Cattleman’s Corner & Production Tips

Feedback Will Give Producers Guidance

By Lee Hart March 9, 2009

Cow-calf producer Kevin Boon sees the new national Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) as a useful tool to help beef producers fine tune their breeding and management programs. The old Blue Tag program, which allowed producers to track specific animals through to processing so they could get carcass grading and quality information, was a very rudimentary […] Read more

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Don’t just assume bulls are operating at the top of their game

By Heather Smith Thomas March 9, 2009

Proper care and management of bulls is crucial for optimum fertility. Some bulls are naturally more fertile than others, due to factors such as genetics, and scrotal conformation, but poor management can reduce a bull’s fertility or his chances of siring a high number of calves. Bulls too fat or too thin won’t have optimum […] Read more

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What’s more reliable in selection, DNA, EPD or actual performance data?

By Sean McGrath March 9, 2009

DNA is in much of the popular press these days, even in agriculture. In the cattle business DNA testing is being marketed under various banners. One of the key features of this technology is its’ incredibly rapid pace of change. Of cattle producers using DNA in the past, the majority would be seedstock breeders using […] Read more

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Some invasive weeds causing the most concern in Australia are also in Canada

By Kim Nielsen March 9, 2009

Editor’s Note: Kim Nielsen, an ag fieldman for the County of Clearwater in west central Alberta, is part way through a six-month work experience visit in Victoria, Australia. He is writing regular reports for Grainews on his experiences during his stay. The last month has flown by at lightening speed and I am now well […] Read more

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Measuring Greenhouse Gas

March 9, 2009

The Soil Conservation Council of Canada (SCCC), the face and voice of soil conservation in Canada, will be evaluating a new computer-based tool designed to help producers identify opportunities to calculate and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their operations. Holos, a greenhouse gas calculator designed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), analyzes a range […] Read more

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Scour Prevention Is Best Therapy

By Bethany Lovaas March 9, 2009

Preventing scours (diarrhea or dysentery) in calves is a challenge for cow-calf producers. Adequate colostrum intake is the best protection for the newborn calf. The mother cow’s colostrum is a “custom made” antibiotic preparation for her calf. Because this colostrum is specific for the calf, there is no better protection available. In addition, cleanliness during […] Read more

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Calf Crop Shrinking Since ‘05

By Jerry Klassen March 9, 2009

Supplies of market ready cattle are down from year ago levels , but the cattle market remains under pressure due to softer demand. Consumer confidence remains at record lows and unemployment numbers continue to grow. Cash cattle prices are expected to remain stable in the short term and then trend lower into June. Values in […] Read more

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Hog Industry Down 10% From ‘08

By Jerry Klassen March 9, 2009

Canadian hog industry continues to move through a contraction phase. Despite the lower hog numbers, the market remains under pressure due to lower consumer incomes. The economy continues to deteriorate and it appears that we may see higher unemployment numbers over the next six to eight months. Exports are also slowing due to weakening demand […] Read more

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No point in whining from the sidelines you have to just get out there and do it

By Christoph Weder March 9, 2009

One year minus a day since my last visit to Dubai and it is unbelievable what can change in 364 days. After two weeks of bouncing between Sweden, Italy and Switzerland I am back at the Gulf Food Show in Dubai, no longer as a visitor dreaming about opportunities in the Gulf but as an […] Read more

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Market-Ready Cattle In Demand

By Jerry Klassen March 2, 2009

Fed cattle were trading in the range of $86 to $88 for the week ending February 14. The market appears to have strengthened on better than expected demand and tighter market-ready supplies. USDA reported wholesale values at the lowest levels since Sept 9, 2005. Choice product was quoted at $135.76/ cwt and select product at […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Cattleman’s Corner

Feedback Will Give Producers Guidance

Don’t just assume bulls are operating at the top of their game

What’s more reliable in selection, DNA, EPD or actual performance data?

Some invasive weeds causing the most concern in Australia are also in Canada

Measuring Greenhouse Gas

Scour Prevention Is Best Therapy

Calf Crop Shrinking Since ‘05

Hog Industry Down 10% From ‘08

No point in whining from the sidelines you have to just get out there and do it

Market-Ready Cattle In Demand

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