What should cattle feeders focus on after calves arrive at the feedlot?
Feeding
Managing newly received calves in the feedlot
With record-high calf prices, minimizing losses has never been more important
Considerations for salvaging crops for cattle feed
Salvage crops can be an option for feeding cattle, but there are a few considerations
Salvage crops can be an option for feeding cattle, but there are a few considerations
Winter cereals on a beef cattle operation
Whether you’re extending your grazing season or need feed, winter cereals are worth a look
Whether beef farmers and ranchers are grazing into the fall or need feed, winter cereals are worth a look.
Picking the most efficient cows to rebuild your cow herd
A new cow ranking system to help beef farmers and ranchers pick the most efficient cows as they rebuild their herds
A new cow ranking system to help beef farmers and ranchers pick the most efficient cows as they rebuild their herds.
Unwinding the fibre in feedlot cattle diets
How barley rolling methods and undigestible NDF affects feedlot cattle
Research into how barley rolling method and undigestible NDF levels affect animal performance and digestive health in finishing diets
Finding greater value through controlled creep feeding of beef calves
Advantage Feeders founder talks rumen development, financial benefits of creep feeding beef calves at Ag in Motion 2025
Gerard Roney, founder of Advantage Feeders in Australia, spoke at Ag in Motion 2025 about using controlled creep feeding to develop a calf’s rumen, allowing for better uptake of energy and protein at a younger age, along with other beneficial applications of creep feeding.
Fog fever, or ‘the grunts,’ spells trouble for beef cattle
Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it
Whether you call it fog fever or something else, this illness means trouble for cattle. Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it.
Making the most of screenings, fines and straw in beef cattle diets
Considerations for incorporating agri-food by-products such as oilseed fines into the diets of feedlot cattle
Researchers examine use of oilseed fines to feed beef cattle in Western Canada.
Now is the time to beef up the cow herd
Make sure cows are at their optimum body condition score at calving and keep it going for the rest of the year
Make sure cows are at their optimum body condition score at calving and keep it going for the rest of the year
If your spring-calving beef herd is on the thin side, now is the time to get them back into proper condition before calving season, says a long-time western Canadian livestock nutritionist. Cows in less-than-optimum body condition at calving will not only raise calves with poor performance but it also increases the risk of the cows […] Read more
Alltech’s mycotoxin testing rates corn silage as riskier in 2024
News Roundup from the December 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Alltech’s 2024 Canadian Harvest Analysis revealed significant regional variability in contamination levels in silages and grains, said the company in a press release. Early harvest testing suggests corn silage may be a higher-risk commodity across Canada, says Alltech. Barley may have a greater prevalence of mycotoxins, and in higher concentrations, than wheat. At press time, […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
