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These yearlings, working on their third pass this grazing season through this paddock of brassica, legume and grass forage blend appeared to find all the forage types very palatable.
Cattleman’s Corner

Forage blend really produced the feed

A pasture seed mix with 10 to 12 different forages shone in a somewhat mediocre growing season

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For the beef handlers at Walter Farms in central Alberta it was actually a good sign — a neighbour called one day to alert them to the fact the cows were in a field of canola or corn or some type of good-looking cash crop. While the neighbour’s concern was appreciated, the cowmen weren’t worried. […] Read more
Cattle margins struggling amidst lower prices
Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Cattle margins struggling amidst lower prices

Market Update with Jerry Klassen

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Western Canadian fed and feeder cattle prices have experienced severe volatility over the past month and it appears that this price behaviour will continue over the winter. While the market continues to factor in growing beef supplies, retail and restaurant demand remains uncertain. Alberta packers have been buying fed cattle in the range of $170 […] Read more
Cow and a Calf
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Visible and invisible benefits of preconditioning

‘Truck weaned’ calves are highly stressed and ultimately suffer from a higher rate of shrink during trucking to a feedlot

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Preconditioned is a general term for feedlot-destined calves that have been vaccinated, castrated, dehorned, weaned, have some feed-bunk/waterer experience and have been fed a nutritious post-weaning diet for at least 30-45 days prior to being sold to a feedlot. Recently, I’ve talked to some cow-calf operators selling spring calves to feedlots in the fall, who see […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Learn the one-handed sub-Q injection method

Animal Health with Roy Lewis: Easier, safer and just as accurate

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It is worth revisiting information from a research trial completed more than 10 years ago on subcutaneous administration of the drug Micotil from Elanco, which adds credence to using a one-handed subcutaneous administration technique. This technique is much safer for the producer to administer as well as a labour saver. This study also proves it […] Read more
Gerd Martin, left, who spearheaded the Weyburn Ag Society farrier competition, works over hot bed of coals with competitor Todd Bailey.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Farrier competition honours Chad Johnstone

Funds raised create a scholarship at Olds College

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When a work accident took Chad Johnstone’s life almost a year ago, touching tributes to the 38-year-old farrier immediately poured in from family, friends, colleagues and clients. And they came from across Saskatchewan and beyond. “He knew everybody and everybody knew him,” says wife Marla Holdstock. “He’d help anybody out and people wanted to give […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

A prolapse is not just a prolapse

There are many factors that can contribute to a vaginal prolapse

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The act of replacing a vaginal prolapse is really just the visible part. There are many other aspects veterinarians consider when they are working on these. The cause, method of replacement, long-term care and expected force of straining afterwards must all be considered when they are corrected. As an experienced veterinarian, there are times when […] Read more
Andrea riding Shiloh while moving cows to better pasture during some gorgeous weather this fall.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Rancher’s Diary: Ranch work winding down for fall

Still plenty of grass as cows are back on pasture after weaning

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OCTOBER 10 Michael and Nick have been working on custom fence-building jobs and Robbie helped them for a few days. The day after we preg-checked the cows and took the heifers’ mothers to the 320-acre mountain pasture, we put the heifer calves in the orchard, and the two bull calves in the horse pasture. They […] Read more
With 1.3 million acres of soybeans in Manitoba it has not only become an important cash crop, but it can also be processed as an excellent protein source helping dairy cattle produce more milk.
Cattleman’s Corner, Dairy Cattle

The Dairy Corner: Soybeans have excellent fit in dairy diets

Sometimes more expensive, but they can put more milk in the tank

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I am fortunate to travel across wide stretches of Manitoba and have observed the explosive growth of soybean acres over the last decade. From 2005, only about 100,000 acres were planted and this acreage has steadily increased to about 1.3 million acres, today. Recently, I asked many dairy/soybean producers, why they grew this crop. Most […] Read more
Risk of tetanus in cattle increasing
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Risk of tetanus in cattle increasing

Animal Health: Your best approach is to prevent it through vaccination

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In the last several years tetanus has most definitely been increasing in incidence across Canada so it is important that producers know what to look for and understand measures to prevent this deadly disease. Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium Tetani that is the same family of organisms which causes blackleg. This spore-producing bacteria […] Read more

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