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New Zealand through the eye of a pasture manager

By Duane McCartney November 1, 2016

After Jack Kyle retired as Ontario’s pasture specialist following 30 years of service to Ontario’s beef producers, he and his wife Jean joined an agricultural tour to New Zealand to see the sites and have a look at agriculture in New Zealand. Some of what he saw there may provide food for thought to pasture […] Read more

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013.

Livestock, Nutrition

Some thoughts on China’s beef business

Nutrition with John McKinnon, beef cattle nutritionist

By John McKinnon September 2, 2016

Recently I had the opportunity to visit China and spend some time with beef and dairy producers in this vast and truly interesting country. As this article goes to press in midsummer, I thought it would be interesting to provide you with a few insights into beef production in this part of the world. This […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

New Zealand farm firm bans use of palm in feed

By Reuters August 8, 2016

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand farm company Landcorp said Monday it would ban its farmers from using palm kernel expeller (PKE), a feed supplement used for cows that environmentalists have linked to rainforest destruction. The state-owned company, which runs 140 farms, said it would end the use of the feed by June 2017 to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen January 20, 2016

Our industry is maligned for producing greenhouse gas. Practically every living organism produces greenhouse gas, even plants, but cattle produce more than other livestock because rumen bacteria produce methane as they digest feed. Additional greenhouse gas comes from manure (methane and nitrous oxide) and fossil fuel use (carbon dioxide). However, like the industry’s “water footprint,” […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

Enzootic Bovine Leukosis Part 2 — Control

By Dr. Ron Clarke December 14, 2015

Part 1 of this article on enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) was about the troubling news that bovine leukosis virus (BLV) is transmissible to humans, and the revelation that the presence of BLV in human breast tissue is potentially associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. This article presents the basics about EBL control and […] Read more

Features, Livestock

Look at brood cow nutrition

By Dr. Ron Clarke December 4, 2015

Most producers start unpredictable western Canadian winters by reckoning feed supplies against cow numbers, judging whether the hay pile will get the herd through until pastures are ready next spring. In the high-tech environment of today, it’s easy to overlook the simple things like the long-term implication of monitoring body condition of brood cows through […] Read more

“We’ve looked at some alternatives here and found we could feed the grasser cattle protein supplement on alternate days and we didn’t have to take it to them every day. We were able to reduce labour costs by 20 per cent.” Bart Lardner, WBDC

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Satisfy the protein needs of pregnant cows

By Heather Smith Thomas November 5, 2015

Cows require different nutritional levels at different stages of gestation. Nutrient requirements in early gestation are not much different from maintenance requirements, but as the fetus grows larger the cow’s nutrient needs increase. And if a cow is lactating, she needs a much higher level of protein and energy than when she is pregnant. Protein […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Farmers, upset over TPP talks, take cows to Parliament

By David Ljunggren September 29, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Unhappy Canadian dairy farmers parked dozens of tractors in central Ottawa and walked their cows down the main street opposite Parliament on Tuesday to protest trade talks they said could cripple them. Canada is one of 12 Pacific Rim countries trying to nail down a trade deal in Atlanta this week. […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Animal care lives here

By Debbie Furber September 16, 2015

Driving down the road to the family’s old homestead established in 1903 near Pine Lake, Alta., Doug Sawyer stops to look at the corrals he helped design and build when he was a kid. “We thought about the ways animals move and how to make it work for us by rounding out corners and letting […] Read more

Livestock, Research

Stretch winter feed supplies with care

By Reynold Bergen August 29, 2015

Winter feed will be a scarce and costly resource in much of Western Canada this year. Use it carefully, because the management decisions you make now will impact reproductive and economic performance for at least two years. Research conducted 25 years ago by P.L. Houghton and co-workers at Perdue University (J. An. Sci. 68:1438) demonstrated […] Read more

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

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China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

Tag Archives Dairy Cattle

New Zealand through the eye of a pasture manager

Some thoughts on China’s beef business

New Zealand farm firm bans use of palm in feed

The environmental hoofprint of Canada’s beef industry

Enzootic Bovine Leukosis Part 2 — Control

Look at brood cow nutrition

Satisfy the protein needs of pregnant cows

Farmers, upset over TPP talks, take cows to Parliament

Animal care lives here

Stretch winter feed supplies with care

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