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Agribition sees a profit, World Angus Forum gets ready to shine

Purely Purebred: News from the June 2009 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) reported a profit of $18,080 on revenues of $3,060,478 for 2008, thanks to an 14 per cent increase in admissions and food sales at the show last November. Attendance grew to 142,500 from 137,500 the year before, says chief executive officer and general manager Jason Pollock. CWA 2009 will be held […] Read more
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Newsmakers – for May. 14, 2009

Tony Saretsky, a cattle exporter and feedlot operator from Ponoka, Alta., resigned as vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association at its recent annual meeting. Travis Toews of Beaverlodge, Alta., was elected to complete Saretsky’s term, putting him next in line to become president of the national lobby group in March 2010. Bob Lowe, a […] Read more
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Newsmakers – for Apr. 6, 2009

The Ontar io Cattlemen’s Association re-elected Gord Hardy of Lucan as their president for a second one-year term. Vi e-president Curtis Royal who operates a feedlot near Creemore was also re-elected for a second term. A new federal/provincial program will pay $70 per head of breeding stock to Manitoba Interlake producers whose hay crops were […] Read more
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LETTERS – for Apr. 6, 2009

We Don’t Want Subsidies In response to the letter by Mr Goetz in the March 2009 issue, I have no doubt the auto industry is huge in Ontario but what does an auto industry bailout have to do with the oil industry? People will not stop driving, they will just drive foreign cars or older […] Read more
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EVERYTHING I Know I LEARNED FROM A COW!

When I arrived at the Melfort Research Station in Saskatchewan on September 17, 1973, my first job was to draw up plans for a large bale feeder. Thus, I started my career as a forage beef system researcher. In those days the scientists and staff at Melfort and visiting engineers from Ottawa were involved with […] Read more
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The Long And Short Of A Pasture Plan

There’s a perception that planned grazing involves moving cattle every hour or every day. That’s not necessarily how it works at Lucends Ranch near Ponoka, Alberta. “We have to get the animals to the right place at the right time and know why we want them to be there. If we don’t know why, we […] Read more
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Forage As A Feedstuff

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle The more we process forage, the more we lower its value as a feedstuff www.cattleandwildlifenutrition.com Among the public, “natural” is supposed to be best. The reality is that there are some very nasty “natural” compounds. Preservatives are far preferable than aflatoxin or […] Read more
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A Post That Works In Unison With The Wire

A new product developed by engineers in British Columbia is proving itself in pastures and feedlots around the world and is now available from distributors in Canada. PowerFlex posts are made from a new material, orientated wood plastic composite (wpc), which gives them the flexibility to bend and spring back into an upright position when […] Read more

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