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Calving season: the tipping point for success in beef operations

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 27, 2017

Calving season is the time when most calves die. Surveys show that mortality in beef herds from birth to weaning ranges from three to seven per cent. A realistic goal for calf survival from birth to weaning is 97 per cent (Dr. Kris Ringwall, beef extension specialist, North Dakota State University). The goal can only […] Read more

The purebred herd starts calving in January and the commercial cattle about March 10.

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Calving at Tannas Ranch

A family-run, fourth-generation ranch in Alberta

By Heather Smith Thomas January 25, 2017

Mark and Ingrid Tannas, their son Luke and his wife Ceanna run 300 purebred Angus and 125 commercial cows at their ranch west of Water Valley, Alta. Mark is the fourth generation on the ranch. “Our family has been here about 50 years, and we built our first calving barn about 40 years ago. It […] Read more

Having the scale built into the calf cart saves time at calving. Every calf is weighed at birth.

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Two calving seasons at Lewis Farms

By Heather Smith Thomas January 20, 2017

Jordan Buba manages the calving at Lewis Farms near Edmonton, Alta. She is a fourth-generation family member at the farm. “We run about 1,000 cows along with the farming — grain and seed potatoes. We have two calving seasons, with two groups of cows. We calve about 400 cows in December-January and about 600 in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices lukewarm on mixed factors

By Jerry Klassen January 17, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were steady to $2 higher compared to week-ago levels. All weight classes experienced lukewarm buying interest, despite improving margins in the feedlot sector. Most auction barns experienced minimal numbers; cow-calf producers are holding back on sales hoping for stronger values and extreme cold temperatures hindered cattle movement, especially in the […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Extra equipment for your calving kit

Calving/Equipment with Roy Lewis, DVM

By Roy Lewis Dvm January 17, 2017

Just as a good mechanic has specific tools for specific jobs you too need specialized equipment during calving season. Each piece should be clean, disinfected and accessible when calving, and a little practice with this equipment beforehand is always beneficial. You may not need these particular tools often, but when you do they can save […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Calving fits with year-round grazing at Chinook Ranch

Longview, Alta. ranch in operation since 1950

By Heather Smith Thomas January 16, 2017

Stephen Hughes raises beef cattle near Longview, in southwestern Alberta. “Our family has been here since the late 1940s. My grandfather came from England in 1928 and had this ranch put together by 1950. My dad, Jim, is still involved in the day-to-day management of the ranch. I am third generation, and when I got […] Read more

Canadian dealer Eric Fazakas, EF Ag Services.

Cow-Calf, News, News Roundup

TEXT from Moocall: Cow 37 is calving

Equipment: News Roundup from the January 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Debbie Furber January 13, 2017

The text message woke Vern Luther at Craik, Sask., in the wee hours. Jason Evashenko, about a half-hour north near Kenaston, received the exact same text a month later while out for a family supper. As inconvenient as the timing was, neither minded the interruption because it meant a new calf on the way. The […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

A simple vigour test for newborns

Give it two fingers to suck… that’s step one

By Debbie Furber January 10, 2017

Two simple observations at birth can tell you whether a newborn calf has the vigour to quickly suckle enough colostrum to achieve the protection of passive immunity. “Measuring calving ease and suckle reflex is a quick and easy method to identify beef calves that are unlikely to consume colostrum by four hours after birth,” says […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

An industry in crisis

Is there a way back? Cow-calf producers hold the key

By Charlie Gracey December 23, 2016

A cattle-feeding industry that by year-end will have lost an estimated billion dollars since August 2015 plus a cow-calf sector that has lost more than one million cows and over 20,000 producers in the past decade strongly suggests an industry in crisis. Cattle feeders might be excused if they are not quite as optimistic about […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend

By Jerry Klassen December 20, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices resumed the upward trend after a brief dip during the first major snowstorm of the year. Feeder cattle weighing above 750 lbs. traded $2-$4 above week-ago levels while calves were readily selling for $4 to as much as $8 higher. Optimism abounds in the feedlot sector, as Alberta fed cattle […] Read more

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Calving season: the tipping point for success in beef operations

Calving at Tannas Ranch

Two calving seasons at Lewis Farms

Klassen: Feeder cattle prices lukewarm on mixed factors

Extra equipment for your calving kit

Calving fits with year-round grazing at Chinook Ranch

TEXT from Moocall: Cow 37 is calving

A simple vigour test for newborns

An industry in crisis

Klassen: Feeder cattle resume upward trend

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