Reading Time: < 1 minute When feed quality is unknown, it is significantly more difficult to maintain animal health and welfare, says the Beef Cattle Research Council. Visual assessment of feedstuffs is not accurate and may cause cows to be underfed and lose body condition. It may also lead to unnecessary spending on expensive supplements. It is important to determine […] Read more
Test your livestock feed sources
The best time to manage weeds post-harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fall is a good time to spray perennials and winter annual weed species because pre-winter management can help preserve critical soil moisture for the following spring. Controlling winter annuals when they are small also offers better control. That said, spraying immediately after harvest will not offer the best results. Perennials that are chopped to stubble […] Read more
Brazil needs mandatory cattle tracking
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazil needs a mandatory government program to track cattle being raised for beef to prevent deforestation, says the head of the world’s largest meat company, Brazil’s JBS SA. Cattle ranching, along with clearing land to sell timber or grow crops, is driving deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The destruction of rainforests, which serve as carbon […] Read more
Lamb market trends
Reading Time: < 1 minute Slaughter lamb prices are slowly gaining strength, while price volatility remains at auction markets. Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with the Alberta government, says although inflation is affecting buying habits and creating greater pressure on lamb retail prices and demand, prospects look favourable for lamb producers. Alberta live weight lamb prices as reported by […] Read more
Cost advice for beef operators
Reading Time: < 1 minute Any new business can benefit from the guidance of those more experienced, and starting a beef operation is no different. In order to share the wisdom of seasoned producers with the next generation, Canfax Research Services asked 180 participants of the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network for their advice on starting a cow-calf operation. […] Read more
How to speed your crop insurance claim
AFSC says to submit production reports as soon as possible
Reading Time: 2 minutes With many crop insurance claims expected this year, AFSC has issued a release with tips to speed up the review and calculation of losses. Some of the main topics include: Clients are encouraged to submit their Harvest Production Report as soon as possible after harvest. Clients may want to take an acceptable grain sample to […] Read more
Conditioning key to transport success
Reading Time: < 1 minute The results of a four-year animal transport research study, funded in part by Alberta Beef Producers, suggest the most important animal welfare factor in transport may be conditioning before they get on the truck. Researchers found that rest stops had minimal impact on animal welfare. The biggest difference was in conditioned versus non-conditioned calves. In […] Read more
Feed testing gives clearer picture
Reading Time: < 1 minute When you don’t know the quality of your livestock feed, maintaining animal health and welfare can become significantly more difficult, says the Beef Cattle Research Council. Visual assessment of feedstuffs is not accurate enough to access quality and may lead to cows being underfed and losing body condition, or wasting money on expensive supplements that […] Read more
Investing in clubroot research
Reading Time: < 1 minute Clubroot research in Alberta is getting a big boost. Results Driven Agriculture Research, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission have awarded $1.25 million to Stephen Strelkov at the University of Alberta to lead an expert team in: As part of the five-year project, the team is expected to contribute to […] Read more
New clubroot strains discovered
Some resistant canola varieties are susceptible
Reading Time: < 1 minute University of Alberta researchers say new strains of clubroot have been discovered in fields across the Prairies, including several capable of infecting canola plants bred to resist the disease. They identified 25 unique clubroot pathotypes from samples collected from more than 250 fields in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2019 and 2020. Seven of the […] Read more
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