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Livestock, Vet advice

African swine fever – watch and learn

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Many human infectious diseases travel at the speed of the fastest airplane. It’s critical for those involved in the animal protein business — be it beef, poultry or pork anywhere on the globe — to remain vigilant of what’s happening with international neighbours struggling with highly infectious diseases in animals, and learn. No one in […] Read more
History, Our History

History: The Internal Change in the Commercial Beef Industry of Canada

Reprinted from the July 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Internal Change in the Commercial Beef Industry of Canada By Edward H. Burles, Calgary, Alta. ‘During the late 1800’s and possibly the first 10 years of the present century it was the general practice to sell by the head depending on the age and sex. Following this period there was a swing to price […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Prime cuts

A year of green grass and more

Prime Cuts with Steve Kay: from the January 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Another year has begun and expectations on both sides of the border are for a decent year. Cow-calf producers hope for a mild winter but enough snow to produce a lot of green grass this spring and a good calving season. Cattle feeders hope to see more feeder cattle and a more stable live cattle […] Read more
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent monitors the Canada/U.S. border near Sweet Grass, Montana, about 100 km southeast of Lethbridge. (CBP.gov)
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Guenther: Canada’s beef export sector waiting, watching

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As speculation swirls around U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to renegotiate NAFTA, officials with Canada’s beef industry are taking a measured approach. They’re not ignoring the possibility of trade disruptions in the U.S., said Ryder Lee, CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association — “but neither are we lighting our hair on fire yet at each […] Read more
Livestock, Vet advice

What do coffee and doughnuts have in common with beef? 

Animal Health with Ron Clark, Dvm

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The Canadian Beef Industry Conference 2016 (CBIC 2016) provoked thought on many topics. Presentations by a host of food industry icons stirred the imagination of the cattle industry, a body once thought inert and cloaked so deeply in tradition and romance that any significant degree of change seemed improbable.Through two solid days of presentations, I […] Read more
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Cow-Calf, Markets

Beef industry appears to be stalled

Charlie Gracey's take on cattle markets and the cow-calf industry

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There are few surprises and some disappointments at the end of Q2. Total slaughter cattle numbers are up 5.1 per cent and tonnage is up approximately nine per cent over the same period in 2015. The larger increase in tonnage is due entirely to increased carcass weights. Further, the increase in the percentage of AAA […] Read more
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CCA reports, Livestock, News

CCA Report: Reasons for optimism

From the August 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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If there was ever a time for optimism in the beef industry, it would have to be now. Positive developments in market access over the summer months are of practical as well as symbolic importance. Fully restored access to Mexico and the resumption of trade to Taiwan are important as every gain in market access supports […] Read more
Livestock, Straight from the hip

How clean is our protein engine?

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Woody breast has the poultry industry in a flap. Today, 50 per cent of the American broilers for slaughter suffer from the dense, dry tissue in the most expensive part of the bird. References to woody breast portray an industry in surprise and confusion. Hardly. The move toward single-trait selection for huge breasts on birds […] Read more

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