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We need a return to healthy soil

The relationship between soil health and human health has been recognized throughout history

By Brenda Schoepp May 21, 2015

Back in 1400 BC Moses sent his scouts ahead to Canaan to see what the soil was like and bring back fruit. By 400 BC Hippocrates was relating soil health as part of the overall evaluation of patient health. Flash forward to 1940 and R.A. Hayne proclaimed that “only healthy soil can produce healthy people.” […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

A frosty start to 2015 raises energy requirements for cattle

By John McKinnon February 17, 2015

As I write this most of the country is in a deep freeze with no end in sight. We all know how hard the cold is on equipment, machinery and people, however, we sometimes forget that our cows are also susceptible to severe environmental conditions. Fortunately, beef cows are hardy animals that can adapt to […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

A midterm checkup for your feeding program

By John McKinnon March 27, 2014

For cattle feeders this is a great time of the year. Cattle are well into their feeding program, health issues are in the rear-view mirror and your nutrition program is running flawlessly. If you are wondering what world I live in, you are right. Life is never this simple. However, with current profitability in the […] Read more

Features

Bale grazing

More than one way to skin a cat

By Steve Kenyon February 28, 2014

I started bale grazing many years ago more out of necessity than anything else. I had to feed my cattle but I worked long hours, six days a week. There was not a lot of time to be feeding cattle and I dislike feeding in the dark. Over the years I have adapted and experimented […] Read more

News

Strong demand for direct-marketed, grass-fed beef

Successful forage-finished beef entrepreneurs share marketing strategies at Ag Days

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2014

It takes longer and costs more to produce grass-finished beef, but Jim Lintott’s customers are willing to pay the asking price. The key is quality, which he describes as job No. 1. “I’ve almost never had a consumer tell me, Jim, your rib-eye steak at $17.99 a pound — twice what it’s worth at Safeway […] Read more

Livestock

Patience pays with grass-finished beef

Retail-level profits for 30-month-old beef more than double that of 18-month-old beef

By Daniel Winters February 5, 2014

In the grass-finished beef business, keeping a yearling an extra year is worth the wait. In fact, one could hardly afford to do otherwise, because those extra 12 months can mean the difference between profit and loss, Jim Lintott told a presentation on grass-fed beef production at Manitoba Ag Days. Lintott, a grass-finisher and marketer […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Tag Archives cattle feeding

We need a return to healthy soil

A frosty start to 2015 raises energy requirements for cattle

A midterm checkup for your feeding program

Bale grazing

Strong demand for direct-marketed, grass-fed beef

Patience pays with grass-finished beef

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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