Indonesia To Enforce Stricter Cattle Codes

Indonesia will register all importers of live cattle and beef from next month in a bid to improve standards and achieve self-sufficiency, a trade ministry official said last Friday. Under the new regulation, effective Oct. 1, importers must comply with strict regulations on feeding and slaughter facilities before the government approves their registration. Australia s

Cattle Evacuation Continues Around Lake Manitoba

Art Jonasson is a farmer by long distance this year, thanks to unprecedented spring flooding on Lake Manitoba. The Vogar-area farmer’s cattle are scattered across the province because of an emergency evacuation of livestock in the region ahead of water spreading inland from the swollen lake. He has no idea when they’ll be able to


Low-Stress Cattle Handling For Injury Prevention

The Lundar Agricultural Society is hoping to make life a little more boring for Manitoba cattle producers. The society is bringing in Dawn Hnatow, a livestock manager for Addison Ranch in Bowie, Texas who conducts workshops on low-stress cat-t le handling across North America. There will be two days of workshops, on June 17 and

Beware On The Range: Cattle Rustling In Texas Is Up

The number of cattle stolen from Texas ranches in 2010 rose 15 per cent from the previous year and was three times the figure of three years ago, according to data released April 1. The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, which employs special investigators to work with lawmen to investigate cattle theft, said the


Rancher’s Return Software Updated

Anew decision support tool to assist cattle producers in calculating their cost of production and break-even prices, has been posted to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s website. The new tool is an updated version of the highly successful Rancher’s Return excel spreadsheet calculator. “The 2011 version extends the initial cow-calf analysis further through the supply

Big White Dogs Keep Elk Away From Hay Bales

Ranchers stockpile hay to feed their livestock, not roving wild ruminants. Freeloading deer and elk can cart off large amounts of feed in their bellies, and leave behind bovine tuberculosis-infected snot, saliva and feces on the fodder. Tall fences keep them out of bale yards, but are expensive and won’t help with bale-grazing sites –



Use Horse Sense When Winter Grazing

Many ranchers who stockpile grass or swaths to feed during the winter months have one great fear: deep, crusted snow that cows can’t punch through. In some areas, such as the northern Rocky Mountains, ranchers have tried driving a tractor or even dragging a field cultivator over the crusted snow to open it up. But


Women Are Ranching For Themselves

Don’t let the menfolk hear you say it, but women can ranch solo just as well as any bachelor. “I’ve done it a lot of years, and you know there isn’t anything that requires so much physical strength that a woman can’t do it,” said Myna Cryderman, who gave an overview of her 80-head operation

“Cow Chip” To Track Brazilian Cattle

Years after India broke into the high-tech business with information technology and China by way of manufacturing, Brazil may find its entrance in an unusual place – a cow’s ear. The South American giant is preparing to use its first locally designed microchip in cattle earrings, a device that could eventually help authorities crack down