Reading Time: 4 minutes Experts say for calf vaccinations to be most effective, it requires using a tailored approach for each herd.
Calf vaccination timing: why one size doesn’t fit all
Intranasal vaccines are common, but aren't right for every herd
CCIA prepares to make traceability transition
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency urges cattle producers to get ready for regulations coming into effect
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency may not be proposing regulatory changes for traceability, but it's the one delivering the program.
Klassen: Feeder Cattle Market Waits For Direction
For the week ending January 31, Western Canadian feeder markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Adverse weather in southern Alberta may have tempered buying interest for lighter weight calves. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $508-$510 per hundredweight delivered, steady to $2/cwt higher than last […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of a major winter storm set to move through the United States providing support.
U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active months.
Grazing lease controversy in southern Alta. municipality reaching critical juncture
Use of tax-recovery lands for grazing continues to have agricultural producers at odds in southern Alberta municipality
Reading Time: 4 minutes A southern Alberta rural municipality continues its years long process of balancing the needs of native grassland preservation and economic development on its tax-recovery lands.
How ‘care and compassion’ protocols drive performance at this Alberta ranch
Plateau Cattle Co. says lowering stress in calves using science-based practices leads to higher weaning weights, better health
Reading Time: 6 minutes Plateau Cattle Company says lowering stress in calves using science-based practices leads to higher weaning weights and better animal health.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop Friday
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell from nearby highs Friday, with profit-taking to end the week weighing on values. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Don’t blow off that beef producer meeting
Veterinarians and livestock experts are often called to speak at events put on by local groups, and that knowledge can help farmers manage their operations better
Reading Time: 3 minutes Local veterinarians and livestock experts often speak at producer events, sharing good advice for farmers on vaccines, calving, herd management and more.
Feedlots get good results from wet-corn feed
Wet corn making a splash in keeping up with steam flake corn in quality as feed for cattle for TFS Expanse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Southern Alberta feedlot business is exploring wet corn for the quality of its feed for beef cattle.