is putting reproductive optimizing technologies to the test

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A research project underway at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) north of Brandon might help cattle operations across the Prairies take their replacement heifer game plan to the next level. MBFI is one of three western Canadian sites feeding data into a four-year study aimed at evaluating how various novel technologies might improve reproductive
Cattle graze in Manitoba’s Parkland.
Beef cattle, News

Skyrocketing pasture prices concern beef producers

Prime cattle regions saw values jump by well over a quarter

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The price of pasture land in Manitoba grew faster than anywhere else in the country last year, according to the latest farmland values report from Farm Credit Canada. The report, posted in mid-March, said Manitoba’s pasture land values had increased 19 per cent through 2023, compared to 12.7 per cent in Saskatchewan and 9.6 per
A bit of preparation can make calving season go a lot more smoothly for animal and producer alike.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Preparation is key to smoother calving season

Checklists, preparing equipment can help producers navigate stressful season

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Glacier FarmMedia – Calving can be stressful for both people and animals. Preparation far in advance is one way producers can better ensure success for a safe and productive calving season. “Some of that preparedness starts well before calving season, if you think about herd health programs or nutrition, or making sure cows are in
Stuart Chutter, senior policy advisor with AFSC, is looking for a diverse group of cow-calf producers to participate in an analysis of the AgriStability program. Photo: Nicole Sendziak
Beef cattle, Livestock

Manitoba beef eyes Alberta AgriStability pilot

The program aims to identify how to close gaps for cow-calf producers

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Manitoba’s beef sector is hopeful an Alberta pilot program that addresses AgriStability’s position on cow-calf expenses might spread to other regions. “We hope to see it kind of nationwide as long as the pilot shows benefit to our industry, whether that’s reflecting pasture costs in the eligible expenses or looking at how they do the
There is no question in my mind that cow-calf pairs should be removed to their own separate, quiet area as soon as calving has occurred. – Roy Lewis.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Calving tips: Pair up that mother and calf

Beef 911: A little extra effort to foster mothering can pay big dividends

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Calving season always comes with anticipation about the incoming calf crop, and great cow-calf managers have tips that help them save more calves and improve productivity . For the spring calver, great observation skills combined with the ability to go the extra mile will generally be rewarded. It pays to check for bad feet, eye
Cattle breeder Alice Rooke stands in front of her livestock at Manitoba Ag Days 2024.
Beef cattle, News

Young cattle producers needed 

Youth programs help attract young people to the cattle breeding sector

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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)

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