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Fed cattle prices are expected to trend lower from October 2024 to December 2025.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Markets

Cattle market vulnerable to slower economic growth

The Markets: Watch consumer trends for indications of a beef price slowdown

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Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $425-$428/cwt delivered in mid-August. Live prices were quoted at $255/cwt (US$186), f.o.b. feedlot, in southern Alberta. The fed market has come off the summer highs as demand eases moving into the fall period. Monthly restaurant spending on both sides of the […] Read more
Hoof strength problems are one area where the use of chelated minerals could make sense.
Cattleman’s Corner, The Dairy Corner

Strategic use of chelated minerals makes financial sense

Dairy Corner: There are specific cases where chelated minerals should be used in dairy diets

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In the last couple of years, I’ve noticed most dairy lactation diets contain a fortified level of chelated trace minerals. When I ask dairy producers why they feed them over conventional ones, they often say they don’t know or their nutritionist thinks it’s a good idea. There is nothing technically wrong with feeding chelated trace […] Read more
cow and calf
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

How to manage two similar livestock pharmaceuticals

Animal Health: Subtle differences can give one medication an advantage over another

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This article provides some clarity for when new products or combinations of products come onto the market. These days all antimicrobials, NSAIDs and a few other products are prescription products and most come under the VCPR (veterinary-client-patient relationship). The two products in this case have already been on the market for years, but now, with no […] Read more
One plant can have many aliases. Scarlet mallow, a native prairie wildflower, is also referred to as salmon pinks or “cowboys’ delight.” Biologists generally use Latin plant names to avoid common name confusion.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Plants and their identity crises

A Little Bit Western: One person’s weed is another person’s useful and cherished plant

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Like many farmers and ranchers, I’ve always been curious about plants. After all, we are surrounded by plants, and humans depend on them for everything from food and forage to fibre and fun. Throughout the growing season, as interesting plants pop up in ditches, fields and pastures, I get texts, tweets and messages with photos […] Read more
James enjoys his Sunday ride to check the cows and pastures.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

A wet June turns to a hot July

Eppich News: The ranch foal count ended up at seven, with two fillies and five colts

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The beginning of June gave us quite a bit of moisture, much more than we have had in the last few years. It made it a little interesting at times and slowed seeding down, but the pastures greatly appreciated it. On the second, we took the kids to go ride and check the cows. We […] Read more
beef carcasses
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Markets

Beef demand made seasonal highs in July

The Markets: Cattle markets have started to grind lower, but the feeder market has held

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The beef market appears to have made a seasonal high during the first week of July. Wholesale choice beef prices reached up to US$329/cwt during the week ending July 6 before fading to US$319/cwt during the third week of July. Weaker wholesale values have resulted in lower U.S. fed cattle values. During the first week […] Read more
Shorter tubs protected by an electric fence wire give calves a chance to drink and learn about water.
Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Creating calf creep water tubs

Calves get their own water source while their trough is out of order

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This spring we had to find a way to supply water to our baby calves. The pastures where we have our cow-calf pairs in the spring and early summer are fenced away from the creek, to avoid the risk of having a young calf swept away by high water. When we first moved onto this […] Read more
Gregory fixes a broken wire while the horses watch.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Cow-Calf

A rainy May slows down seeding

Eppich News: The rhythm of the ranch rises with cattle to move, foals born and visitors

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On April 29 was Joseph’s seventh birthday party. The day before, we had a surprise for him: we loaded up the family, picked up Gregory’s sister, Theresa, and went to the rodeo in North Battleford. It was Joseph’s first rodeo and while his brothers weren’t as interested, he had a lot of fun. The beginning […] Read more
Pretreated calves usually need a booster for mycoplasma once they arrive at a feedlot.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Lower stress, lower mycoplasma

Animal Health: The secondary respiratory and joint disease can be limited with prevention

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Feedlot owners and backgrounders across this country always have one question for me: “Is there anything new out there to combat mycoplasma?” While there are a couple of vaccines licensed for cattle, they do require multiple shots. Vaccines help, but focusing on decreasing stress and other diseases can limit mycoplasma infection. Mycoplasma comes in many […] Read more
cattle with mineral feeder
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

How to manage beef cow summer mineral intake

Better Bunks and Pastures: Most solutions are found with common sense and changing practices

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A long time ago, I helped a producer feed loose mineral to his herd of 60 beef cows. It was at the start of summer and during their breeding season. We’d just rip open a couple of bags and pour the mineral into an old wooden crate near a full dugout of drinking water. Often, […] Read more

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