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Structure underpins bull power

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

By Bruce Derksen December 16, 2024

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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USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek December 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Friday walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in Mexico.

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Indonesia detects African swine fever in most of its provinces

By Reuters December 16, 2024

Multiple cases of African swine fever had been detected in 32 of Indonesia's 38 provinces, an official said on Monday, warning of risks of further spread of a disease that has killed thousands of hogs in the country this year.

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CRSB consumer survey finds Canadians generally bullish on beef

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan December 13, 2024

A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022 according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Big cows and big questions

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen December 13, 2024

August’s column talked about how genetic selection for growth rate and carcass merit has resulted in heavier carcasses with better marbling scores. New genetics get to the feeder and packer through the bulls that cow-calf producers buy from seedstock producers. These new genetics also leave fingerprints on the cow herd as they pass through. If […] Read more

Kee Jim presents at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference on beef-on-dairy systems.

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Beef-on-dairy provides opportunity and challenges for producers

Important traits include good growth, carcass characteristics and feed conversion

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan December 13, 2024

Though beef-on-dairy seems to be discussed more now than ever, the intersection of the two types of cattle isn’t as new as you may think. According to Dr. Kee Jim, senior lead of animal agriculture at Telus and managing director for G.K. Jim Farms, we’ve been eating beef-on-dairy cattle for decades. Now, it’s only increasing. […] Read more

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USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

By Reuters, Tom Polansek December 13, 2024

The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.

Rick Bieber presents at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing on how to prioritize soil health through his many years in the industry. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Crops, Livestock

South Dakota farmer focuses on soil biology

Retired farmer Rick Bieber spoke at the Western Canada Conference on Grazing and Soil Health

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan December 13, 2024

Rick Bieber, a farmer from South Dakota, spoke at Western Canada Conference on Soil Health about the many practices he has implemented to improve his soil on his operation.

Canadian researchers are looking for backgrounders and feedlots willing to participate in a survey covering everything from cattle feed to weight gains.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News Roundup

Study aims for finishing benchmarks for beef cattle

By Jeff Melchior December 12, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now underway, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The […] Read more

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Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats

By Mary MacArthur December 11, 2024

Relationships developed between Canadian, American and Mexican cattle producers during country-of-origin labelling discussions more than a decade ago may help protect Canadian cattlemen from damaging tariffs proposed by US president-elect Donald Trump, said the former head of the national cattle organization.

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Livestock

Structure underpins bull power

USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says

Indonesia detects African swine fever in most of its provinces

CRSB consumer survey finds Canadians generally bullish on beef

Big cows and big questions

Beef-on-dairy provides opportunity and challenges for producers

USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

South Dakota farmer focuses on soil biology

Study aims for finishing benchmarks for beef cattle

Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats

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