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Take precautions when feeding salvage crops to cattle

By Heather Smith Thomas December 1, 2015

In drought years it’s often hard to locate adequate forage for cattle so producers sometimes turn to alternatives like drought-stressed pulse, oilseed or cereal crops that normally wouldn’t go for feed. These emergency feeds can be a godsend in a dry year, but both Barry Yaremcio, a beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Research: A living lab

News Roundup from the September 2015 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 16, 2015

First-year test results from the Western Canadian Cow-Calf Surveillance Network are going out to participating producers as the research team gears up for the second cycle of this five-year project. The foundation was laid by recruiting herds into a network intended to inform industry on the health status of the western herd and pertinent management […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features

Good riddance to roundworms on pasture

By Debbie Furber May 29, 2015

Deworming programs typically target roundworms in the gastrointestinal tract, when in fact it takes a live host and grass for roundworms to complete their life cycle and perpetuate infections. This makes grazing season an opportune time to deworm because the only way cattle pick up new roundworm infections is by ingesting third-stage larvae (L3) and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News Roundup

Sask. looking for beef research ‘centre of excellence’

News Roundup: National Beef Strategy sets targets for industry, and scientists track superbug genes to understand antibiotic resistance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 3, 2015

Research Research shakeup proposed for Saskatchewan If Saskatchewan is going to meet its target of raising livestock receipts by 25 per cent it needs everyone pulling in the same direction. As a first step the steering committee set up by the province last April is recommending the creation of a centre of excellence to co-ordinate […] Read more

cattle eating food minerals in a pasture

Beef Cattle, Forages, Livestock

Trace minerals of pasture forages in Saskatchewan

By Debbie Furber November 25, 2014

The Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) recently completed a broad evaluation of trace mineral content of pasture forages across Saskatchewan with a view to learning whether mineral programs for cattle on pasture should differ according to season, soil type and/or forage type. The findings indicate just that. “Season and forage species had significant effects on trace […] Read more

Features

Moderate gains for heifers get green light

Pregnancy rates on par with more traditional mature body weights

By Debbie Furber February 25, 2014

A study at the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) near Lanigan, Sask., shows that pregnancy rates for heifers bred at 55 per cent of their mature body weight were on par with heifers bred at a more traditional 60 to 65 per cent of their mature body weight. This pattern held true in all three […] Read more

Livestock

Cost of production first steps: Production indicators

By Beef Cattle Research Council, Kathy Larson February 20, 2014

Last month’s announcement of the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) is welcome news. This spring, cow-calf producers will have the opportunity to lock in prices for their 2014 calves. When deciding which level of coverage to take, it would be useful to know what price a producer needs to break-even. The break-even price on […] Read more

Features

Solid-state digester shows promise

By Debbie Furber February 18, 2014

If not for the small flare stack nearby, one would never suspect that the nondescript metal building at the Western Beef Development Centre housed cutting-edge energy research. This is the site of a one-of-a-kind research prototype designed to extract biogas released during anaerobic decomposition of organic waste in solid form. The solid-state anaerobic digester is […] Read more

2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent

Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa

India imports canola oil after 5 years as local prices surge

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2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent

Crop tour finds strong corn, soy potential along with diseases in Illinois, western Iowa

India imports canola oil after 5 years as local prices surge

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Take precautions when feeding salvage crops to cattle

Research: A living lab

Good riddance to roundworms on pasture

Sask. looking for beef research ‘centre of excellence’

Trace minerals of pasture forages in Saskatchewan

Moderate gains for heifers get green light

Cost of production first steps: Production indicators

Solid-state digester shows promise

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