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Boyd Anderson
Cattleman’s Corner

Anderson recognized for a lifetime of contributions

Lifetime rancher and longtime writer remembered

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Family, friends, neighbours and livestock industry colleagues from across Western Canada gathered in Glentworth, Saskatchewan on December 10 to remember the life and times of Boyd Anderson, a respected rancher and leader in the Saskatchewan and Canadian beef cattle industries, who passed away Dec. 1, 2016 in Moose Jaw at age 96. Anderson, who had […] Read more
A number of heating systems can be used to keep water open 
and available to cattle during winter.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Options for keeping winter water open

Water supp??lies need to be reliable but also safe

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Providing adequate stock water can be a frustrating challenge during colder months. Having adequate water and keeping it ice-free is not a simple task. In some pastures, water availability is also an issue. Trey Patterson, CEO of Padlock Ranches in Wyoming, says one of the challenges is keeping water thawed. “If you have multiple groups […] Read more
Raw palm kernels need to be crushed and oil rendered, fractioned, filtered and separated before being turned into commercial beads, prilled or flaked free-fatty acids.
Cattleman’s Corner, Dairy Cattle, The Dairy Corner

Dairy Corner: Don’t overdo palm fat in dairy cattle rations

Palm fat can help increase milk fat, but more isn’t necessarily better

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There has been an explosive use of palm fat in many dairy diets. This growth has been fuelled by the numerous incentive days issued by milk marketing boards to increase milk fat production in lactating dairy cows. On the plus side, I see a profitable milk fat increase on many farms because some bypass palm […] Read more
beef on a winter pasture
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Important to maintain proper BCS

Cattleman's Corner: Cows looking good going into winter still need to be fed

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Warm temperatures and lots of rain right into fall regenerated pastures producing plenty of nutritious grasses for cattle. Many gestating cows are going into the winter, healthy and in decent shape. By feeding them well-balanced overwintering diets, we can continue this momentum, so these beef cows can get through a typical cold winter and be […] Read more
Watch for newer respiratory pathogens
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Watch for newer respiratory pathogens

Animal Health: One is a virus, the other a bacteria — both can be hard to identify

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We have all heard of coronavirus being one of the main causes of viral scours in newborn calves. It alone, with a couple strains of rotavirus, are the two main viruses we see in scours vaccines. It also causes a winter dysentery (bloody diarrhea) in mature cattle, especially housed dairy cattle in the winter. What […] Read more
Easy weaning and putting yearlings onto pasture or grass hay can help transition them into backgrounding.
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Ease weaned calves into backgrounding

It is difficult if not impossible to recover losses due to sick animals

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Some ranchers hold calves over as yearlings, and some buy light calves in the spring to put on grass and gain weight. Some calves go into a confinement program and are fed a growing ration until they are ready to enter a finishing facility. Backgrounding covers a spectrum of situations that includes preconditioning before and […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner

Good ranch story, makes a great gift

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If you’re looking for a stocking stuffer or any-season gift for someone who enjoys stories about real ranch life, Grainews columnist Heather Smith Thomas is a long time published author with several books to her credit. Here are three titles that so aptly capture the experiences of raising cattle, horses and other critters. Horse Tales: […] Read more
cattle in a feedlot
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

Market recovery still a year away

Market Update: Production is still high, start of beef herd contraction possible in late 2017

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On top of the CBOT building in Chicago stands a statue of “Ceres” — the Greek goddess of grain crops and fertility. An old myth amongst traders is that after a major bull run in a market when traders usually did very well, the Greek goddess wanted her money back. Fed cattle prices have been […] Read more
calf in a pen
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Various treatments for calf diphtheria

Animal Health: Injury to mouth or throat can allow bacteria to set in

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I am sure most producers over the years have had calves (on a sporadic basis) develop a throat infection. These are the calves which have an extremely loud inspiratory and expiratory sound which can be heard, across the pen. They generally have extended neck breathing and are in various forms of respiratory distress. The cause […] Read more
More thoughts on market options
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Markets

More thoughts on market options

You may not need a price premium to see benefits of preconditioned calves

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Market analyst Jerry Klassen in his recent column isn’t painting a very bright cattle price outlook picture heading into this winter and early into 2017. An oversupply of beef in the U.S. and Canada is holding prices down. And of course those pork guys continue to push more product out the door — a lot […] Read more

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