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PCVTs Provide Third-Party Canola Comparisons

Canola farmers make major decisions each year when they select their seed. For many of them, the Prairie Canola Variety Trials (PCVT) are an important source of information in making their choices. Co-ordinated by the Canola Council of Canada as a service to Canadian canola growers, the PCVT is funded in part by levy dollars. […] Read more
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Safety Gifts Prove You Really Care!

If you’re looking for a holiday gift that really says you care, here are some practical suggestions from the farm safety trainers, researchers and farmers who volunteer and work for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. CASA’s seven-member board of directors volunteer their time to help lead and guide farm safety education and resource development right […] Read more
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A Range Rescue Miracle

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Ranchers lead a hazardous life. When accidents happen, the nice thing about living in a rural community is friends and neighbours who come to your aid. On a cold, windy late spring day, Don Hatch, 59, was riding a young horse to check cattle on one of his range allotments near Salmon, Idaho. He trailered […] Read more
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What’s New

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FRONT-END SHREDDER Crawfords West, based in Camrose, Alta. is introducing a new tool to western Canadian producers, that makes it possible to shred and spread hay and straw bales using a front-end loader. Roto-King, which is a brand name for a line of products manufactured by MDS Manufacturing of Parkston, South Dakota, includes a bale […] Read more
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The Reality Of Branded Beef

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You would think after reading the blogs, letters to the editors, and listening to coffee shop chatter, that owning a packing plant is the be-all and end-all of security in the beef business. Just eliminate Kevin Costner, kill the cattle and they will come. Get the beef in the box and all you’ll have left […] Read more
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The Ups And Downs Of Sale Day

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SEPTEMBER 30 My daughter, Marion, is here from Calgary and today we drove to the Big Muddy Ranch and helped Ryan and his family round up the yearling steers for the sale which takes place at Mankota on Friday. We have been selling cattle at the Mankota sale since the 1960’s. It is a cattle […] Read more
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Use Preg Check Time Wisely

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Fall processing is an ideal time to consider culling problem cows. In early fall prices for beef cows are generally higher (although not in recent years) and calves are being weaned then. The yearly cost to maintain that cow is at least $400 plus on the prairies. Poor reproduction is the biggest loss to the […] Read more
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Poor Weather For Shipping Calves

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OCTOBER 24 We took care of Andrea’s girls when she went to Salt Lake last week for some tests for Charlie and for assessment of severe graft contractures on her arms. The shortened scar tissue has pulled the little finger of her right hand off to the side, and pulled her shoulder and spine out […] Read more
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Fed Cattle Prices Remain Soft

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Fed cattle prices in Southern Alberta continue to hover near the 2009 lows. Steers were trading hands in the range of $79 to $81 in mid-November as the strong Canadian dollar continues to weigh on domestic prices. In addition to slower slaughter cattle exports, beef product values have also come under pressure as exports due […] Read more
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Hog Prices Turning Around

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Cash hog prices in Peoria were reported at $34/ cwt in mid-November, up from the lows of $29 in October. At the same time, Canadian prices in Manitoba were reported at $1.05/kg for nearby delivery, up approximately $0.10/ kg from a month earlier. The market is starting to realize an increase in demand while supplies […] Read more

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