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Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta producers say compost is reducing their dependence on synthetic fertilizer while improving soil resilience.
Reading Time: 5 minutes For the week ending April 4, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Backgrounded replacements…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The New Zealand-designed system uses GPS collars and is now eligible for OFCAF funding in Canada.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Research points to rising costs as cattle spend more days on feed.
Reading Time: 5 minutes RDAR seeks producer input on genomics and genetic technology priorities.
Oranges and tangerines. Alligators and crocodiles. Concrete and cement. Identical twins, even. There are a lot of things in this…
Reading Time: 5 minutes A University of Lethbridge microbiologist presented findings on alternative feed ingredients at the Alberta Beef Producers…
Reading Time: 5 minutes PEDv case since 2022 renews calls for blood plasma feed ban.
Reading Time: 5 minutes For the week ending March 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle market once again traded $10/cwt higher…
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Producers at an Alberta Living Lab webinar say compost builds soil health, cuts input costs and keeps nutrients out of landfills
Mike Hittinger runs 200 head on 1,600 acres and says the GPS-controlled collar system is already simplifying bale grazing, swath grazing and nutritional management
Research into vaccines and early detection is urgent as federal pressure mounts to reduce antibiotic use in livestock
Responses will help shape future funding for genetic and genomic technologies in the cattle sector
University of Lethbridge associate professor Kim Stanford says Canada lags behind Japan and South Korea in turning food waste into livestock feed
AFSC says a modelling inconsistency in heavy weight cattle prices led to overpayments in the 2024 program year and is offering flexible repayment arrangements to affected clients
A confirmed case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus on a southern Alberta farm — the province's first since 2022 — has reignited calls to ban spray-dried porcine blood plasma from pig feed
