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A small cow-calf herd built with pride

By Karen Dallimore November 3, 2014

In 1969 Dave Grist’s parents bought a farm in Erin Township, Ont. Dave was 30 years old at the time and his father, Ken, had just retired with no pension. He thought he would buy a few cows to give his father something to do while earning him a bit of income. The thought of […] Read more

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Byproducts Cut Costs In This Feedlot

By Karen Dallimore December 12, 2011

It s late September and all of the desks are empty in the head office at Sharpe s Farm Supplies near Guelph, Ont. Paul Sharpe hesitates a moment before choosing a place to sit down for an interview. He decides on the desk in his dad s office, the one with the big picture window […] Read more

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Mastitis — To Treat Or Not To Treat?

By Karen Dallimore January 24, 2011

When it comes to deciding whether or not to treat mastitis in a beef cow, safety may just trump both economics and cow comfort. Convincing a cranky cow that you’re there to help her can be risky and might be more trouble than it’s worth. That advice applies only if you’re seeing a straightforward case […] Read more

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The mother of animal behaviour science, Temple Grandin brings her cattle-handling message back to Canada

By Karen Dallimore May 3, 2010

Imagine looking at a paragraph in a book, taking a mental photograph of that paragraph, closing the book and reading the paragraph from the photo in your mind. That’s just a glimpse of what it’s like to see the world with autism and according to Dr. Temple Grandin it’s very similar to the way animals […] Read more

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Clearing The Airways

By Karen Dallimore January 18, 2010

There’s not much time to make a difference to a calf that’s not breathing. Hopefully the calf has a heartbeat; the objective then becomes getting it to breathe on its own. At that moment you’re on the spot and you’ve got to use what you’ve got handy. You need to clear the mucous from the […] Read more

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A small cow-calf herd built with pride

Byproducts Cut Costs In This Feedlot

Mastitis — To Treat Or Not To Treat?

The mother of animal behaviour science, Temple Grandin brings her cattle-handling message back to Canada

Clearing The Airways

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