The calves were up in weight and cows and heifers calved without assistance in 2025 at the Eppich ranch in Saskatchewan.
Columns
Three birthdays and calving begins
Eppich News: It was a great calving season, despite a reminder why quick veterinary help is indispensable
Helping hands on the ranch
A Little Bit Western: Many examples around the ranch and community show the kids are all right
At Lonesome Dove Ranch in Saskatchewan, there are many examples around the ranch and community which show the kids are all right.
Understanding shoulder pain
Fit to Farm: If we don’t move in ways that keep the joint stable, our bodies will tense up to hold it in place
Posture, breathing patterns and body maintenance all affect your risk of shoulder pain, one of the most common complaints we see in the clinic.
How we can be Gordie Howe in Canada’s kitchens
First We Eat: There are Canadian foods I’d love to see on my table if I could obtain them here
Interprovincial trade regulations exist to protect local economies, preserve regional autonomy, and of course generate local income. But even the Bank of Canada believes lowering internal barriers would boost our economy while effectively keeping our dollars in Canada.
Corn’s amazing nature
Practical Research: The fusarium we see in small cereal grains is the anamorph of the pink mould seen in corn
Consider that if you grow corn after wheat or vice versa and have a wet summer or fall, be prepared for possible outbreaks of pink mould/fusarium head blight in either crop in such a rotation.
Grain monitoring critical in spring
Grain temperature should be checked every two weeks during the spring and summer
The sun creates more than twice as much heat gain on the south wall of a bin in spring as it does during the summer. That, in addition to the solar heat gain on the bin roof, can lead to grain spoilage, NDSU warns.
Making sense of tariff terror
Farm Financial Planner: Tariffs’ effects on Canada’s sales of actual goods to the U.S. should not be as catastrophic as feared
If you see Trump’s tariff war as a man-bites-dog story, you’re right. The history of U.S. tariffs is a tale of tragedy and “we shouldn’t have done that” economics.
This spring, all quiet on the machinery markets front
Canadian farmers in better position than their U.S. neighbours to acquire new machines
Given the Trump administration’s fluctuating tariff rules, delivery of new farm equipment has been disrupted in a manner that hasn’t existed since the Second World War.
Give special attention to first-calved beef heifers
Better Bunks and Pastures: Getting heifers ready for their next pregnancy is the goal of a nutrition program specifically for them
Heifers that have calves for the first time need special attention, and getting them ready for their next pregnancy is the goal of a nutrition program specifically for them.
Mother in the middle
Farm Family Coach: This Mother’s Day, work to communicate with each other, not through Mom as an intermediary
When two family members are unable to have effective communication, they often turn to someone else to hear them out. Many times, alas, this is Mom.
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