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The Morrison family of Brooking Angus Ranch.

Passion makes quality seedstock operation possible

By Debbie Furber January 12, 2016

There’s no telling how far Justin and Tawnie Morrison’s passion for quality cattle will take them. This year it took them right to the top at Canadian Western Agribition where they captured the championship banner in the inaugural President’s Classic jackpot event with their 2015 bull calf, Brooking Silver Lining 5012. The calf earned top […] Read more

"The evidence suggests they will come back if not treated."

Beef Cattle, Features

Do cattle producers still need to treat for warbles?

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 6, 2016

Cattle grubs have pretty much been forgotten by Canadian cattlemen over the past 20-plus years. Most of our young producers may not even know what I am talking about but those in their 50s will remember the vast amount of hide and internal damage caused by warble larvae migrating close to the spine or the […] Read more

Features, Livestock

The AMR Dilemma: Part 2 – The impact

Finding the missing pieces to the puzzle of antimicrobial resistance

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 5, 2016

Although accurate statistics are difficult to tabulate, over two million people in North America become infected with bacteria resistant to antibiotics annually. At least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Virtually, all significant bacterial infections in the world are becoming resistant to the antibiotic treatment of choice. Health authorities in North […] Read more

CDC Haymaker is a new forage oat and one of the first SeCan varieties protected by the breeder under the provisions of PBR 91.

Crops, Features

Beefed-up plant breeders’ rights

By Debbie Furber December 30, 2015

Plant breeders’ rights may not be at the top of your need-to-know list, but taking a few moments to acquaint yourself with the new regulations could save a lot of grief in the long run. Todd Hyra, SeCan’s business manager for Western Canada, explains what plant breeders’ rights (PBR) are all about and why this […] Read more

Project manager Neils Munk (third from left)  and farmer Finley Cameron (to Munk’s left) show off the new water system.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

By Debbie Furber December 29, 2015

Farmers in the Bruce Peninsula region of Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve are welcoming support from the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA) for projects to improve water quality in freshwater streams and lakes that ultimately flow into Georgian Bay or Lake Huron. The BPBA’s Six Streams Initiative focuses on three sources of pollution: cattle drinking […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Wheat versus barley in feedlot rations

Researchers ask if you can get  away with more wheat in a ration, when it pays

By Debbie Furber December 23, 2015

Research scientists at Ag Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre have put wheat to the test every which way and found that it could replace all the barley in feedlot finishing rations with no measurable negative effects on growth or carcass quality. In a nutshell, there’s a tendency toward lower feed intake and improved feed efficiency with […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

A single squirt to manage pain

By Debbie Furber December 22, 2015

People might take an analgesic or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as aspirin or ibuprofen, to help manage pain, fever or inflammation associated with all sorts of conditions. Now a new Canadian company, Solvet, offers producers the same convenient option for treating cattle. Meloxicam Oral Suspension is Canada’s first long-acting oral pain medication for cattle […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

The prairie calls

And this Swiss couple found a new home

By Debbie Furber December 16, 2015

There’s nothing else Bayot and Franziska Britschgi would rather do than raise cattle and there’s nowhere they’d rather ranch than on the open prairie of southeastern Alberta. They saw more than a few ranches in their younger days travelling from their native Switzerland to work on big ranches from Nevada through the western U.S. and […] Read more

Features, Livestock

Which insect best describes you?

There are four basic types of people; the Dragonfly, the Butterfly, the Ant and the Bumblebee

By Steve Kenyon December 15, 2015

Many years ago I attended the TEPAP School in Texas. That stands for “The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers.” It was a great school and I learned a lot. One thing that really shocked me when I took it was that during the entire week of class, not one topic was related to production practices. It was […] Read more

"The Mexicans are looking for lines to improve their beef genetics and mainly look for easy-going cattle with good conformation and feet." – Grant Chittick, Mayerthorpe, Alta.

Beef Cattle, Features

Breeding stock bound for Mexico

By Debbie Furber December 14, 2015

It won’t be the sandy beaches that draw Grant and Tanya Chittick south to Mexico for the winter. When they do make the trip on their own time, it will be to visit the ranches that are home to breeding stock purchased from the family’s ranch north of Mayerthorpe, Alta. Chittick received word September 28 […] Read more

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Passion makes quality seedstock operation possible

Do cattle producers still need to treat for warbles?

The AMR Dilemma: Part 2 – The impact

Beefed-up plant breeders’ rights

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

Wheat versus barley in feedlot rations

A single squirt to manage pain

The prairie calls

Which insect best describes you?

Breeding stock bound for Mexico

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