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Spots Open At Olds Beef School

Spots are still open for the November 2009 and May 2010 Canadian Beef School at Olds College, Olds, Alberta. It is a great learning experience for anyone involved in the Canadian beef industry — whether you are a producer, or feeder, or processor or involved in a related service industry, such as the animal health […] Read more
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A Day Trip To See Family Roots

JULY 13, 2009 The last few days have been busy for me. On Friday, I went to Moose Jaw with my sister Thelma Poirier. Thelma organized and was the editor of my recent book, Grasses and Grain. She has written and helped to get many books published over the past years. On Friday, we picked […] Read more
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Winter Mineral Costs 12C/Hd/Day

Timing is important when trying to provide the best mineral program for your cow herd and do it in the most economical manner. After all, when spring calves are weaned in autumn, the cows pregnant with next year’s calf have relatively low mineral and vitamin requirements. As winter sets in, it doesn’t take long for […] Read more
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Border Line Feeders Expanding

It’s not hard to be impressed with the business attitude at Border Line Feeders just outside Ceylon, Sask. Through one of the toughest stretches in recent times in the beef industry, a young management team has built an enviable record of business success. Launched with 7,000 head capacity in 2005, they expanded to 12,000 in […] Read more
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Everyday Life In Africa

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We did it! We pulled up our Montana stakes, and are now pitching camp in Africa for six month. The first two weeks my wife, Connie, and I had the privilege of teaching eight days in the very rural village of Lobi, Malawi. This was the first part of our new lifetime adventure. First in […] Read more
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Backyard Animal Husbandry

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The phenomenon of Backyard Animal Husbandry is spreading among urban folks with no farm background. They are choosing to raise fowl and small mammals to eat! The economy is the main factor but it apparently appeals to the “Homegrown is Better” mentality. This rediscovery of the truth in the human/animal relationship must be agitating to […] Read more
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Switching From Beef To Banquets

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Doug and Cheryl Livingstone and family have been producing grain and purebred Hereford cattle on their Vermillion, Alberta area farm for many years. But, as Doug recently noted, speaking to the Canadian Farm Writers Federation conference in Edmonton, “food doesn’t gain any real value until after it leaves the farm gate.” So the Livingstones have […] Read more
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Hog Futures Off The Lows

2008 6024 5593 5632 6098 2009 5811 5488 5635 6005 2010 5685 5400 n/a n/a Lean hog futures have been trending higher in September, which is a counter seasonal price rally. Given the economic turmoil over the past year, seasonal price trends don’t hold water like they use to. North America appears to be moving […] Read more
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…which is the north end of the Peace River Region, it can probably work anywhere on the Prairies. You can use the versatile and high-yield crop for silage, grain or grazing

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If you’re going to grow corn in northwestern Canada, you’d better . have these three things: the right variety, weed control and the right field. An increasing amount of farmers have it figured out and are producing corn successfully where no one used to grow it. New short season varieties, more weed control options and […] Read more
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The Tradition Of Holding Onto Tradition

It’s been a year-plus since I wrote about the Dragonflies, Butterflies, Bumblebees and Ants. If you recall, in that column, I described how these different personality types perceive their world; better yet, how they perceive change and how they react to it. More recently I read another book, SWAY — the irresistible pull of irrational […] Read more

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