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NUTRITION – for Feb. 14, 2011

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As we move into the last stages of winter and begin to look to spring, it is a good time to review your calf-feeding program. This applies if you are backgrounding cattle for sale this spring or feeding for grass. Successful backgrounding programs have defined target weights, marketing dates and gains. Implementing the right feeding […] Read more
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Striking a balance essential for health

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A balanced mineral intake is essential for optimal performance. Mineral requirements in cattle vary depending on body type, age, pregnancy, weight gain and milk production. As well, the mineral content of feed varies widely from year to year and the unreliability of guessing what the mineral content might be lies at the root of most […] Read more
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Research – for Feb. 14, 2011

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Tenderness is one of the key factors affecting beef eating quality. A 10 per cent improvement in tenderness will increase eating quality by more than a 10 per cent improvement in either flavour or juiciness. Youthful beef is more tender than cow beef, but there is no easy way to know whether one youthful carcass […] Read more
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Cca C

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As we cross the threshold into a new year, it is a good time to take stock of the past year and consider the new. The past year brought an improvement in price fundamentals for cattle and continued improvement in market access opportunities. We experienced some of the most challenging weather to hit Western Canada […] Read more
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SPIRITED VIEW – for Feb. 14, 2011

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I don’t know how better to describe the recommendations of the Canada Beef Working Group (CBWG). Rather than work to improve the Beef Information Centre (BIC) and Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF), this group has decided to scrap both our domestic and international marketing organizations and start from scratch. It should not be a surprise. […] Read more
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Prime Cuts – for Feb. 14, 2011

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Guess what the U.S. beef industry’s most valuable product is? A pot roast? A New York strip steak? No, it’s ground beef. That’s because ground beef in various forms accounts for nearly 50 per cent of all U.S. beef consumption. It is the industry’s most versatile product, and more importantly, is the product that can […] Read more
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The First Peek At Canada Beef

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Sometimes change is inevitable. Thus the plan announced on January 7 to merge Canada Beef Export Federation (CBEF) and the Beef Information Centre (BIC) with the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency (more commonly known as the National Checkoff Agency), came as no surprise to anyone. Up to now the checkoff agency […] Read more
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Refundable Anxiety

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The Alberta Beef Producers annual meeting last month was all about money, or more properly, the lack of it. Right when prices are rising across the industry, ABP is tightening its belt in anticipation of what producers will decide to do with their checkoff this month. Producers have until the end of January to apply […] Read more
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NUTRITION – for Jan. 10, 2011

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Now that we have gotten through another holiday season and are looking forward to a year that promises strong demand and prices, it is time to think about basic biology, particularly reproductive biology of the cow. While this subject may not make your top-10 list, it is important to refresh ourselves on the role nutrition […] Read more
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Calving Season Scorecard

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Careful observation while in the calving barn and notes kept by producers during calving season becomes an important scorecard for improvement and a management tool for the entire year. As with most things in life, victory lies in planning, a successful calving season among them. Planning starts by understanding where risk resides in an operation […] Read more

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