Ontario corn growers have been dealing with vomitoxin in corn this harvest. High precipitation levels promoting Gibberella ear rot ultimately led to high DON levels in the corn. DON is a vomitoxin that can sicken livestock and levels are regulated by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The corn can be used to […] Read more
Ontario farmers struggle with vomitoxin in corn
Health: News Roundup from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
CN and 4-H Canada renew leadership program
Youth: News Roundup from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian National (CN) Rail and 4-H Canada announced the renewal of the 4-H Canada Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction program during Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The program offers scholarships and mentorship opportunities to 4-H members pursuing post-secondary education. Over the next four years, CN will commit $600,000 to the program. Shannon Benner, CEO of […] Read more
History: Gory Battles on a Canadian Farm
Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Gory Battles on a Canadian Farm By Kerry Wood, Red Deer, Alta. ‘Twenty miles beyond the historic farm of Rocky Mountain House, James M. Pollock has a half-section farm and a hobby. Farming is a comparatively new venture in the Rocky district, first noted for its fur-trading fort founded there in 1779 – the earliest […] Read more
Saskatchewan to change trespass laws
Legislation: News Roundup from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
On November 27 the Saskatchewan government introduced legislation that puts the onus on those seeking access to private land to ask permission, whether or not the land is posted. The changes include amendments to the Trespass to Property Act, the Snowmobile Act and the Wildlife Act, 1998. Prior to the amendments, the three acts contained […] Read more
History: Runaways
Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Runaways By Mrs. Anne Speight, Cairns, Alta. ‘Even such inanimate objects as trains, trucks, and cars, if left without brakes set, will go out of control and hurtle their steel might down inclines to wreak havoc on all in their path. Since men first used animals as a way of transportation, there have always been […] Read more
Coulee Crest Farms of Alberta recognized for environmental stewardship
NewsMakers from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The 2019 Alberta Environmental Stewardship Award was presented to Coulee Crest Farms of Red Deer County during the Alberta Beef Producers AGM in December. Randy and Sandra Radau and family (photo above), who raise purebred Hereford cattle on their farm east of Bowden, were in attendance for the presentation of the award at the event’s […] Read more
North American trade deal signed
Trade: News Roundup from the January 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Officials from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on November 30 as officials gathered in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit. Leaders have agreed on a deal in principle but legislators in all three countries still must pass the USMCA before it replaces NAFTA. Negotiations have been marked by discord, […] Read more
History: Old Walrond Ranche has New Owner
Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
By Guy Weadick More than one observer lately has pointed out that ranching properties in Alberta are becoming harder to obtain than ever before. Also their children carry on, or else operate ranches of their own, earlier obtained. When a ranch of any size today is sold to someone from a distance, it is something […] Read more
Bale grazing trial looks at feed waste
Grazing: News Roundup from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Bale grazing is a common winter feeding practice but how much forage are those cows leaving behind? Alberta Agriculture and Food recently shared results from one trial that examined that question. The Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) measured waste from bale grazing over four winters, from 2008 through 2011. The study was done using the […] Read more
Steering committee seeks producer feedback for B.C. beef packing plant
Packers: News Roundup from the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The B.C. Packing Plant steering committee held several engagement sessions for producers around the province in November. Right now most of B.C.’s cattle are sent to Alberta for finishing and processing, which limits the beef industry’s ability to sell B.C.-branded beef. The B.C. Beef Packing Plant website notes that a 2012 research report identified a […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
