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Features, Forages, Pasture, Range

Reintroducing fire to Saskatchewan pastures

Prescribed burns can be effective at 
revitalizing native grasslands when done right

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Pastures evolve over time. Woody plants and shrubs, which cattle can’t eat, may encroach on natural grasses. Invasive species, such as Kentucky bluegrass, may also move in, cutting into native grass productivity. One way of managing this is through fire. At the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, Eric Lamb and Renny Grilz presented recent research regarding […] Read more
File photo of a calf displaying symptoms of coccidiosis.
Cow-Calf, Features, Herd Health

Coccidiosis in beef calves

Veterinary Case Study: Treatment protocols to help manage this common, yet troubling, disease

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Nate walked through a pen of calves he had just weaned from his first-calf heifers. The day before, he’d noticed flecks of blood in some of the stools, but overall, the calves seemed bright and were eating the hay and chopped oats he offered in bunks. Today, however, he saw blood clots in stools and […] Read more
Getting your cattle to the right place, at the right time, for the right length of time and for the right reasons can optimize both animal and plant performance.
Depth of Field, Features, Foraging

VIDEO: Doing the math on cattle grazing

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

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An integral component of good grazing management is tracking yield or production. It is how we project carrying capacity and adjust for drier or wetter conditions. It’s also an important part of the planning process. When we switch to a more intensive grazing approach, with multiple paddocks and grazing periods based on plant recovery, tracking […] Read more
Lisa Guenther leans on a fence at a farm, with a field in the background.
Features

Canadian Cattlemen at Sask Ag Today

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Listen below as Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther visits Ryan Young at Sask Ag Today on CKRM each week to share with listeners some of the current issues facing cattle producers. February 12, 2025 episode (above): Lisa talks tariffs — specifically, what Canadian beef industry leaders heard from their American counterparts while at CattleCon in […] Read more
Tyler Fulton is passionate about the cattle industry and has been involved with the Manitoba Beef Producers since 2019 and the Canadian Cattle Association since 2020.
Beef Cattle, Features

New Canadian Cattle Association president focused on trade risk

Tyler Fulton is no stranger to hard work — a trait he now brings to his role at the Canadian Cattle Association

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Tyler Fulton is no stranger to hard work — a trait he now brings to his role at the Canadian Cattle Association

As a cattle rancher himself, Tyler Fulton is passionate about serving his fellow farmers and ranchers. In March of 2025, he was named the new president of the Canadian Cattle Association at the annual general meeting in Ottawa, Ont., allowing him to do so even more. “I really feel fortunate to be in this role, […] Read more
a woman sitting atop a white horse at sunrise
Features, Succession

Ranch succession part 1: Sibling dynamics and ‘cousin consortiums’

Transitioning the ranch is complex enough with siblings. How do you do it when cousins are involved?

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When it comes to passing the ranch down, the biggest obstacle may not lie between parents and children but rather between siblings. While researching this story, I learned that families are focusing on the next next generation and that “the cousin consortium” refers to a messy web of competing interests and unspoken expectations that can […] Read more
a herd of commercial Hereford-Simmental cattle on crop stubble with snow
Cow-Calf, Features, Herd Health, Livestock

IBR is a serious cause of abortion in beef cattle

Veterinary Case Study: After buying new stock, a rancher’s cow herd starts aborting third-trimester calves

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Early one morning in January, Alf called upset over what he found when checking his herd of purebred Herefords. Lying in the straw were three aborted fetuses and two other cows appeared to be in the process of aborting third-trimester fetuses. Alf, an excellent stockman but very worried, asked the hard question of what might […] Read more
Cassie Marchand and family
Features, News, People

Mentorship program expands participant’s view on public trust

For Cassie Marchand, the CYL program offered new ways of thinking about how she works in the beef industry

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Cassie Marchand entered the Canadian Cattle Association’s mentorship program expecting to learn about building public trust between individual producers and consumers. Instead, she saw first-hand how beef industry players are working on the big picture. Marchand was one of 16 candidates selected for the 2023-24 Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) program. The CYL program is […] Read more
Speckle Park cattle in a barn stall at Agribition
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Australian and Brazilian relationship a global win for Canadian cattle breed

Australian breeders are now exporting Speckle Park genetics to new markets

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Speckle Park are making their way around the world thanks to Australian interest in the Canadian breed. It has taken eight years to build a new market, but following recent genetic sales to ranchers in Brazil, Dale Humphries of Wattle Grove Speckle Park in Oberon, New South Wales, is excited for the future of the […] Read more
farm family with a man, woman and two young children
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

‘NextGen’ Hereford breeder marries genetics and management

Kurtis Reid is excited about technological advancements in the industry, but acknowledges the data collection gap between purebred and commercial producers

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Kurtis Reid of the Cliffs Farm understands the value of consistency within a herd and how he can make progress with genomics, expected progeny differences (EPDs) and proper production management. The Cliffs Farm is run by Kurtis and his father, David Reid, carrying on their family history of raising Hereford cattle. The family registered their […] Read more

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