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Tips for winter water systems for cattle
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Tips for winter water systems for cattle

News Roundup from the November 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Michelle Panko, program information specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, recently offered tips and outlined winter system options at a Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association webinar.  For those struggling with freezing water bowls, Panko suggests looking at in-line heat tape, which is inserted into the water line and plugged in.  A utility pump and about 15 feet of four-inch […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
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Trade expansion may mean growth for Canadian beef industry

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Recent interest in trade expansion is encouraging to the beef industry, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA).  In September, both Taiwan and China formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which currently includes Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Britain began negotiating […] Read more
The National Beef Sustainability Assessment provides concrete, science-based numbers to demonstrate the Canadian beef production system’s sustainability, especially concerning our environmental footprint.
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CRSB launches update to National Beef Sustainability Assessment

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The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is calling on beef producers to contribute to sustainability benchmarking data collection by filling out a survey (available in English and French). What is the National Beef Sustainability Assessment? When the CRSB was established, it adopted the definition and guiding principles of beef sustainability from the Global Roundtable […] Read more
Canola regrowth blooming in Manitoba’s Interlake in late September. Beware high nitrates and other issues when grazing canola regrowth and consider using an electric fence to control intake.
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Timing key when managing high-nitrate feeds

News Roundup from the October 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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You’ve tested your feed and you’ve got some high-nitrate crop in the field or the feedyard. What exactly are the risks to your cattle and what can you do to manage them?  High nitrate levels can affect reproduction, and this time of year is especially risky for herds calving in May or June, says Barry […] Read more
Dry pastures can mean vitamin A deficiencies in both cows and calves this fall.
Livestock, News Roundup

Beware vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the cow herd during drought

News Roundup from the September 27, 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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As ranchers pull cattle from parched pastures this fall, veterinarians and livestock nutritionists advise watching for vitamin and mineral deficiencies.  “This year we’re going to be seeing a lot of guys feeding some alternative feeds, maybe a little bit more straw in their rations, so it’ll be important to balance off those important macro minerals […] Read more
For most ranchers, the main issue with ATV users is bad actors.
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Recreation, ranching and rights 

Public Policy: News Roundup from the August 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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With Alberta’s iconic landscapes and incredible natural diversity, it’s no wonder people are eager to explore the great outdoors. And in many cases, that exploration can be done respectfully, through parks, agri-tourism and public land escapes. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way, and we increasingly seeing conflict between land users and landowners and […] Read more
Smoke hangs over a pasture in a dry year.
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How to reduce health effects of wildfire smoke at weaning time

A strong calf vaccination program is the most important step, experts say.

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Reducing stress at weaning time may be even more important this year, due to challenging conditions over the summer.  With wildfire smoke persisting across much of Canada, coupled with extremely dry conditions in some regions, producers need to be aware of how these factors can affect the health of their calves at weaning.  “This is […] Read more
Reaching out to other ranchers who have encountered similar situations can help you get through "the dip" after making a change in your operation.
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AgriStability enrolment deadline approaches, while beef sector pushes for more change

News Roundup, from the June 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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As the application deadline looms for AgriStability, national and provincial cattle groups are encouraging producers to take another look at the program while pushing for more improvements.  Earlier this spring, provincial and federal governments agreed to remove the reference margin limit for producers enrolled in the program, retroactive to 2020. They also extended the application […] Read more
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says expanding price insurance into the Maritimes is a “very high priority.”
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Bringing livestock price insurance to the Maritimes

News Roundup, from the May 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Work is underway to bring livestock price insurance to Atlantic Canada’s beef producers.  While producers in Western Canada have access to the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program and Quebec and Ontario also have risk management programs, producers in the Maritimes lack any program to offset market risk.  “Producers in the Maritimes manage their risk by […] Read more

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