Travis Peardon, a livestock and feed specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Outlook, is urging producers looking to background calves this fall to add ionophores to their rations. “Ionophores provide protection against coccidiosis, improve feed efficiency and stabilize the rumen environment by reducing the incidence of bloat. The three ionophores approved for use in Canadian feedlots […] Read more
Don’t pass on ionophores when backgrounding calves
Management: News Roundup from the Oct. 22 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
History: On the death of Murray Cyril Caspell
Reprinted from the April 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
‘The Cayley district of Southern Alberta lost a highly esteemed neighbor on Feb. 1, in the death of Murray Caspell, a pioneer farmer and rancher in the district. Born in St. Mary’s, Ontario in 1895, he came west to the Cayley district with his parents in 1904. His father took up farming and ranching operations […] Read more
Alberta beef producers to vote on mandatory check-off
Associations: News Roundup from the Oct. 22 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Beef producers in Alberta are encouraged to make their voices heard on the issue of a mandatory check-off by voting during a provincial plebiscite between October 19 and November 13. The vote will determine if the provincial $2 per head check-off should remain refundable or become non-refundable. A return to a non-refundable check-off structure would […] Read more
Canadian sustainable beef logo now available
Marketing: News Roundup from the Oct. 22 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
A new logo will help Canadian consumers identify a beef product produced under certified sustainable standards. The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) officially launched its certification marks and the accompanying Communications, Claims and Labelling Guide on September 20 at its annual general meeting in Calgary. The marks and claims will be used in the […] Read more
Wasko elected chair of Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
NewsMakers from the October 22, 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Anne Wasko, well known market analyst with Gateway Livestock who ranches with her husband Barry at Eastend, Sask., has been elected chair of the industry-weighted council of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef for 2018-19. She replaces rancher Cherie Copithorne-Barnes who chaired the council through its early growing pains over the past four years. Anne […] Read more
History: The Romance of Leather and Its Importance to Mankind – Pt. 3
Reprinted from the April 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Romance of Leather and Its Importance to Mankind – Pt. 3 Reprinted with the permission of the Tanners’ Council of America ‘We have briefly traced the history of leather through the ages and witnessed the transition of leather making from a handicraft into a great modern industry. Like other industries which supply the fundamental […] Read more
History: Tepees
Reprinted from the April 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Tepees By John Laurie, Calgary, Alta. ‘Believe it or not, there was a time when few Indians had painted tepees and the right to a painted tepee was jealously guarded. As late as the 1900’s, it was difficult to obtain such a tepee except in fulfillment of a vow and the ceremony of transfer was […] Read more
Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Surveillance Program renewed
Animal Health: News Roundup from the October 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Saskatchewan’s Johne’s Disease Surveillance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), has been renewed for another five years with funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) program. The Ministry of Agriculture developed the surveillance and control program for Saskatchewan cattle in the fall of 2013 but funding ran out under Growing Forward 2 […] Read more
Manitoba Beef elects its new president, Orr appointed new general manager of Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives
NewsMakers from the October 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Tom Teichroeb was elected president of the Manitoba Beef Producers during a special meeting of the board of directors in late August necessitated by the resignation of president Ben Fox to campaign for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa. Teichroeb had been vice-president and was serving as interim president up until […] Read more
History: Horses where they’re needed
Reprinted from the May 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
By J.W.G. MacEwan Canada’s horse population, according to recent figures, stands at 1,700,000 head. That’s an average roughly, of 21/2 horses per farm or a little less than the equivalent of two work horses and a saddle horse for every Canadian farm. It makes strange contrast with the 3,610,494 head recorded in the census of […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
