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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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“Choices Or Consolidation”

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Political correctness is an odd state for the beef industry. In an industry that prides itself on the frontier image of the independent rancher unafraid to say what is right or wrong 21st century cattlemen seem most at home in a flock. Maybe it’s more a sign of our times and culture but I keep […] Read more
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Johne’s Disease

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The potential link between Johne’s disease in cattle and human Crohn’s disease has made Johne’s disease a research priority for the beef industry. Johne’s disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP). It is believed that cattle are most prone to MAP infection early in life, probably through the consumption of contaminated […] Read more
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The Black And The Red

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I remember the winter of 1977-78 well. I was travelling east on Highway 3 from Vancouver, B.C., and I’d never seen so much snow in my life. I was on my way to Vulcan in southern Alberta to spend a few months on my friend Ted’s grain and livestock farm. Being January, only the livestock […] Read more
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Cca Reports – for Jan. 10, 2011

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The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has been very active this past month with the second round of oral hearings examining whether the United States (U. S.) country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law violates the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. I was in Geneva, Switzerland on December 1 and 2 along with key CCA staff for the final […] Read more
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Nutrition – for Dec. 6, 2010

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It is that time of year where we need to think about feed requirements of our cows. It’s a safe bet that the majority of you are calving either in late winter (i. e. February/ March) or in the spring (April/May). As this time approaches, particularly the last six to eight weeks prior to calving, […] Read more
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Cca Reports – for Dec. 6, 2010

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The annual fall meeting process provides the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) with an excellent opportunity to connect with producers at the grass-roots level and hear about the issues that are important to them. It’s also a time for the CCA to let producers know what the CCA is doing on their behalf and the progress […] Read more

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