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Ava Kendall, Cameron Davidson, Chloe Kendall and Jaime Davidson take a break from branding calves on the Bar AV Ranch south of Ponteix, Sask.
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Taking care of business and children: Accessing child care for ranch families

Regular daycare is not always feasible for producers, but these parents have found options that work for them

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Most agree that growing up on a farm or ranch contributes to a wonderful childhood. The practical life lessons that children gain from being raised around livestock can provide a sense of responsibility, respect for risk, a solid work ethic, and an appreciation for where food comes from and the circle of life. However, the […] Read more
Limousin cattle resting in the barns at Canadian Western Agribition. Valued at minimum wage, Agribition’s volunteer hours during show week alone add up to $42,000 in labour.
Community, Features

Beef shows work to rebuild volunteer base post-COVID

The pandemic and demographic shifts in volunteering mean cattle shows are actively recruiting new volunteers to rebuild their base

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Walking through the doors to Canadian Western Agribition, smells mingle in the hallways: mini donuts, smoked meat and those of a bovine nature, wafting out of the cattle barns. In the barns, producers bustle. People are clipping and brushing cattle in chutes. In the corner at the bar, people walk towards their booths with Caesars […] Read more
Young farmers and ranchers want formal succession plans, partly to give their children the chance to take over the operation.
Business Management, Features

Most farms lack a succession plan

While formal succession plans were rare for previous generations, the next generation of farmers and ranchers is pushing for them

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On the second floor of the Queensbury Convention Centre at Agribition, the Grain Expo takes place every year. Around the edge of the room, booths are set up, surrounding the tables attendees sit at. Everyone sits watching the panel of producers walking onto the brightly lit stage. Steve Sanden and his son, Josh Sanden, are […] Read more
With no feed store, abattoir or vet nearby, raising cattle in Labrador is challenging. But Dinsmore is slowly expanding his farm and plans to break ground on an abattoir.
Features, People

Farming “the Big Land”

Here’s what it’s like to farm in Labrador

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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
Sean McGrath at Round Rock Ranching near Vermilion, Alta.
Features, Sustainability

McGrath family finds economics in sustainability

Sean McGrath explains why economic and environmental sustainability go hand-in-hand on this family’s ranch

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When you aim to produce the “best beef in a better world,” you’ve got a lot on your plate. But Sean McGrath tackles the target bite by bite. Values at the root of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have long been a part of the McGrath family’s fabric as ranchers. It’s kept them viable […] Read more
Danika Mayer in the show ring.
Features, People

First-generation cattlewoman earns her cowboy boots

Danika Mayer channels empathy and experience gained in nursing into career as beef producer

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[Update: December 9, 2023] Starting small is better than not starting at all, and first-generation rancher Danika Mayer knows that better than most. Without growing up with any direct connection to the beef industry, the enthusiastic Canadian Cattle Young Leaders program graduate has made many miles, carving out her place in the Canadian beef industry, […] Read more
Dr. Roger Davis, based in Alberta, continues to influence embryo transplant technology in Canada and around the world.
Features, Livestock, People

Embryo evolution: Transplant technology fuels a career for Roger Davis

Dr. Roger Davis reflects on what he’s learned after decades as a leader in the embryo transfer and export business

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Canadian beef cattle genetics have improved over decades as trends, production methods and market access channels evolve. Dr. Roger Davis, one of the founders of Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants, an elite embryo export business, is synonymous with the advancement and movement of beef cattle genetics. Throughout Davis’s notable career, he has been actively involved in spearheading […] Read more
A facility constructed entirely of modular components in Yar-Sale, Western Siberia. The area is known for extreme temperatures and reindeer meat processing.
Features, Management

Linking the supply chain through modular processing plants

A new company aims to disrupt the meat processing industry and deliver the kinds of cuts customers want through modular buildings

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When representatives from the meat industry, microbrew marketing, and feedlot sectors come together, the pieces of a new- to-Canada enterprise begin to snap into place. Almost literally.  Larry Dalton, James Bradbury and Jeff Ball combined their unique viewpoints to create a new method of branding and marketing beef, specifically building small processing plants on local […] Read more
Jenilee Peters scanning dried, ground feces on the NIRS.
Features, Livestock

Demystifying near-infrared spectroscopy

Unpacking how this technology works and how it can used to analyze forage, feed and feces

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The composition of feeds, forages and feces has traditionally been determined using wet chemistry methods, often referred to as the gold standard. However, the trade-off for this level of accuracy is often a high cost and a long turnaround time to perform the analysis.  In that time, the nutrient profile of forages in grazing systems […] Read more
“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” – Will Rogers.
Beef Cattle, Features

Cattle rustling remains ‘one of great mysteries of the range’

Rustlers are still pilfering cattle, often with the help of modern technology

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To quote a CBC article in the Cochrane Eagle, “For as long as there have been cattle, people have been stealing them.” In my view, it may be the second-oldest profession in the world.  While brand inspectors check auction markets in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, no such system exists in Manitoba or Ontario. The lack of […] Read more

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