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Bale grazing

More than one way to skin a cat

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I started bale grazing many years ago more out of necessity than anything else. I had to feed my cattle but I worked long hours, six days a week. There was not a lot of time to be feeding cattle and I dislike feeding in the dark. Over the years I have adapted and experimented […] Read more
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Advocacy on the front lines

Speak from experience and provide people with factual information

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As Canada Beef Inc. and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association prepare to introduce a new online Beef Advocacy Canada training program in 2014, we thought we’d gather some tips on an old hand at telling beef’s story to the younger generation. Sherri Grant has been managing the beef side of the Agri-ed Showcase at Canadian Western […] Read more
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Keeping it simple with F1s

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Scott and Calla Blair are proud of the family’s roots with the Simmental breed and equally proud of the reputation first-cross (F1) Simmental-Red Angus program they’ve developed to carry their fourth-generation farm near Drake, Sask., into its second century. Some things haven’t changed since his great-grandfather started out with a typical 160-acre homestead growing grain […] Read more
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Moderate gains for heifers get green light

Pregnancy rates on par with more traditional mature body weights

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A study at the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) near Lanigan, Sask., shows that pregnancy rates for heifers bred at 55 per cent of their mature body weight were on par with heifers bred at a more traditional 60 to 65 per cent of their mature body weight. This pattern held true in all three […] Read more
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It takes a neighbourhood to grow beef

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As a former high school athletic director, Myron Pearman knows how far enthusiasm and motivation can take a person. He knows, too, that there have to be a few wins along the way to keep spirits riding high. Wins aren’t always measured by numbers on a scoreboard or trophies in a showcase; they can be […] Read more
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Solid-state digester shows promise

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If not for the small flare stack nearby, one would never suspect that the nondescript metal building at the Western Beef Development Centre housed cutting-edge energy research. This is the site of a one-of-a-kind research prototype designed to extract biogas released during anaerobic decomposition of organic waste in solid form. The solid-state anaerobic digester is […] Read more
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Milk goats and beef fit together

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Cow-calf producer Brian Pelleboer and his wife, Joan, were hit hard by BSE, taking a financial hit that amounted to a quarter-million dollars. It took them five years to recover. The point is, though, that they did recover. Beef farming, it would seem, is about resilience. It’s about bouncing back, and making the most of […] Read more
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Quality in: Quality out

17 Ranch has turned to silver cattle in a big way

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Quality isn’t just part of Marty Armstrong’s business strategy, it’s everything. It’s what 17 Ranch has been all about since he established the backgrounding and grasser operation near his hometown of Eastend, Sask., in 2001. 17 Ranch flips as many at 4,500 head a year, adding approximately 500 pounds between buying in feeder steers starting […] Read more
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Undernourished bull calves can’t make up lost ground

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A bull’s fate as a potential herd sire is determined in large part by genetics, but its nutritional status during calfhood determines whether it will realize its full genetic potential. Nutrition at this early age, defined as the first 30 weeks of life, is often taken for granted because beef calves are usually happily nursing […] Read more
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Plant-based veterinary vaccines

Plenty of challenges remain but researchers now have 
the pieces in place to someday vaccinate at the feed trough

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A workshop sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) on the application of plant-based immunotherapeutics and vaccines in veterinary medicine was held recently in London, Ont. The event was organized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientists Rima Menassa and Ed Topp and was attended […] Read more

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