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Learning To Live With Less

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Assessing the impact of Alberta’s refundable checkoff Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is as ready as can be expected for April 1, the day when Alberta’s $3 checkoff becomes refundable. ABP delegates endorsed their refund plan at their annual meeting in Calgary last month. But it has yet to be approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products […] Read more
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Feed Efficiency

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle Last time we talked about bull-test feedlots. The point of these facilities has been to provide data on the gaining ability of breeding stock. But while gain has been the Holy Grail of cattle promotion, I think we all know feed efficiency […] Read more
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A Cold Shoulder For Supply Management

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It won’t work, says this report In tough times it’s only natural to yearn for something better. That can be useful when the yearning leads to a concrete plan for making things better. Conversely, daydreaming over impossible ventures can be harmful if it keeps you from making hard choices about the future. This is why […] Read more
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Supplementing Energy On Pasture

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle www.cattleandwildlifenutrition.com Last time we discussed substituting straw for hay. We can do that, but it will require supplemental energy to offset what is not contained in the straw (as well as protein, vitamin A and minerals). If we are growing heifers on […] Read more
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Cows Are A Tool

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As you increase production on a set land base without increasing the costs you are more likely to be profitable in the short term and sustainable in the long term In Holistic Management we tend to see our cows as a tool. There are two primary functions that this tool must perform. One is to […] Read more
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Packers Seek Private And Public Money

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A North American view of the meat industry. Steve Kay is publisher and editor of Cattle Buyers Weekly Cow killers want the federal government to cough up $26M ($31.70 per cow) annually to cover added costs of removing and disposing of SRMs (specified risk materials) One of the least-understood facts about the beef processing industry […] Read more
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CCA Reports – for Dec. 7, 2009

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Brad Wildeman is president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association In my past few articles, I’ve been talking a lot about Canada’s beef and cattle industry competitiveness and the number of challenges we face that ultimately lower our competitive advantage. Left unchecked, feedlots and packing plants will diminish, greater numbers of cattle will be fed and […] Read more
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PURELY PUREBRED – for Dec. 7, 2009

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Suggestions are always welcome. My phone number is 403-325-1695 E-mail: Can any of you tell me who the two individuals in this picture are? It was taken at a cattle field day over 30 years ago. I see one of these individuals quite often and the other I happened to run into last week! The […] Read more
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Ad Index – for Dec. 7, 2009

AG Growth Industries 29 AGCO 19 Alberta Cattle Feeders 43 Beefbooster 6 a-h Boehringer Ingelheim 21 Canadian Agri-Blend 18 Canadian Angus Assoc. IBC Canadian Bull Congress 51 Canadian Cattle Identification Agency 13 Canadian Charolais Assoc. OBC Canadian Galloway Assoc. 47 Canadian Gelbvieh Assoc. 39 Canadian Hereford Assoc. 30, 31 Canadian Limousin Assoc. 50 Canadian Red […] Read more
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Verified Beef Production Hits A Wall

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Plenty of producer interest, but too many provinces are giving VBP the cold shoulder In his column this month meat industry observer, Steve Kay argues that the best way to beat country-of-origin labelling in the U.S. is to generate our own Proudly Produced in Canada beef products. This is not a new idea. Value chains […] Read more

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