Cattleman’s Corner & Production Tips

Lynn using the tractor and blade to clear grass and debris from a ditch that will carry water for hayfield irrigation.

Cows can’t wait to head for green grass

Rancher's Diary: A quick look back at May as the spring season got underway with the end of calving, and time to start irrigating

By Heather Smith Thomas June 29, 2015

May 5 – Last Wednesday Andrea helped Lynn put up a temporary electric fence along the south side of the pasture where the cows and calves are. This will keep the calves from eating gravel along the ditch bank and keep them away from the elk panels on that side of the field (the backside […] Read more

Improving consumer income is sustaining beef consumption levels even in the midst of all-time high beef prices.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Hogs

Cattle markets expected strong through ‘til fall

Consumer spending appears to have an appetite for meats 

By Jerry Klassen June 25, 2015

Fed and feeder cattle markets across Canada continue to trade at historical highs on the heels of very strong beef demand. Alberta fed cattle prices continue to hover in the range of $200 to $202 per cwt; higher quality Charolais cross steers averaging 700 pounds are reaching above $300 across Western Canada. Improving consumer incomes […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Tips to help keep horn flies off your cattle

Even a couple hundred of the tiny horn flies can knock 20 pounds off a calf

By Peter Vitti June 19, 2015

A few years ago, a friend in Saskatchewan asked me to help him treat his beef cows before they went on pasture with pour-on insecticide for horn flies. His job was to push up the cattle in the chute and my job was to use the applicator-gun and squirt pour-on liquid along each of the […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

VIDEO: Keeping cattle healthy on pasture

Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther gets a few tips from Dr. Miles Johnson

By Lisa Guenther June 5, 2015

As beef producers move their herds onto pasture this summer, there are practical ways to keep calves and cows healthy. Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther caught up with Dr. Miles Johnson, a veterinarian based in Turtleford, Sask, for tips on everything from pasture pneumonia to pink eye. Johnson is an experienced vet and a sitting member […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Magnesium deficiency can lead to grass tetany

Lush pastures can be a perfect setting for fatal conditions

By Peter Vitti June 3, 2015

Every time I drive past lush green May pastures I think of grass tetany in beef cows. That’s because it is essentially a magnesium deficiency in lush pasture that can have fatal effects upon a cow herd. Who wants to come across a dead pregnant or fresh cow in a field due to grass tetany? […] Read more

man standing in mud with cattle in background

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Got mud? Here’s some tips on coping with wet conditions on the farm

There appears to be no easy solution to manage mud

By Debbie Chikousky June 3, 2015

Alexander Pope must have been thinking of farmers in 1734 when he wrote “Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blessed.” There is a deep abiding faith that this year will be better than last which seems to drive us all forward to battle our farming enemies from […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Linear measuring points to better grass-fed genetics

A Manitoba grass-fed beef producer uses a set of  homemade calipers to select the best cattle 

By Angela Lovell June 2, 2015

As consumers continue to drive demand for grass-fed beef, some producers are rethinking their cattle genetics to select for animals that will be the most productive on forages. Brian Harper has been using linear measuring as part of his beef genetic selection process since 2007, and has seen steady improvements in the quality of his […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Simple Bud Box adds ease to cattle handling

Famed cattle handler Bud Williams left a legacy with a design that’s been copied across the world

By Kim Nielsen May 29, 2015

I always marvel at farmer innovations and the fact some people continue the search for “a better mousetrap” even as you might say they are getting “long in the tooth.” The late Bud Williams was an exemplary lifelong learner, fine-tuning ways to handle livestock throughout his life and never passing up the opportunity to share […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Easier weaning for calves using nose flaps

Reducing stress in calves when separated from their mothers

By Heather Smith Thomas May 22, 2015

Every year, weaning time is a stress on people and animal. On our ranch, we started fenceline weaning about 25 years ago — separating the cows from the calves but putting them in adjacent pens or pastures so they could still go to the fence and be next to each other. It was a little […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Handling emotions is the key to handling cattle

If you’re chasing them, you’ve already lost the battle

By Stephanie Grace May 22, 2015

More beef producers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of low-stress livestock management as part of the time-honoured tradition of raising and handling cattle. Human instincts, however, can present a major obstacle by contributing to a lack of control and the conflicts, anger and frustration that commonly accompany plans gone awry. Dylan Biggs, a […] Read more

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Cattleman’s Corner

Cows can’t wait to head for green grass

Cattle markets expected strong through ‘til fall

Tips to help keep horn flies off your cattle

VIDEO: Keeping cattle healthy on pasture

Magnesium deficiency can lead to grass tetany

Got mud? Here’s some tips on coping with wet conditions on the farm

Linear measuring points to better grass-fed genetics

Simple Bud Box adds ease to cattle handling

Easier weaning for calves using nose flaps

Handling emotions is the key to handling cattle

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