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We need more heifers

Viewpoint of a past CCA president

By Dave Solverson May 10, 2017

Canada’s national cow herd has contracted over 20 per cent since it peaked at five million head in 2005. If the national cow herd remains under four million cows, or contracts further, the industry risks losing infrastructure, processing capacity, more feedlots, and cattle-related services such as auction markets, trucking companies and even local dealers of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Making a place for those new calves

From the May 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling May 9, 2017

Calving time is always a busy and rewarding time of the year. Producers are checking heifers and cows several times a day watching for signs of difficult births, like a breech calf that may require assistance or, in the event of twins, ensuring a mother cow is suckling both calves. These weeks are tiring and […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets erupt

By Jerry Klassen May 8, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10-$13 above week-ago levels and in some cases as high as $20. Buying interest exploded early in the week as adverse weather wreaked havoc across the U.S. southern Plains. Demand for replacements continued to intensify as the fed cattle prices surged. Alberta packers experienced strong competition from buyers south […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Albertans now get to choose

By Gren Winslow May 8, 2017

With his introduction of Bill 9 on April 11 Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier gave the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) the gift of a second chance to unify the provincial cattle industry as it faces increasingly uncertain times. The bill revokes previous marketing legislation to give producers the right to choose via a plebiscite whether […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, News Roundup

Kenyon: Why I won’t be a salesman

Management: News Roundup from the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kenyon May 5, 2017

For years I have been teaching at schools and presenting at conferences and seminars. I’m not sure how that ever happened but I love the educational side of my business. I teach about many different parts of my business. This includes grazing, fencing, economics, winter grazing, human resources, water systems and numerous other topics. Throughout […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

All in on year-round grazing

By Heather Smith Thomas May 5, 2017

Stephen Hughes’ family has operated the Chinook Ranch near Longview, Alta., since the late 1940s. It consists of 5,000 acres, roughly half in Crown lands, and most of it in tall grass prairie to carry 500 cows year-round plus 500 yearlings in the summer. It was a traditional operation, raising hay to carry the cows […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Gaining farmland advantage payments for ecoservices

Ecosystems meet economics for sustainability in B.C.

By Debbie Furber May 4, 2017

Returning from college to the family ranch was something of a reality check for Dave Zehnder. The open spaces, wildlife and other farm families that he had taken for granted as part of everyday life were being lost to recreational and urban developments in the scenic valley surrounding his hometown of Invermere, B.C. Lessons from […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Prime cuts

Salute the brave new owners

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay: From the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kay May 3, 2017

Entering the beef processing business is full of risk. Just ask those who have tried and failed over the past 25 years. So it’s worth saluting the owners of two new beef processing companies that have started operations at almost opposite ends of North America. I’m referring to Harmony Beef, which began operations February 27 […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices surge

By Jerry Klassen May 1, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices once again traded $3-$5 above week-ago levels, with shorter-keep quality cattle as much as $8 higher. Historically strong feeding margins, along with triple-digit gains in the futures market from Wednesday through Friday, set the positive tone. Feedlots that were holding back on purchases finally stepped forward, pushing the market to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

SARPAL spreads to Manitoba

Sustainability: News Roundup from the April 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 1, 2017

Beef producers in southwestern Manitoba are front and centre in a project exploring ways to preserve or create important habitat for bird species at risk. The $750,000 SARPAL (species at risk partnerships on agricultural lands) initiative administered by Manitoba Beef Producers couples producers’ knowledge of the land and cattle with conservation specialists’ scientific knowledge of […] Read more

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Beef Cattle

We need more heifers

CCA Report: Making a place for those new calves

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets erupt

Comment: Albertans now get to choose

Kenyon: Why I won’t be a salesman

All in on year-round grazing

Gaining farmland advantage payments for ecoservices

Salute the brave new owners

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices surge

SARPAL spreads to Manitoba

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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