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Beef 911: Equipment for the calving barn

When calving season hits, there is no time to go shopping — so here’s a checklist of what you need

By Roy Lewis January 13, 2015

As with any work area on the farm, having the proper equipment, keeping it maintained and disinfected, and stocking the area with the right pharmaceuticals will help ensure a successful calving season. The one critical component is with biosecurity. With many cows and their mothers moving through the calving area at a stressful time, it

Beef cattle, News

CANFAX bullish on beef market outlook

The forecast is for solid prices in 2015

By Meghan Mast December 19, 2014

The Canadian beef market will likely continue to see bulls in the new year, according to a CANFAX forecaster. “We’re looking at very solid prices for 2015. At the risk of saying it, there’s potential for even higher prices,” Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst for CANFAX, told a group of producers at this year’s

Beef cattle, Livestock

VIDEO: High density grazing for cattle at Circle H

Cow-calf operation west of Brandon puts cattle at the right place at the right time

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 12, 2014

Along with his family, Brian Harper runs a cow-calf and breeding stock operation at Circle H farms, just west of Brandon, Man. Earlier this year, Harper started a high density grazing program for his cattle using temporary fences and wires within an eight-acre paddock. An automatic gate opening system set to open at specific times of the

The symptoms of lameness related to ergot toxicity can be mistaken for foot rot in the initial stages, but do not respond to treatment.

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock

Frozen ears and feet— but not from the cold

Ergot contaminated feed is causing a wide range of easily misdiagnosed herd health problems in Western Canada

By Laura Rance-Unger July 9, 2014

Long, brutally cold Prairie winters could be masking signs of a serious toxin lurking in livestock producers’ feed bins, a University of Calgary veterinary professor warned feed and livestock industry officials recently. Dr. Eugene Janzen, assistant dean of clinical practice, said he was initially perplexed in the winter of 2013 when he observed Alberta feedlot

Livestock

Animal rights group welcomes commitment on veal crates

Crates are about to go packing, as three major grocery retailers confirm their support for an end to veal produced in individual pens

By Shannon VanRaes May 5, 2014

Three major grocery chains in Canada have confirmed they will no longer sell veal produced in confinement systems by 2018, but they aren’t crowing about it. Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro have made all made recent commitments to move away from veal raised in crates, but none made any formal announcement to mark the occasion. A

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Manitoba launches livestock price insurance for cattle, hogs

The program based on Western Canada prices offers better protection than CME futures hedging

By Daniel Winters April 23, 2014

A new price insurance scheme for Manitoba livestock producers has officially been launched, but whether there will be a stampede through the gate remains to be seen. Applications for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), a new tool to manage risk and withstand market volatility, were unveiled last week by Food and Rural Development

Did you know?, Livestock, News

Cows learn better with a buddy

Calves housed individually took longer to adapt to new things

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2014

Cows learn better when housed together, which may help them adjust faster to complex new feeding and milking technologies on the modern farm, a University of British Columbia study has found. The research, published in PLOS ONE, shows dairy calves become better at learning when a “buddy system” is in place. The study also provides

Livestock, Opinion

Food Freedom Day — celebrate and support the Canadian value chain

Forty per cent of consumers put their money where their mouth is paying for local food

By Ron Bonnett February 14, 2014

Every year the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) calculates the calendar date when the average Canadian has earned enough income to pay for his or her annual grocery bill, coined ‘Food Freedom Day.’ This year, Food Freedom Day falls on February 7. As Canadians, we enjoy a safe and abundant food supply thanks to all

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Patience pays with grass-finished beef

Retail-level profits for 30-month-old beef more than double that of 18-month-old beef

By Daniel Winters February 4, 2014

In the grass-finished beef business, keeping a yearling an extra year is worth the wait. In fact, one could hardly afford to do otherwise, because those extra 12 months can mean the difference between profit and loss, Jim Lintott told a presentation on grass-fed beef production at Ag Days. Lintott, a grass-finisher and marketer from

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Which is better: big cows or little cows? It depends

By Karin Schmid November 27, 2013

Heavier-milking, bigger cows are more efficient in some situations, while moderate, lighter-milking cows are more efficient in others

Marketing cows because they are open, calved late or their conformation is breaking down are easy decisions. Marketing cows or retaining heifers based on productive efficiency definitely requires more thought. Biological efficiency is not always the same as economic efficiency. In a cattle production system, efficiency is often a combination of those two. How we

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

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