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Australia’s richest woman buys two cattle stations

By GFM Network News July 22, 2016

Reuters – Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart has expanded her cattle business, buying two cattle properties in the country’s north, as the billionaire seeks to profit from Asia’s fast-growing food market. The cattle properties, located southwest of the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory, were bought from one of Indonesia’s largest importers of cattle, Japfa, […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

A good year to consider backgrounding cattle

Prices expected to be weakest during the fall of 2016

By Jerry Klassen June 9, 2016

The U.S. cattle herd has been in the expansion phase over the past couple of years and it is difficult for many producers to come to terms with the recent price activity. I’ve received many calls from both cow-calf operators and feedlot operators in regards to the price outlook and I basically focus on the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: A guide to low-stress cattle handling

The first thing to know is that there is no such thing as low-stress cattle handling

By Lisa Guenther June 1, 2016

I help out with seasonal chores on my parents’ ranch, but I don’t think of myself as a “real” rancher. However, I think I’ve learned a few life lessons from working with animals. I’m not a stockmanship expert, but working cattle is basically about working their flight zones. You need to figure out where to […] Read more

A.I. service can be an option for introducing improved genetics and overall herd performance.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Something magical about 10:2:1 ratio

A per cent hear and there in reproduction and growth makes a difference

By Sean McGrath May 30, 2016

If it is possible to have a favourite ratio, 10:2:1 is mine. The reason for the favouritism is this ratio comes from one of my favourite pieces of extension material, done by Melton et al. way back in 1995. The 10:2:1 ratio reflects the relative importance of reproduction:production:product, particularly for those marketing calves directly from […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

All-season solution to hand-feeding hay

With a few modifications it works on all terrain

By Heather Smith Thomas May 25, 2016

Each year on our ranch we keep a few heifer calves to raise as replacements for the cow herd. We keep them in a field next to the calving barn and pens, close enough to electricity that we can run an extension cord through the barn pens to their water tank for the tank heater. […] Read more

I took this photo when we tried to move the herd to a different part of the pasture. They calmly arrived at their destination, then ran in a big circle, back to where we had started. It was weird. I think they thought they were escaping.

Beef Cattle, Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: Getting the hairy eyeball

By Lisa Guenther May 19, 2016

I have a few cows in my parents’ herd. But they barely outnumber my hay-burning horses, so I’d never call myself a cattle producer. I haven’t decided how many cows I’ll collect in the long run. Right now they’re an excuse to help with the larger herd and a little extra income. This spring my […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Beef cows get mastitis, too

Early treatment can save the udder, and plan to cull susceptible animals

By Roy Lewis April 25, 2016

Even though we think of mastitis as more of a dairy disease, beef producers still need to be vigilant for the condition in their herds. With higher milk production and cows being retained in herds longer, both these factors have a tendency to increase mastitis incidence. Mastitis cases can be smouldering during the long period […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

There’s value in high-quality beef

Beef Management: Health, pounds and consumer demand drive cattle business

By Laura Conaway April 8, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This article supplied courtesy of Certified Angus Beef, shows U.S. producers are also being encouraged to produce a quality beef product. It further supports recent articles by Cattleman’s Corner columnist Sean McGrath about using the tools to build a beef ‘Cadillac.’ ) What’s in a cow today? Dr. Larry Corah asked 175 cattlemen […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Suspected cattle-attacking gator killed in Florida

By GFM Network News April 6, 2016

Orlando | Reuters –– A 780-lb. “monster” alligator slain in a Florida hunt and hauled out of the water with a farm tractor falls short of the state record for length, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. “A big alligator nonetheless, but they are not going to have an official measurement because it’s not going […] Read more

Lorne and Megan Davey run a 200-head commercial cow-calf ranch and small backgrounding operation near Wilkie, Sask., but they also train a few ranch and performance horses as well. This seven-year-old Palomino passed its physical and was being washed and groomed for the Ranch Horse Sale at the Calgary Bull Sale. Lorne is also general manager of West Central Pelleting Ltd at Wilkie.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

PHOTOS: Lots of bull, but people too at Calgary Bull Sale

By Lee Hart March 17, 2016

Breeders were optimistic the opening morning of the 116th Calgary Bull Sale, held in early March at a totally new venue in the barns of the Century Downs Racetrack, at Balzac, just north of Calgary. While the full story would be told over the next couple of days, once the auctions actually started, the 25 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather

Canada could diversify $12 billion in farm and food exports away from U.S. says FCC

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather

Canada could diversify $12 billion in farm and food exports away from U.S. says FCC

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Australia’s richest woman buys two cattle stations

A good year to consider backgrounding cattle

Reporter’s Notebook: A guide to low-stress cattle handling

Something magical about 10:2:1 ratio

All-season solution to hand-feeding hay

Reporter’s Notebook: Getting the hairy eyeball

Beef cows get mastitis, too

There’s value in high-quality beef

Suspected cattle-attacking gator killed in Florida

PHOTOS: Lots of bull, but people too at Calgary Bull Sale

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