It’s early July 2024 and Cedric MacLeod is already preparing for winter. He’s knee-deep in harvesting hay and silage that will be bale feed for his herd in cold weather. Calving has just finished. Yesterday, the last calf of the season walked up to him in the field. He’s so fresh he doesn’t know who […] Read more
Maritime beef farmer starts with the forage
Linking profitability and agronomy through forage production in New Brunswick potato region
Farming “the Big Land”
Here’s what it’s like to farm in Labrador
If there is a cattle-related analogy for the “chicken-and-egg” scenario, it might be farming in Labrador, Canada. There isn’t a single abattoir because there has been no livestock to process. And also there has been no livestock, because there is no abattoir. It’s something Darren Dinsmore, Labrador’s only beef farmer, hopes to change. Dinsmore, who […] Read more
Working together works: Talking leadership with Stan Eby
Eby reflects on his leadership experience during two crises: the E. coli water contamination in Walkerton, Ontario, and BSE
Stan Eby may have forgotten more of his volunteer roles than most people take on in a lifetime. There were 4-H and church groups and the hospital board. County commodity boards and various agricultural organizations. Community fairs and plowing matches. He almost forgot to mention his four-year term on municipal council when he was in […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
