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Cattle producers can now take beef sustainability to the bank
Raising ‘certified sustainable’ beef earns producers a premium and McDonald’s is going all in

U.S. cattle official says Trump has been good for agriculture
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the U.S. president is ‘getting a lot of stuff done for agriculture’

Three things cattle producers need for herd health
If they're not already in place, antimicrobials, traceability, and biosecurity should be on your to-do list

Microbiome research an important step in beef cattle research
Cattle’s internal microbiome another place where diseases develop

‘Change’ is the watchword in a warming world, says researcher
Longer summers and milder winters sound nice, but even the pluses come with some negatives

CRSB moving ‘verified sustainable beef’ forward
McDonald’s headline-grabbing pilot is over, but the effort to boost the cattle industry’s environmental and welfare credentials continues

BSE lawsuit aims for a trial date in 2017
$8-billion class-action suit says Ottawa should have done more

Deadly cattle condition called fog fever returns to the Prairies
Cases of fog fever, a type of pneumonia that causes severe cattle mortality, have been recently diagnosed in Alberta

Get rid of your cattle if they’re getting too big
Heavier cattle — particularly ones with small frames — can develop feet problems, especially if they suffer heat stress

Get hail-damaged crops tested before feeding to livestock
Doing a feed test ‘is much cheaper than losing an animal,’ says beef extension specialist
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