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Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Proper body score pays dividends

Target pre-calving feeding to avoid animals that are too skinny or too fat

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The warm weather we had a couple of months ago has given me a false sense of security. I somehow think climate change lasts forever, yet one good arctic blast snaps me out of it. In the same way, producers should make sure that their pre-calving cows’ plane of nutrition is adequate during the last […] Read more
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Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

A few tricks to grafting calves

Animal Health: It makes good economics to find replacement calves for productive cows

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Since the beginning of time, a common procedure in spring calving is cross-grafting calves onto surrogate mothers. It used to be calves were bought from dairies but you do run the risk of exposing your herd to infectious organisms such as scours. With many of the exotic breeds such as Maine Anjou, twinning can reach […] Read more
Money to be made in creep feeding calves
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Money to be made in creep feeding calves

At least pencil it out for your farm — you could be leaving $85 per head on the table

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As a beef nutritionist, I have advocated creep feeding spring calves for years. That’s because as feeder cattle prices have steadily risen, there was a real profit due to creep feeding as well as some decent side-benefits. I haven’t changed my position for 2015 and advise each cow-calf operator to calculate their own situation and […] Read more
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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
Colleen Biggs of TK Ranch near Hanna says listening to their customers has guided them toward animal welfare certification.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Animal Welfare label confirms TK Ranch commitment

Alberta ranch finds the opportunity to reinforce their values of proper livestock production practices

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One of the advantages of direct marketing is receiving feedback through direct contact with the people who will be eating your product. Colleen and Dylan Biggs have been marketing ranch-finished beef and other meat products from their east-central Alberta ranch since 1995, and listening to their customers. About five years ago, they recognized there was […] Read more
Cattle behind a wooden fence rail
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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