After a long struggle with cancer, Mark Kihn, the former owner and publisher of the Charolais Banner, has died. Outside the beef industry, Kihn is likely best known for his work fundraising for Stephen Harper, rustling up over $3.5 million for Harper’s two leadership campaigns.
Farm writer and political fundraiser Mark Kihn passes
From AIM: Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head-to-head
Grazing study compares production, animal performance and sustainability metrics across perennial and annual multi-species mixes
From Ag in Motion: Farm does double duty
Rob Wunder, who farms with his family south of Foam Lake, Sask., spoke about the synergies between grain farming and cattle during the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association lunch and learn at Ag in Motion on Wednesday.
Energy-free winter livestock waterer showcased at Ag in Motion
For those tired of sick of cutting ice and looking for a lower-cost alternative, Lee Smith has a solution. The Water Box is a livestock waterer producers can insert through the ice of a dugout, slough or slow-moving creek.
Talkin’ tech at the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour
We’re still a few weeks away from Ag in Motion, but details are filtering in about events in the Livestock Central part of the show.
Daily livestock equipment demos are back at Ag in Motion
One of the consistent features of Ag in Motion has been the livestock handling demos. Each year, livestock equipment companies set up their systems. Sheep and beef producers haul their animals to the show grounds, for use in the equipment demos (10 am and 1 pm daily).
Comment: Finding opportunity
— There is opportunity within complexity. It was a remark that caught my attention during the Canadian Cattle Association’s screening of Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate in late April and was uttered by Robin White, who holds a PhD in animal sciences and is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. The film focused on the feedlot sector’s […] Read more
Forage and feed at Ag in Motion
I’m interested in knowing what farmers and ranchers are focusing on, especially given the recent drought years. Rejuvenating drought-stressed forage stands? Trying cover crops or something else new to them? Stockpiling feed and forage for the next drought? Something else entirely?
Beef industry bids farewell to Charlie Gracey
[UPDATED: June 7, 2024] The beef industry has lost one of its most influential industry builders and analysts. Charlie Gracey succumbed to a heart attack in late May. Charles Gracey was born to Edith (née Down) and Garfield Gracey in 1935 and grew up in Curries, Ont. His interest in the livestock industry was sparked […] Read more
Comment: What we know so far about the bovine flu
By the time our May issue hits your mailbox, the bovine influenza situation may have changed. Hopefully, it will have fizzled out by May, but the birds are still coming north. So, here’s what we knew as of April 18 about the bovine influenza A outbreak in the U.S. The disease was first noted in […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
