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T – for Nov. 12, 2009

By Daniel Winters November 12, 2009

he behaviourist approach to ranching has won many converts in the United States. One of them, Ray Banister, used the philosophy to develop a new grazing strategy on his 7,200-acre Montana ranch, after 40 years of rotational grazing. Called “boom-bust” management, Banister uses intense periods of grazing followed by two growing seasons of rest. This

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Packers Need Government Support For Processing Old Cows

By Alex Binkley November 12, 2009

The packing plants processing cows over 30 months of age need a federal support payment of $31.70 a head urgently to offset the high cost of Canada’s SRM rules, the industry told the Commons agriculture committee Nov. 2. In a rare show of unanimity, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and packer

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Don’t Let Your Herd’s Feed Supply Become Bird Food

By NDSU Release October 1, 2009

Feed is the single largest expense in raising cattle, whether it is for lactating dairy cows or dairy heifers, or in the feedlot. An important way to control feed costs is managing the loss of feed that was delivered but never consumed. Depending on the feedstuff, feed shrinkage can account for five to 30 per

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Cattle Inventories In Canada Decline

By Dwayne Klassen August 27, 2009

Canada’s estimated total cattle and calf inventory as of July 1, continued to decline, dropping 2.3 per cent from the level seen at the same time a year ago, according to figures released by Statistics Canada Aug. 20. The beef herd in Canada was down 2.4 per cent from the year-ago level while dairy herd

Dairy cattle, Livestock

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

By Ron Friesen July 9, 2009

SARA can be an economically important problem for milk producers. A little-known disease lurking silently in the rumens of dairy cows may be robbing milk producers of hundreds of dollars in lost production without anyone realizing it. It’s basically acid indigestion but with a fancy scientific name: subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA). SARA is a metabolic

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Don’t Buy A Milk Cow Through The Auction Ring

By Ron Friesen July 9, 2009

Sometimes a dairy farmer needs a replacement cow in a hurry and the quickest (and cheapest) place to get one is at the local auction market. But Holstein Canada has some blunt advice: don’t do it. Never buy a milk cow from the beef ring and reintroduce her to a dairy herd – that’s the

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Soft Pastures Soothe Bossy’s Sore Feet

By Ron Friesen June 18, 2009

Concrete floors are very hard on a cow’s hooves Milk producers wanting to treat lameness in dairy cows could consider an old-fashioned solution to a perennial problem: put the cows out on pasture. A University of British Columbia study has found that spending time on pasture, even for a short period, can significantly reduce lameness

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Tyson Still Making Money

May 21, 2009

Beef, pork and chicken are currently profitable for Tyson Foods Inc. even as cash-strapped consumers eat at home more and seek out lower-cost foods, Tyson’s interim chief executive said during an investor conference May 13. “Our chicken segment has been profitable since the end of February and it continues to be so,” interim CEO Leland

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U. S. Dairy Group To Trim Herd

By K.t. Arasu April 9, 2009

CA 4A MANUFACTURING MILK PRICE VS. F. O. CLASS IV Per CWT. $22.00 $21.00 $20.00 $19.00 $18.00 $17.00 $16.00 $15.00 $14.00 $13.00 $12.00 $11.00 $10.00 $9.00 Jan- 00 Jul- 00 Jan- 01 Jul- 01 Jan- 2 0 Jul- 02 Jan- 03 Jul- 03 Jan- 04 Jul- 04 Jan- 5 0 Jul- 05 Jan- 06 Jul-

Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock

More Sugar In The Hay, More Milk From The Cow

By Ron Friesen March 5, 2009

“We would recommend they think about cutting late in the day, around 6 p. m.” – ROBERT BERTHIAUME, AAFC The person who sang “Make hay while the sun shines” had the time of day wrong. Dairy cows perform better eating alfalfa cut later in the day rather than early in the morning, researchers at Agriculture

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Tag Archives Dairy cattle

T – for Nov. 12, 2009

Packers Need Government Support For Processing Old Cows

Don’t Let Your Herd’s Feed Supply Become Bird Food

Cattle Inventories In Canada Decline

SARA In The Stomach Makes Dairy Cows Moody

Don’t Buy A Milk Cow Through The Auction Ring

Soft Pastures Soothe Bossy’s Sore Feet

Tyson Still Making Money

U. S. Dairy Group To Trim Herd

More Sugar In The Hay, More Milk From The Cow

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