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Strategies for reducing parasite resistance

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We heard years ago about insect resistance developing with with fly tags. I believe the first ones on the market were called Bovaid. With no other competing products, after a few years researchers noticed resistance developing in pests the tags were supposed to repel. Soon other companies were making tags using different chemical families as active […] Read more
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Consumers balk at higher beef prices

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Retail beef prices have surged higher since January, resulting in softer beef consumption. Average American at-home and away-from-home food expenditures were running four and three per cent, respectively, above year-ago levels earlier in 2014. But since March, at-home food spending is now below year-ago levels by two per cent while away-from-home food spending is down 8.4 […] Read more
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Where’s the beef and who owns what?

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Out on the northwestern Manitoba range there’s a custody battle between a farmer and his former mistress in which ownership of 11 cows and their perhaps 22 calves is at stake. Manitoba Family Court and the Court of Appeal have been trying to determine ownership of the animals and then to divvy up the farmer’s […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner

Branded beef pros and cons

Health and Welfare

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With all the terms we are hearing in the beef industry — such as organic, natural, hormone-free, and sustainable — there is no doubt confusion even for producers trying to raise cattle to fit these programs. Most of these branded or niche programs are trying to differentiate themselves from traditional beef production practices. If as […] Read more
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Proper mineral supplement can prevent grass tetany

Follow these management tips to help protect against deficiencies

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Many parts of western Canada suffered through one of its longest and coldest winters in decades. It’s anybody’s guess that arctic temperatures and belly-high snows predispose beef cows to grass tetany when green lush grass sprout across pastures. However, proper nutrient supplementation to the cows’ early spring diet eliminates risk of this highly preventable magnesium-deficiency […] Read more
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The era of collaborative competitors

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The only new money that enters the beef production chain comes from the consumer. There are a couple of ways this can happen. The first, and I would propose the most positive way, is through product purchase. The second, and not quite as positive, is through tax dollars. Beef demand is based on price versus […] Read more
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Cattleman’s Corner

Researchers looking for greenhouse gas answers on the farm

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Agriculture Canada researchers are not only working to identify where most greenhouse gases (GHG) are produced on Canadian beef and dairy operations, but also the greater challenge of finding economical and practical strategies for reducing emissions. Because methane from cow-calf operations and dairy farms is the largest contributor to the overall agriculture GHG picture, the […] Read more
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Weaker CDN $ helps offset “COOL effect”

The Markets

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I’ve received a few inquiries lately in regards to the outlook of the Canadian dollar and how a stronger U.S. greenback influences local cattle prices. The Canadian dollar recently dropped to four-year lows against the U.S. dollar and it appears the trend is not over. We have seen a drop in fed cattle exports to […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner

Markets will soften heading into summer

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Fed and feeder cattle prices have been percolating higher throughout the winter and early spring. Lower-than-anticipated beef production along with steady consumer demand drove fed cattle prices to record highs in Canada and the U.S. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $145/cwt to $146/cwt in early spring, which is approximately $12/cwt above […] Read more
Saturday is a big day with up to 1,800- dozen eggs graded at Galimax Trading in Nobleford, Alta. The company has three full-time and four part-time employees.
Cattleman’s Corner

Network brings local products to the marketplace

Market Network

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Rudy Knitel and Corne Mans need to make a living, but neither has expectations of becoming millionaires as they follow a philosophy of bringing quality, locally grown food products to consumers, while being fair to the farmers who produce it. Knitel, 73, has been building the Galimax Trading business out of Nobleford in southern Alberta […] Read more

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