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In any breed there are basic features to look for in a replacement female.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Tips on selecting female replacement cattle

In reality, bulls are more dispensable than good cows

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Beef producers place a lot of emphasis on finding a suitable herd sire as no one can dismiss the importance of bull power in the herd. As the overworked but entirely accurate phrase aptly illustrates, “your bull is half the herd.” However the “other” half merits significant consideration for the single largest livestock investment is […] Read more
wire rolling machine
Cattleman’s Corner

Rolling up old fence wire simplified

Made in Sask. fence-wire roller makes tidy work of a laborious chore

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Fencing is probably not a favourite chore for most livestock producers, and cleaning up snarled barbed wire even less so. But one Saskatchewan entrepreneur hopes to ease ranchers’ fencing pains with an automatic wire roller. Brad Mohr, owner of BAM Enterprises, says his brother came up with the initial level-wind wire roller design and started […] Read more
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Fed cattle market reaches historic highs

Strong demand for beef continues and cattle herd isn’t expanding quickly

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Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $198 to $200 cwt in April, which was a historic high. Lower energy values and stronger economic growth continue to cause a year-over-year increase in food spending. Disposable income for the average consumer has been ratcheting higher and unemployment levels are improving moving into the […] Read more
man and woman in kitchen, photographs on back wall
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Meeting the real Heather Smith Thomas

Grainews editor sits down with one of agriculture's prolific story writers

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There is a real, live, actual ranching person in central Idaho called Heather Smith Thomas. I’ve met her. Thomas’ columns and features stories have been appearing in Grainews, Canadian Cattlemen and numerous U.S. publications for more than 30 years. But it wasn’t until a Friday morning in late March that she and a Grainews editor […] Read more
farm family
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Is it my job to feed the world?

Point of View: A southeast B.C. farmer raises the question about where farmer priorities should be — looking after the family and community or feeding the world?


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There is an unwritten law it seems in agriculture these days; whispered on the wind from coast to coast and pole to pole. Proclaimed and prophesied around tables from kitchens to cafés by old men, it has spread to the blogs and blundering of Internet chat rooms and Facebook foodie folklore. Many in mainstream agriculture […] Read more
farmyard with cattle
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Seeing the value of your farm beyond beef and grain

There may not be an immediate cash market for tranquility, but the day is coming


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It is definitely catalogue season. Based on past purchases and connections through work I generally receive around 150 to 200 bull sale catalogues each year, as well as lots of general farm supply and auction catalogues. All of this glossiness has spurred a lot of thinking about the products we sell from our farms and […] Read more
pasture
Cattleman’s Corner

Tips for ecological land management

Monitoring the ecological state of and changes in your farmland 
is of value to demonstrate proper land stewardship

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Farms and ranches rely heavily on nature and ecological processes to produce food and to support our own families. Nature is quite an amazing entity and for the most part will try to do everything she can to protect us from our own mismanagement. In other words nature is resilient and covers a lot of […] Read more
bull grazing in a pasture
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Measuring a bull’s scrotal circumference

Pay attention to minimum measurements for different breeds, but bigger isn’t always better

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All producers buying bulls should understand the meaning of a bull’s scrotal circumference. It is good to review some of the common parameters and also clear up a few misconceptions I’m sure are out there. A tremendous amount of information has been gathered and we should use this when making decisions with regards to our […] Read more
cattle in a field
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Late spring calving can pack a profit

There are management issues, but also several pluses by waiting ’til mid-May calving

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I remember not too long ago, cow-calf operators in Western Canada calved most cows by mid-March. This century-old tradition allowed cows to nurse their calves and put heavy weaning-weight over the course of the summer and then calves were sold to feedlots by the end of October. This doesn’t seem to be the sole case […] Read more
calf
Cattleman’s Corner

Higher feed costs to push calves down

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I’ve received many inquiries from cattle producers regarding the barley outlook for the summer and fall. The cost-per-pound of gain is an important factor determining feeder cattle prices and there is generally an inverse relationship between feed grain prices and feeder cattle values. When feed grain prices increase, (as experienced during the U.S. Midwest drought […] Read more

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