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Preventing and prepping for a foot-and-mouth outbreak
In 2001, foot-and-mouth disease decimated the U.K.’s beef industry. Millions of animals were culled after foot-and-mouth broke out in the country. According to the BBC, there were 2,000 cases of…
Read MoreAlberta beef producers launch new effort to reduce food waste
Some committed Calgarians are taking a new sustainability campaign across the country this spring. They’re out to reduce waste and keep food out of the landfill. Members of the Calgary-based Canadian Cattle Association (CCA)…
Read MoreOvergrazing means less carbon and more methane
Thirty years ago Dr. Bart Lardner’s research focused on production efficiency. More recently, the researcher and professor at the University of Saskatchewan says his research program has moved toward ways…
Read MoreCanadian beef digging in against avian influenza
Beef cattle producers in Alberta and Manitoba are taking biosecurity measures should the bird flu strain infecting some U.S. dairy herds jump the border and into Canadian beef cattle. “We’re certainly encouraging…
Read MoreCalving drama deemed farm miracle
Calving season can be a stressful and dramatic time on the ranch. There’s a lot of new life but there is often death as well. Every once in a while,…
Read MoreAlberta researcher blazes gene editing trail
It’s only early spring, but things are already heating up in southern Alberta. Research scientist John Laurie has just planted the federal government’s first plots of gene-edited wheat at the Lethbridge Research…
Read MoreHow consumer spending drives fed cattle prices
Cattle producers are bombarded with charts and data from cattle inventory reports and cattle on feed surveys. During the fall of 2023, live cattle futures and were trending lower. Every…
Read MoreGut sensors may be one high-tech answer to reproductive efficiency in cattle
A research project underway at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) north of Brandon might help cattle operations across the Prairies take their replacement heifer game plan to the next…
Read MoreCargill renews top-up payment for CRSB-certified beef
Cargill and its customers have renewed a program that would ensure beef producers receive at least $400 for being certified under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). Read more
Read MoreFrance issues new ban on plant-based ‘meat’
France issued a ban in late February on using terms like steak and ham for plant protein products, a second attempt by the government to regulate meat alternatives as it…
Read MoreBeef-solar relationship to be studied
An agrivoltaics research park to be built this summer in Alberta is designed to explore how beef producers can maximize profits and improve pastures by using their land for both…
Read MoreVeterinary association calls on federal government to address workforce shortage
An organization representing Canadian veterinarians is calling for the federal government to intervene as it faces what it calls a severe workforce shortage. “Canada needs a veterinary workforce enhancement program…
Read MoreU.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry, or eggs labeled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and…
Read MoreHow growing cattle feed indoors could help ranchers maintain herds during drought
An indoor vertical farming company in Alberta is branching out into a new agriculture initiative: feeding hungry cattle. For the past few years, NuLeaf Farms has been growing leafy greens…
Read MoreCanadian beef and dairy groups give thumbs-up to Bovaer
Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with…
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