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Making dollars out of sense

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen June 7, 2017

Aside from price insurance (in provinces where it is available), cow-calf producers can’t do much to control the price they receive for their calves, so managing input costs is often the biggest opportunity to improve profitability. The Western Beef Development Centre has found that annual production costs differ by at least $100 per cow between […] 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

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

MPs hear about GMO technology in the beef industry

News Roundup from the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 16, 2016

Last month, the chair of the Beef Cattle Research Council — feedlot operator Brian Thiessen — and executive director Andrea Brocklebank spoke to the Parliamentary Agriculture Committee studying genetically modified animals for human consumption. While noting that GMO technology has had very limited practical application in beef cattle to date, Brocklebank said that may change […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Has cattle industry productivity improved in recent years?

Charlie Gracey looks at the claim that we're producing more beef with fewer cows

By Charlie Gracey November 2, 2016

For several years now I have been tracking industry productivity or output. Productivity improvement is important for any industry, and its just as important that producers should know whether progress is being made, at what rate, and in what manner. This brief discussion explores some of these factors. Recent claims that the cattle industry is […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Weatherproof feeder betters your chances of correct mineral intake

By Peter Vitti July 27, 2016

Beef cows can’t live without minerals and vitamins, which are often deficient or biologically unavailable in many pastures. I routinely recommend cattle producers feed sufficient well-formulated loose cattle mineral on a regular basis. I find that most people will take time in choosing a commercial beef mineral that’s formulated to meet their cows’ respective seasonal […] Read more

Blood tests, manual palpation or ultrasound are all proven techniques to find out if she is, or she isn't.

Cow-Calf, Features

Preg testing cows is easier than it used to be

By Heather Smith Thomas September 25, 2015

Most beef producers routinely pregnancy test cows after breeding season, to determine which ones to keep and which ones to sell. It’s a major cost to feed open cows through winter. Another major reason is that finding more than a typical number of open cows can alert you to a disease problem. Trichomoniasis, vibriosis, IBR, […] Read more

veterinary students observing a cow in a tilt table

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Vet table tilts a cow’s world

High-tech, hydraulic tilt table an invaluable tool that allows vets to examine and treat cattle

By Lynne Gunville October 28, 2014

WCVM Today – It’s October and veterinarian Dr. Chris Clark is looking forward to tipping cows again. But he’s not planning any Halloween pranks. The associate professor at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is talking about regaining the use of the tilt table – a highly efficient piece of equipment that was recently refurbished […] Read more

News

Witnessing wolf attacks gives cows PTSD like symptoms

Stress hormones released can have lasting effects

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 6, 2014

Cows that have had a encounters with wolves can experience stress-related illnesses and have a harder time getting pregnant, according to a new study by Oregon State University. This has the potential to decrease profits for ranchers. “When wolves kill or injure livestock, ranchers can document the financial loss,” said Reinaldo Cooke, an animal scientist in […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on short-covering ahead of weekend, crop tour

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Making dollars out of sense

An industry in crisis

MPs hear about GMO technology in the beef industry

Has cattle industry productivity improved in recent years?

Weatherproof feeder betters your chances of correct mineral intake

Preg testing cows is easier than it used to be

Vet table tilts a cow’s world

Witnessing wolf attacks gives cows PTSD like symptoms

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