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LETTERS – for Mar. 9, 2009

The Time To Help Yourself Is Now I am writing in response to Mr. Stang’s letter in the 2009 calving special. As he said, the auto industry plays an important role in the Canadian economy, as does the beef industry. What must be recognized are the millions of good-paying jobs that would be lost if […] Read more
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Spring Worming

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle Spring worming is a ritual with many ranchers. But with the cost of pharmaceuticals and the downturn in the markets, it is wise to approach worming from a managed prospective. That is, instead of a routine chore, we need to analyze whether […] Read more
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CCA Reports – for Mar. 9, 2009

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Brad Wildeman is president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association CCA kept up the busy pace as staff and directors attended several significant meetings on both sides of the border. From January 27-30, we attended the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) annual meeting and convention in Phoenix. On February 3-4, we participated in the Beef Value […] Read more
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MCOOL Cuts Crucial Cattle Flow

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A North American view of the meat industry. Steve Kay is publisher and editor of Cattle Buyers Weekly MCOOL’s damage won’t just be in reduced cattle imports and fewer feedlots or packing plants. Its larger damage will be to U. S. beef exports How ironic that the U. S. cattle herd is shrinking just when […] Read more
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PURELY PUREBRED – for Mar. 9, 2009

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[email protected] I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile. — Walter Chrysler On Feb. 17, 2009, the Canadian Angus Association became the first Canadian purebred beef breed organization to integrate Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) […] Read more
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The Value Of Manure

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle www.cattleandwildlifenutrition.com Years ago, manure was a valuable commodity. Back in the ’60s and early ’70s manure constituted a cash crop for feedlots. Then suddenly manure fell out of favour with farmers. Why? Some say it was the advent of chemical/commercial fertilizers. Urea […] Read more
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Working For A Lunatic

Have you ever heard a rancher say, “I really ought to mange this place as though it were a business,” or words to that effect? Maybe you’ve even said something like that yourself. “… as though it were a business?” When we say that we are acknowledging that our ranch isn’t a business, but we […] Read more
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Alma A Concern For Ontario Producers

The surprisingly socialist tack taken by the Alberta government towards its beef industry is being met with a degree of understanding by industry advocates in Ontario. It’s the potential implications that are worrisome. That’s the view of Jim Clark, general manager of the Ontario Cattle Feeders Association, and Gord Hardy, president of the Ontario Cattlemen’s […] Read more
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$14 million writeoff gives the troubled plant a fresh start

One might say the new president of Atlantic Beef Products (ABP) in Borden, Prince Edward Island is a miracle worker. Within one week of taking his position, the provincial government wrote off $14 million, putting the plant in the black for the first time since it opened in 2003. But John Thompson, the new president, […] Read more

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