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Cattlemen’s Young Leaders and Environmental Stewardship Award winners
NewsMakers from the August 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

Ongoing study suggests value of backgrounding calves in the field
University of Saskatchewan research explores the possibility of increasing the province’s backgrounding capacity with lower input costs

Canadian Beef Industry Conference goes online
Conference organizers opt to bring beef industry together virtually August 11 to 13

Government of Alberta invests in agriculture at Lakeland College

Pinkeye in cattle can be costly
Producers should take a holistic approach that begins with preventing its spread

Grass-based production research challenging to conduct, says researcher
More variables, northern winters make grass-fed system studies more challenging to conduct in Canada than feedlot-based systems

Study suggests high mountain disease connected to poor feedlot performance and carcass quality
Research at Colorado State University finds pulmonary hypertension in cattle raised in high altitudes still has health and productions implications when finished at lower elevations

Ranchers fear loss of grazing lands due to coal mining projects
Public use of previously protected lands, water quality of Oldman River watershed threatened after Alberta rescinds coal development legislation

Meatocracy app connects customers with livestock producers
App creator hopes to offer an alternative to traditional livestock markets

Double cropping and low-stress handling pay dividends
Short Grass Ranches benefits from grazing a second feed crop and a new low-stress handling system