By Dwayne Summach, Regional Livestock Specialist, Regional Services, Ministry of Agriculture The goal of every beef producer should be to select, raise, treat and manage their animals to generate an exceptional dining experience for the consumer. While a cow-calf operator may claim they don’t control the quality of beef produced, they just sell calves, it is… Continue reading Prove You Produce Quality Beef
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Small lungs make cattle prone to respiratory diseases
By Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, July 14, 2016 Bovine respiratory disease costs the North American beef industry about $1 billion every year, said researchers from the University of Calgary veterinary school. And it’s always likely going to be a difficult problem to control be-cause cattle are susceptible, said Edouard Timsit at the veterinary school’s… Continue reading Small lungs make cattle prone to respiratory diseases
Supply worries again sink CME live cattle to 5-year low
By Reuters News Service, Theopolis Waters, The Western Producer, July 12, 2016 CHICAGO, July 12 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday sank to a five-year low for a second straight session in anticipation of weak cash prices by Friday, traders said. August ended 0.450 cent per lb lower at 108.900 cents, and… Continue reading Supply worries again sink CME live cattle to 5-year low
Pasture Mineral Programs for Beef Cattle
By Travis Peardon, Regional Livestock Specialist Pasture Mineral Programs Does your pasture mineral program consist of only blue salt blocks? If so, you could be setting yourself up for a wreck. While cattle do have a need for sodium, iodine and cobalt which are found in blue salt blocks they contain no other trace minerals. The… Continue reading Pasture Mineral Programs for Beef Cattle
Cattle Liner Roll Over East of Kindersley
By Kindersley Social, June 29, 2016 June 28 – At 8:48PM, Kindersley Fire was dispatched to a cattle liner roll over East of Kindersley on Highway 7. One mile West of Beadle Corner. Crews performed traffic control, extrication of cattle, assisted in cattle removal and scene safety. Traffic was restricted to one lane. Kindersley Fire… Continue reading Cattle Liner Roll Over East of Kindersley
Three Amigos talks: Canada pushing Mexico to fully reopen beef market
By Janyce McGregor, CBC News, June 27, 2016 Mexican market for beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age never reopened after BSE closures Canada is pushing Mexico to fully reopen its market to Canadian beef, and hopes to announce a breakthrough at this week’s North American leaders summit. If it succeeds, it will be an… Continue reading Three Amigos talks: Canada pushing Mexico to fully reopen beef market
Fragile contents: handle with care
By Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, June 16, 2016 Livestock injuries during transport can be avoided with safe handling techniques, understanding of animal behaviour MANHATTAN, Kan. — Bruising among cattle is often connected to incidents during transportation. A large share of the blame can be attributed to human error in the way cattle are handled from… Continue reading Fragile contents: handle with care
Signals point to calf price uncertainty
By Karen Briere, The Western Producer, June 16, 2016 The current volatility on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is a strong indicator of uncertain calf prices this fall, says Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp., which administers the Western Livestock Price Insurance pilot program in the province. May 31 was the last day to buy calf policies for… Continue reading Signals point to calf price uncertainty
Cattle plummets on surging feed costs, demand worries
By Michael Hirtzer, Reuters News Service, June 13, 2016 CHICAGO, June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. live and feeder cattle futures each plummeted by their daily trading limits on Monday, declining in a technical selloff triggered in part by rising animal feed prices, traders and analysts said. Losses in feeder cattle of roughly 3 percent outpaced… Continue reading Cattle plummets on surging feed costs, demand worries
Ranchers give pilot program thumbs up
By Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, June 9, 2016 A pilot project on beef production showed that even small-scale producers can follow sustainable production practices Cow-calf ranchers say the verified sustainable certification could attract customers and increase market share The work to feed sustainably raised beef to the world is just beginning. A pilot project… Continue reading Ranchers give pilot program thumbs up