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Cow-Calf, Feeding, Livestock

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

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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
Dave Solverson and his grandson, Ethan Solverson, stand in the middle of a group of steers destined for the packers.
Beef Cattle, News, People

Over a hundred years of ranching along the Battle River

The Solverson family’s ancestors settled near Camrose, Alta., in the 1880s, and they’re still 
ranching in the area today

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Ranching in the middle of central Alberta’s grain country, with inches-deep topsoil and flat, open fields, may not be traditional cattle country, but it has worked for the Solverson family for more than a century. Ranching amongst their mainly grain farming neighbours does have its benefits, said brothers Dave and Ken Solverson of Camrose, Alta. […] Read more
Canada Beef's Eric Bienvenue and Deana Kao joined the Canadian Cattle Association’s Nathan Phinney and Jennifer Babcock on the Team Canada trade mission to Indonesia and the Philippines, led by Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng.
Beef Cattle, Canada Beef, Comment/Columns

Trade missions, ‘Burger it Forward’ and more

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

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February is always an interesting time for Canada Beef. From a business planning perspective, it signals the final approach to the March 31 finish line for the current fiscal year. Canada Beef’s focus on keeping beef on people’s dinner plates at home and abroad remains keen as the fiscal year winds down and we go […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

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Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more
a cow and two calves on a pasture
Beef Cattle, Research, Research on the Record

Responsible antibiotic use on Canadian cow-calf operations

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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In 2018, over-the-counter sales ended for the few antibiotics (such as tetracycline) still available in Canadian farm supply stores. The new requirement for a veterinary-client-patient relationship before all antibiotics could be prescribed or sold was designed to ensure that the right antibiotics are used in the right animals, at the right dose, at the right […] Read more
Sarah and Chad Hunt standing in an abbatoir with beef carcasses
Beef Cattle, Management, News

Beef producers create their own supply chain in rural Ontario

When an abattoir closed in their area, Sarah and Chad Hunt saw an opportunity

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When a new opportunity presents itself, sometimes farmers must take on the challenge. And sometimes it can also mean solving their own problems. When their local abattoir had to cut back on processing capacity due to the owner’s health problems, Sarah Hunt knew this would affect sales of their Limousin beef cattle in Pakenham, Ont. […] Read more

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