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Wolves in Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert National Park in 2014. (Parks Canada photo, pc.gc.ca)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Sheep/Goats

Saskatchewan to thin out wolf pack along treeline

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Aiming to prevent “wolf-livestock conflicts” in the region, Saskatchewan’s environment department will again offer a wolf hunting season along the provincial forest fringe starting Saturday. The wolf hunt, running from Oct. 15, 2016 through to March 31, 2017, is to be allowed in wildlife management zones 43 (Melfort, Tisdale), 47 (North Battleford, Turtleford), 48 (Preeceville, […] Read more
CCA Report: Cattle transport rules need to remain science based
Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Cattle transport rules need to remain science based

From the October 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Fall is always a busy time for beef producers, as they manage through the fall calf run and make herd management and culling decisions. Producers consider a number of factors, including the outcomes of the harvest on their own farm, the farms they buy feed from, and if there is enough feed overall to winter […] Read more
(BelmontMeats.com)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Premium Brands buys Toronto burger processor

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Toronto custom burger maker Belmont Meats has become the latest subsidiary of Vancouver food processing firm Premium Brands. Premium Brands, which owns assorted processing and distribution businesses across Western Canada, Ontario and the U.S., on Thursday announced it has paid $50 million – $49.2 million in cash and $800,000 in Premium common shares — for […] Read more
Flies may not be the only way pinkeye is being spread in herds, according to this Alberta project, which has management implications.
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Potential new causes of pinkeye uncovered

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Findings from a recent Alberta project have implications for management practices that could help prevent the spread of pinkeye (infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, IBK) within a herd. Relatively little attention has been given to pinning down the cause and prevention of pinkeye even though it is the most common eye disease of cattle worldwide, and highly […] Read more
(CMEGroup.com)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CME mulls cash settlement for volatile cattle market

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Chicago | Reuters –– CME Group is considering switching to a cash settlement process for its live cattle futures, a managing director said Thursday, as traders continued to complain about extreme volatility. Dave Lehman, managing director of commodity research and product development, said discussions about the new settlement procedure were part of an all-encompassing review […] Read more
Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies
Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Intranasal vaccines get around maternal antibodies

Animal Health: Maternal antibodies unpredictable


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Calves are born without fully functioning immune systems, making them reliant on passive immunity from maternal antibodies for disease protection. As a result, we assumed for a long time that vaccinating calves at an early age was a complete waste of time and money as the maternal antibodies would attack any pathogens introduced in the […] Read more
Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business
Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Direct marketing grass-fed beef is a family business

Family farm in Alberta made the decision to go certified organic in the 1990s

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After Tim Hoven and his wife Lori took over the management of his family farm at Eckville, Alta., in 1998 they made the decision to go certified organic. It seemed like a natural next step to him. His parents had become involved with holistic management in the late 1980s after taking a course with Don […] Read more

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