Posts by Canadian Angus Association
Is Your Calving Season Too Long?
Jordan Thomas joins the show from Missouri to discuss the importance of reproductively sound females and why they influence the profitability of your cow herd and overall ranch. www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/your-calving-season-too-long
Read MoreFederal government’s plan to approve gene editing slows down
Hold-up appears to be how to satisfy organic sector, which opposes biotech tool because of impact on sensitive markets https://farmtario.com/news/federal-governments-plan-to-approve-gene-editing-slows-down
Read MoreRabobank to offer Canadian farm-level lending
The Canadian arm of Rabobank — an Amsterdam-based farmer co-operative lender, providing banking, leasing and real estate services in more than 38 countries — announced Tuesday it’s getting set to…
Read MoreGoodbye and good riddance — 2022 was not kind to cattle feeders
The fed cattle sector couldn’t catch a break in 2022 and it wasn’t any one thing that created the problem. www.albertafarmexpress.ca/livestock/goodbye-and-good-riddance-2022-was-not-kind-to-cattle-feeders
Read MoreCan we replace growth promotants?
Hormone implants and feed additives such as ionophores (e.g. monensin/Rumensin), beta-agonists (e.g. ractopamine/Optaflexx) and MGA (to suppress heat in heifers) have allowed Canada’s feedlot sector to dramatically improve growth rates,…
Read MoreComment: Remembering Reg Schellenberg
www.canadiancattlemen.ca/comment/comment-remembering-reg-schellenberg
Read MoreCOP15 agreement ‘not bad for the beef business’
A final agreement at the United Nations’ Biodiversity Conference held in Montreal recently came during the early morning hours of the last day of the meeting with its landmark arrangement…
Read MoreRed light, green light — watch out farmers
Health and eco labels a sign of how food and farming is increasingly under the spotlight www.albertafarmexpress.ca/news/red-light-green-light-watch-out-farmers
Read MoreOne third of the world’s carbon tamed by grass
Grasslands might not capture the imagination of the public like the Rocky Mountains, the lakes of Manitoba or the rugged terrain of the Canadian Shield but efforts are underway to…
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau, Deere sign ‘right to repair’ memo
The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment…
Read MoreSask. veterinary prof launches beef cattle health podcast
A University of Saskatchewan veterinarian is looking to give cattle producers a new tool to better understand animal health with the launch of the Beef Cattle Health and Nutrition podcast. www.producer.com/livestock/sask-veterinary-prof-launches-beef-cattle-health-podcast
Read MoreTemple Grandin’s Guide to Working with Farm Animals
What if there was a way to get inside your animals’ brains to figure out what they’re thinking and why they act in the (frustrating!) ways that they do? You…
Read MoreJohne’s disease — not gone but often forgotten
If you suspect a cow in your herd has Johne’s disease, have your veterinarian collect fecal samples for testing as soon as possible. www.canadiancattlemen.ca/research/johnes-disease-not-gone-but-often-forgotten
Read MoreScottish producer eyes Alberta herd
William McLaren runs Netherton Angus in Perth, Scotland. The fourth-generation Scottish producer travels to Canada nearly every year to acquire embryos and look at new stock. www.producer.com/livestock/scottish-producer-eyes-alberta-herd
Read MoreCCIA celebrates 25-year history and the producers who pioneered traceability
On a Tuesday morning in April 1997, almost a year before Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) was formed, a group of producers, consultants and business experts put their heads together…
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