Curious heifers stand looking at the camera in a pasture in central Manitoba.

Do the math on replacement heifers

Beef farmers should know what it costs them to raise a replacement heifer and, based on that, decide the best replacement strategy to grow both their herd and their profits

Beef farmers should know what it costs them to raise a replacement heifer and, based on that, decide the best replacement strategy to grow both their herd and their profits.

A quarantine sign on a fence post in rural Saskatchewan in 1952.

Canada’s foot and mouth disease playbook

Veterinarians stress biosecurity, surveillance and emergency response to cut off any potential return of foot and mouth disease to Canada

Canadian experts are focusing on preventative measures to safeguard the nation’s cattle herds against foot and mouth disease