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Our legacy is not dependent on our accomplishments

By Brenda Schoepp September 26, 2016

I remember walking into my first Cattlemen’s meeting when I was a young woman. I was one of a very few ladies. Straight off the farm, I was not only unsure but politically uneducated and felt somewhat vulnerable. As the years rolled into decades the fear was replaced with confidence and my network grew to […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Too far out?

Free Market Reflections from the June 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Dittmer July 15, 2016

Recently Canadian cattlemen were upset because a Canadian-based chain, Earls, decided to serve only “Certified Humane” beef, currently only available from one source — Creekstone Farms in Kansas, U.S. Ah, the complexities of producing and marketing food today. I’m sure Canadian cattlemen and processors were quite taken aback that a Canadian restaurant chain would shut them […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Livestock

Be a soil farmer

By Steve Kenyon July 6, 2016

When I first started farming, I bought some cows. I was a cattle farmer. I eventually figured out that if I could take good care of the grass, it would take care of the cattle. When I determined the cattle were simply a tool to manage the grass, I became a grass farmer. A few […] Read more

Hand over wheat field in early summer evening.

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Farming is the future of Canada

By Brenda Schoepp June 28, 2016

Agriculture is a diverse and exciting industry. The variety of farms and the people who live on them weave the colour into the fabric of food production. There is no doubt we have a great future but how does that future differ from today? The urbanization of Canada will have an impact on our farming […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Health battles heating up

By Steve Dittmer June 15, 2016

In 2014, I was fortunate to speak to Canadian cattle people at the International Livestock Congress in Calgary. I held up a new book, and suggested reading and digesting it, as it held the keys to rescuing our industry from the clutches of 50 years of erroneous dietary-health theory. The book, The Big Fat Surprise: […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Landmark antimicrobial study should redirect resistance hunt

By Steve Dittmer May 10, 2016

I don’t know about Canada’s consumer and government agency attitudes, but down here in the States, steam has been building for decades to take antibiotics away from livestock producers, mainly because of resistance problems in the human population. There wasn’t any evidence that some sort of resistance could be passed from animal to human in […] Read more

Comment/Columns

Be cautious about writing blank cheques for supply managed commodities

By Dr. Sylvain Charlebois April 5, 2016

To blindly compensate supply managed sectors in ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) makes as much sense as bailing out Bombardier through federal support. Stephen Harper’s defunct Conservative government pledged last fall to pay out $4.3B over 15 years to the supply-managed dairy, chicken and egg sectors. That amount is allegedly based on the premise that […] Read more

This is what one field looked like before I took it over. See what it looks like three years later (picture below).

Comment/Columns, Features

Are you a good steward of the land?

By Steve Kenyon February 29, 2016

In agriculture, we pride ourselves on our lifestyle. We are ranchers or farmers and we view ourselves differently than our urban cousins. We take credit for being “Stewards of the Land.” We harvest what we sow and work with nature to feed the world. This all sounds warm and fuzzy, but I think that this […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Livestock

Kenyon: Set up a proactive cash flow

A few financial tips for a smoother-running operation

By Steve Kenyon February 2, 2016

I have said it before and I’ll say it again. Production practices are not the most important part of my business. Intensive cell grazing or bale grazing cannot make or break my business alone. The business side to my ranch is much more important. To see if a production practice is viable for my operation […] Read more

Comment/Columns

Does Feeding Distillers Grains Affect Beef Quality?

By Reynold Bergen December 12, 2011

Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are widely used in North American feedlot rations. Feedlot operators can quickly and easily calculate the impact of DDGS on animal performance and carcass grade, but determining how DDGS might affect retail beef quality is much more diffi cult and expensive. Feeding DDGS may increase polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) […] Read more

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Our legacy is not dependent on our accomplishments

Too far out?

Be a soil farmer

Farming is the future of Canada

Health battles heating up

Landmark antimicrobial study should redirect resistance hunt

Be cautious about writing blank cheques for supply managed commodities

Are you a good steward of the land?

Kenyon: Set up a proactive cash flow

Does Feeding Distillers Grains Affect Beef Quality?

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