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Cattleman’s Corner

This Winter Is A Reminder Of 1947

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011 This is turning out to be a very hard winter for people feeding cattle. Lloyd has been feeding some cattle since November 15. In November he was weaning calves. He finished weaning the calves by December 15. As the snow keeps coming down this winter, some of us elderly people are comparing […] Read more
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That NEVER Happens Here

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Famous last words, as we saw last year, with the incredible flooding in the normally dry areas of southwest Saskatchewan and even up into Yorkton area. Catastrophic flooding which destroyed rail lines, highways and washed away valuable farmland and pastures. Homes which have never seen flood waters all of asudden were not just waterfront but […] Read more
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Demand Keeps Prices Strong

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North American cattle prices continue to trade near historical highs. Despite an increase in beef production, stronger domestic and export demand has caused fed and feeder cattle prices to trend higher throughout the winter. Alberta slaughter cattle have traded in the range of $106/cwt to $108/ cwt during February. At the same time, fed cattle […] Read more
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Repairing Broken Legs

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Contrary to what producers think most broken legs in calves can be repaired economically and with a very good prognosis in most cases. Several times each spring I receive calls from producers over calves with a broken leg. We discuss the location of the break, how big the calf is and other details, and they […] Read more
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Tips For Managing Newborn Calves

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The foremost and most immediate health concern after a newborn calf is integrated into the herd is to check its dam’s udder to see that each quarter is being sucked on a continuing basis. If the calf is small and hasn’t breached a teat initially, all is well, that quarter will be safely preserved by […] Read more
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Good And Bad News In The Month

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JANUARY 27 Last week when Lynn and I took another big bale of hay to the cows above the house, I hiked through the deep snow and across the creek into the upper swamp pasture to check where Michael and Carolyn are wintering their horses. With the cold weather, the water holes have been freezing […] Read more
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Tend To The Cow After Calving

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All the hard work and feed you’ve invested in your beef cows for the last few months in order to get them ready for calving should finally pay off with a healthy newborn calf. For the next two months, your fresh cows will need even more help from you to produce lots of milk for […] Read more
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Tips On Using A Stomach Tube

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There are times you must get fluid into a calf, such as a newborn that needs colostrum or a sick calf that needs fluid and medications orally. If a newborn is unable to nurse, the quickest, safest way to get colostrum into him is by tube. There are two ways to “tube” a calf. You […] Read more
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Consider Two-Stage Weaning

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Weaning represents the single greatest source of stress that can be imposed on a calf and, to a certain extent, the cow too. Research has shown that more calves are treated for disease and health problems immediately post weaning than at any other time in their lives. The abrupt separation of cow and calf causes […] Read more
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Manitoba Company Following EU Trend

Changes moving rapidly across the European pork industry may be a hint of what’s to come in other parts of the world. There has been significant consolidation and major cross-border acquisitions. Value chains are moving internationally and the market is being driven by innovation and new business models, Karen Hamann of the private research company […] Read more

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