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Prepare for the unpredictable

Keep it simple, advises Shane Gibson

By Debbie Furber January 30, 2014

If anyone had predicted 20 years ago that Shane Gibson would someday run cattle as part of his farm operation, he would have said, “wrong.” As circumstances had it, he took over his grandpa’s herd when he was 15 and one thing led to another. Today, his time is split about 50-50 between his 300-head […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Livestock price insurance pilot to cover West

January 26, 2014

Livestock producers in the four western provinces can expect details in March on a four-year pilot program to insure against unexpected price declines. Speaking Friday at the Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose, Alta., federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and three of the four provincial governments announced a rollout this spring for a pilot of the Western […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

What you need to know about colostrum for beef calves

January 20, 2014

With cattle prices at historic highs, it’s important to get the 2015 calf crop off to a great start and minimize sickness and death. Most cattle producers know that colostrum is important for calves; this article will briefly review background information regarding colostrum, and provide some practical tips. Colostrum is a critical source of antibodies, […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Some advice on when and how to resuscitate calves

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 14, 2014

Both dairy and beef producers have their own views on the best way to stimulate a weak calf that doesn’t want to breathe. Based on my experience of what works, and what doesn’t, the procedures worth doing do not require a lot of expense but saving one extra calf these days converts into significant dollars […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Forages

The swath grazing setup

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon December 12, 2012

Some people have said it is my cheap and lazy way to ranch. I like to think it is just the smarter way to ranch. I like to analyze production practices in order to reduce the labour requirements and lower the costs involved with each one. Whether I am planning a swath grazing or a […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Stop stressing over “wasted feed”

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon November 12, 2012

Once September is over we shift into high gear to get our bale grazing set up for the winter. The race each fall for me is to get the bales in and placed before the twines freeze down. Pulling twine is so much easier in the fall than it is in January. Bale grazing is […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

Why do we tolerate aggressive cows?

By Brooke Aitken January 24, 2011

Cattle producers are surprisingly tolerant of aggressive mother cows at calving time and tend to leave them in the herd. They are much more likely to cull a cow that has mis-mothered or abandoned her calf. These were some of the key findings of a voluntary survey of 168 cattle producers who collectively own over […] Read more

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Prepare for the unpredictable

Livestock price insurance pilot to cover West

What you need to know about colostrum for beef calves

Some advice on when and how to resuscitate calves

The swath grazing setup

Stop stressing over “wasted feed”

Why do we tolerate aggressive cows?

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