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After years of drought, many are working to revitalize their pastures. Knowing the ins and outs of perennials can help.
Beef Cattle, Grazing, Pasture

Why post-drought pasture management matters for beef farmers

Knowing how perennial plants function can help producers make better decisions

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Pasture management is always important, but it is especially important following a drought. During these challenging periods, pastures may suffer and degrade, resulting in the loss of valuable forage, soil erosion and diminished fertility. Drought effects linger, affecting land and plant life productivity even after the rains return. Effective management strategies are essential to support […] Read more
Representatives from Canada Beef in Japan alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (centre).
Beef Cattle, Canada Beef, Comment/Columns

Canada Beef keeps its foot on the gas with market development

Keeping up with Canada Beef: From the June 2025 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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With the recent Canadian election now behind us and trade discussions set to resume between Canada and the U.S., Canada Beef remains focused on its mandate: to continually respond to the needs of our stakeholders by promoting Canadian beef, enhancing consumer awareness, driving consumption and identifying new market opportunities worldwide. More than ever, generic marketing […] Read more
File photo of a fall rye crop plot at Ag in Motion in 2024.
Barley, Beef Cattle, Forages, Nutrition

Rye silage: From the field to feedlot

Nutrition: Evaluating how barley silage and rye silage compare in feed quality

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Acres seeded to hybrid rye as a source of silage for feedlot cattle in Canada and the U.S. have increased in recent years. Increased use of hybrid rye as a forage source may be driven by greater yield potential relative to conventional rye and the early harvest may allow for double cropping. In some areas, […] Read more
A group of young Richardson’s ground squirrels, commonly known as gophers. Weather in previous years has led to a population boom of the rodents, but conditions may be less favourable in 2025.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Rangeland

How farmers and ranchers can manage a gopher boom

Ranchers and farmers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help

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The Richardson’s ground squirrel has been a challenge for prairie farmers for over a hundred years. Records of gopher bounties and provincial holidays for gopher hunting go back to 1917, but a lot of research has gone into the effectiveness of predatory mammals and birds. Foxes, weasels, snakes and badgers are efficient rodent hunters, said […] Read more
a stack of hay bales in Alberta, Canada
Associations, Finishers, Livestock, News

Unpacking the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative loan suspension

A look at the allegations against the co-op and what it needs to do to regain access to the Feeders Association Loan Guarantee Program

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Editor’s note: After the June issue of Canadian Cattlemen went to press, it was announced that lending operations involving the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative would resume on May 26. Read that story at the Western Producer, here. [UPDATED: June 19, 2025] On January 27, an order from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation suspended Picture Butte Feeder […] Read more
hamburgers cooking on a barbeque
Beef Cattle, Markets, Prime cuts

As recession risk rises in U.S., beef demand holds up

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay

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The likelihood of a tariff-induced recession rises in the U.S. and worsening consumer sentiment jeopardizes what was expected to be a recovery year for food service and retail. So says Rabobank in its April Agribusiness Review. Trade disruption begins to weigh on pork values, leaving producers cautious, while milk production returns to growth while tariff […] Read more
forage research plots in Quebec
Beef Cattle, Forages, Research, Research on the Record

Evaluating forage performance in different environments

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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About 20 years ago, Doug Wray drove in from Irricana, Alta., for an informal meeting at the Alberta Beef Producers’ office, where I worked at the time. He asked why the beef industry didn’t fund more forage breeding. Back then, the usual beef industry response to forage breeding proposals was “Let the government and forage […] Read more
File photo of a calf displaying symptoms of coccidiosis.
Cow-Calf, Features, Herd Health

Coccidiosis in beef calves

Veterinary Case Study: Treatment protocols to help manage this common, yet troubling, disease

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Nate walked through a pen of calves he had just weaned from his first-calf heifers. The day before, he’d noticed flecks of blood in some of the stools, but overall, the calves seemed bright and were eating the hay and chopped oats he offered in bunks. Today, however, he saw blood clots in stools and […] Read more

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