Livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes High-tech livestock ear tags are a step closer to reality in this province, thanks to a recent big dollar commitment towards a trial of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags. The end-to-end test will track animals through all parts of the beef production cycle, from the producer’s field, through auction markets, feedlots and to the processor. […] Read more
High-Tech Ear Tags To Be Put To The Test
Students Demonstrate Ingenuity
Reading Time: 1 minute Alberta’s cattle industry is joining the ranks of a surprisingly diverse range of industries and organizations that owe appreciation to a group of Alberta technical students. And, the best may yet be to come: upcoming changes to the technology behind the students’ innovations may offer still more benefit to the cattle industry. The students, who […] Read more
First Combination Product Approved For Several Years
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of us recall that many years ago there were several combination drugs for cattle. For example, Pen-Strep or Azimycin, which were a combination of two antibiotics, a steroid and an antihistamine, all in one bottle. These products were pulled in the interests of meat safety and beef quality assurance. Today, with more thought on […] Read more
Innovative Research Addresses Industry Challenges
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) plays a unique role in the Canadian pork industry as one of the few establishments carrying out practical research focused on the needs of pig producers. Like everyone in the pork sector, it has faced enormous challenges over the past few years, being forced to close its 600-sow Elstow barn […] Read more
It’s Back To The Future For Beef Marketers
Reading Time: 2 minutes af staff |pincher creek It’s time to shift the focus back to the Alberta Beef brand, according to the marketing experts at the Alberta Beef Producers. “Let’s face it, right across the country, Alberta beef is famous,” said Mark Francis, ABP promotion committee chair. “It’s still famous here at home and it’s time to ramp […] Read more
Five New Dairy Producers Get Startup Quota
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Milk says five new dairy producers across Alberta will be loaned quota to help alleviate some of the startup costs normally incurred when starting a dairy farm. Under Alberta Milk’s New Entrants Assistance Program, the five were chosen from a process to help decipher the ones who would have the most success. They provided […] Read more
Trapper Offers Solutions To Predator Woes
Reading Time: 3 minutes AF CONTRIBUTOR |DEBOLT Gordy Klassen admits he gets a little fired up when confronting erroneous presumptions about trapping, especially when it comes from misconceptions held by some livestock producers. “The sheep or beef producer can control predators if they have the right tools and knowledge,” said the lifelong trapper and outdoorsman. “They don’t see its […] Read more
High-tech ear tags to be put to the test
High-tech livestock ear tags are a step closer to reality in Alberta, thanks to a recent big dollar commitment towards a trial of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags. The end-to-end test will track animals through all parts of the beef production cycle, from the producer’s field, through auction markets, feedlots and to the processor. The […] Read more
Feds fund Cargill for waste processing at High River
The federal government has announced a grant of $10 million to Cargill Meat Solutions for its plant at High River, Alberta. The funds are for purchase and installation of new equipment designed to safely dispose of specified risk materials (SRM), landfill trash, and compost material to produce energy, while producing energy in the form of […] Read more
Generally good conditions in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan livestock producers continue to make good haying progress and now have 73 per cent of the hay crop cut. Fifty one per cent of the hay crop has been baled or put into silage according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Haying progress varies across the province, ranging from 81 per cent cut in […] Read more
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