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Comment: Don’t let perfection get in the way of progress

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Steve Kay included an interesting observation about the U.S. beef industry’s struggle to adopt electronic ID tags in his Prime Cuts column for our October issue. Those whose only answer to electronic ID is “no” and those who allow perfection to be the enemy of the good are creating a vacuum the government is happy […] Read more
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Comment: Timing is everything

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If you’ve handled livestock much, you likely understand the importance of timing. Rancher Tim Andrew alludes to this in a stockmanship article written by Melissa Jeffers-Bezan in our Sept. 24, 2024 issue. Any entry into a bovine’s flight zone will make that animal uncomfortable, and trigger a response. As the handler, you need to “give […] Read more
Along with help from the Beef Cattle Research council, a Canadian registered veterinarian is working to keep foot-and-mouth disease top of mind for cattle producers.
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Keeping foot-and-mouth disease out

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When registered veterinary technician Dana Parker started her career, there were people in the Canadian veterinary industry who had first-hand experience with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Europe. Others had colleagues who had been pulled into the crisis. But as that generation retires, fewer people practicing vet medicine have seen the fallout, so the disease […] Read more
Comment: What’s in it for volunteers?
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Comment: What’s in it for volunteers?

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Back in February, we ran a feature on volunteers at beef shows, written by our field editor, Melissa Jeffers-Bezan (“Beef shows work to rebuild volunteer base post-COVID”). Brian Hadland, who wrangles the barn bosses at Canadian Western Agribition, had a little tidbit of advice that didn’t make it into the article, but did stick with […] Read more
If you’re thinking about making some changes to your operation, we have a few suggestions for where to go for ideas.
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Comment: Finding opportunity

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— There is opportunity within complexity. It was a remark that caught my attention during the Canadian Cattle Association’s screening of Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate in late April and was uttered by Robin White, who holds a PhD in animal sciences and is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. The film focused on the feedlot sector’s […] Read more
Although wild birds are the reservoir for the latest cases of avian influenza, the bovine version may also have spread between farms by cattle.
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Comment: What we know so far about the bovine flu

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By the time our May issue hits your mailbox, the bovine influenza situation may have changed. Hopefully, it will have fizzled out by May, but the birds are still coming north. So, here’s what we knew as of April 18 about the bovine influenza A outbreak in the U.S. The disease was first noted in […] Read more
Ranching is a lot more like high-stakes poker than chess. Yes, there is all kinds of strategy involved, but there’s an awful lot of chance, too.
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Comment: Every hand’s a winner

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“Most people do not understand the relationship between randomness and skill,” says Ben Brode, game designer, on the podcast Search Engine. I’d bet quite a few farmers and ranchers get it. But more on that later.  When it comes to games, most people imagine a continuum between skill and luck, says Brode. On one end […] Read more
It’s important to remember what your priorities are, including your relationships.
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Comment: Prioritizing fundamentals

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In 2021, right before American Thanksgiving, I boarded a plane for Houston, Texas, to spend four weeks with a loved one who was fighting cancer, and who had no family or friends in the area. She was not technically my sister, but she was like one, and so that’s how I’ll refer to her. There […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther riding horseback in 2023.
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Comment: Don’t look down

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Years ago, I was starting a palomino mare that was smart, athletic and tended to express her displeasure by crow-hopping and bucking. Fortunately, she telegraphed her intention before she let loose, most of the time. But it made for some tense rides early in her career. I’ve made my share of mistakes with horses over […] Read more

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