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Speckle Park cattle in a barn stall at Agribition
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Australian and Brazilian relationship a global win for Canadian cattle breed

Australian breeders are now exporting Speckle Park genetics to new markets

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Speckle Park are making their way around the world thanks to Australian interest in the Canadian breed. It has taken eight years to build a new market, but following recent genetic sales to ranchers in Brazil, Dale Humphries of Wattle Grove Speckle Park in Oberon, New South Wales, is excited for the future of the […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

‘NextGen’ Hereford breeder marries genetics and management

Kurtis Reid is excited about technological advancements in the industry, but acknowledges the data collection gap between purebred and commercial producers

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Kurtis Reid of the Cliffs Farm understands the value of consistency within a herd and how he can make progress with genomics, expected progeny differences (EPDs) and proper production management. The Cliffs Farm is run by Kurtis and his father, David Reid, carrying on their family history of raising Hereford cattle. The family registered their […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock

Biosecurity on beef cattle operations

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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The term “biosecurity” is used throughout all aspects of food production, from growing food to moving commodities between different sectors, placement on grocery shelves and finally consumption and waste management. They are all related and all have their biosecurity plans. Those plans seldom account for what comes before and what follows. For the livestock industry, […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, News

Showcasing Canadian beef at SIAL Paris

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

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The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s Public Trust Research Report 2024 contains several key takeaways for Canada’s agrifood sector. The annual survey measures public trust in the nation’s agrifood systems and public perceptions of food system issues. The recently released report shows four of the top five life issues relate to the themes of food […] Read more
meat inspector wiping a beef carcass
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Data sharing next big step for beef cattle genetics

Seed stock producers could see progress with a common database across breeds

Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August.  “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next 20 years,” said panel chair Sandy Russell, CEO […] Read more
graphic showing the shoulder structure differences in beef cattle
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Structure underpins bull power

Two ranchers explain how they think a herd sire should be put together and why

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What does a good bull look like? It’s a perpetual question during bull buying season, so Canadian Cattlemen asked a commercial producer and a seedstock beef producer how they evaluate bull conformation. Rawes Ranches A family member regularly reminds Philip Harty, owner of Rawes Ranches at Strome, Alta., that cattle producers should be in the […] Read more

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