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When the government pulled out of community pastures, operations became the responsibility of board members and patron volunteers.

Community pasture patrons adapt to new business models

By Tara Mulhern Davidson June 30, 2021

The following is the second in a three-part series exploring how different community pastures shifted from government to producer operation, and the ongoing effects of that shift. Years after government decided to turn over community pasture management to patrons, board members and staff are still finding new approaches to managing and improving operations while ensuring […] 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.

News, News Roundup

AgriStability enrolment deadline approaches, while beef sector pushes for more change

News Roundup, from the June 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 16, 2021

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

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

The business of beef: Avoiding the bogs and quicksand

By Sandy Russell December 18, 2017

Business planning, economic analysis and marketing strategies — these are all things that can cause most ranchers’ eyes to quickly glaze over when mentioned. Not many, if any, ranchers get into the cattle business to sit behind a computer and create long-term business plans, marketing strategies or crunch numbers to compile an economic analysis, so […] Read more

Proper custom feeding agreements protect both the client and the feeder, says risk management specialist Bruce Viney.

Features, Finishers, Livestock

Competitive cattle feeding agreements

… do the right things and do things right

By Debbie Furber November 14, 2017

People looking to place cattle with custom feeders are motivated to get the best deal on rates. That’s the nature of the business — they need to bank a return on their investment in the cattle to stay in business. It’s equally important for custom feeding and grazing operators to see a return on their […] Read more

Features, Finishers, Livestock

Backed by a business plan

By Debbie Furber November 14, 2017

Former Alberta Agriculture risk management specialist Bruce Viney spoke with heart at the Western Canadian Feedlot Management School earlier this year telling about his own experiences in cattle feeding as he covered points from his new publication, Business Fundamentals for Better Feeding Agreements. He got his start as a cattle feeder when he leveraged scholarship […] Read more

News, News Roundup

Learn when to stop doing things

News Roundup from the December 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Steve Kenyon January 4, 2017

Farmers complain quite often about two things: they don’t have enough time or enough money. We have all seen the little phrases that in one form or another brag that farmers work long hours for little pay. It frustrates me to see these memes shared on social media as the message it sends to potential new […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

You know you are an entrepreneur when…

By Brenda Schoepp October 20, 2016

The frustration of the young woman across the table was palpable and she was beating herself up in a big way. Why had she not found the magic answer? Why was this taking so long? Why could she not be completely independent and not depend on other revenue? I have sat at many kitchen and […] Read more

Straight from the hip

Revelation in the boardroom

By Brenda Schoepp September 22, 2015

The constant evolution of the boardroom experience is one which every industry is experiencing. The transparency and rapid transfer of information allow for higher knowledge coming into the boardroom and a more transparent level of discussion. What is it that makes for an industry board that empowers members and hits all the right targets while […] Read more

How we as producers live our lives and treat our employees is our art on display.

Straight from the hip

Schoepp: Farming with ‘intentional design’

By Brenda Schoepp August 28, 2015

There are many ways to describe intentional design — from the theory of creation to a management style. When I think about the term, I am drawn to compare it to reactive design and how they differ in result from an industry and labour perspective. This is not a critical singling out of any industry […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

Marketing versus production risk in your cattle operation

By John McKinnon March 24, 2015

Last month, the 17th Western Canadian Feedlot Management School was held in Saskatoon and covered a wide range of topics from health and nutrition to issues like labour shortages. The school finished off with a session on economic conditions facing the industry. While nobody was complaining about current prices, there was an underlying feeling of […] Read more

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

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Community pasture patrons adapt to new business models

AgriStability enrolment deadline approaches, while beef sector pushes for more change

The business of beef: Avoiding the bogs and quicksand

Competitive cattle feeding agreements

Learn when to stop doing things

You know you are an entrepreneur when…

Revelation in the boardroom

Schoepp: Farming with ‘intentional design’

Marketing versus production risk in your cattle operation

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