Features
Flipping the script on environment and nutrition
Two experts discuss public perceptions and misinformation around beef production, and what the industry can do about it
Building biology
From the Ground Up with Steve Kenyon
Calving date shifting in Ontario
The onset of calving season often depends on the individual operation, says an Ontario cow-calf producer
Joining the conversation
While beef producers are on the front line of issues such as antibiotic use and greenhouse gases, their voices still aren’t being heard
The importance of getting quality colostrum
While colostrum from the dam is best, there are other options for emergencies
Battling bovine tuberculosis
Canadian researchers are working on TB vaccines and developing strategies to manage the disease in wild animals
Following the farming dream
Lydia Carpenter and Wian Prinsloo are earning a living by selling meat directly to a growing customer base
Hopper-bottomed calf feeder cuts labour
A relatively simple system replaced hauling feed with five-gallon buckets on this ranch
Hauling five-gallon buckets to feed the weanlings was a regular chore for the Bowie family, until a fire gave them a chance to do something different. Originally the Bowie family, who ranch in the Great Sandhills of southwestern Saskatchewan, used an old wooden-wheeled grain wagon to hold feed for the calves. They filled their pails […] Read more
Running the numbers on bale processors
Research shows that bale processors can increase digestibility and cut feed waste, especially if used in the right system
A lifetime with purebred cattle
Ernie Esau built a successful career by breeding the cattle commercial producers wanted and valuing honesty