Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
The Advance Payments Program (APP) is a federal program under the Agriculture Marketing Programs Act (AMPA), which provides agriculture producers with easy access to low-interest cash advances for livestock and crops.
Under the program, beef farmers...
Source: Canadian Cattle Association
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is pleased to announce Wray Ranch, located near Irricana, Alberta, as the recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) for 2023.
Doug and Linda Wray, who own and operate Wray Ranch in...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Stored crops are important to monitor,” says Neil Blue, provincial crops market analyst with the Alberta government. “Several cases of spoiling crops have showed up lately, leading to marketing difficulty and large price discounts. Perhaps the...
Source: Canadian Cattle Association
Canadian Cattle Young Leaders is pleased to announce this year’s industry-leading mentors who are kindly investing their expertise and time to lend a helping hand to the next generation of the Canadian beef industry.
Each year, Canadian...
Source: OMAFRA
The Ontario government’s Excellence in Agriculture Awards recognize businesses, individuals and organizations that have raised the bar for excellence in the agriculture and food industry and demonstrated leadership in their field.
2024 Award Recipients:
Minister’s Award
Farm & Food Care...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“Alberta beef producers retained fewer breeding heifers for replacement in 2022, suggesting expansion is not in the immediate future,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the Alberta government. “The Canfax Cattle on Feed reports show...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 4.1
There is less risk of injury to both animals and handlers when cattle are handled quietly and calmly. Experienced handlers who...
Dr. Tim Nickel, Technical Services Veterinarian, Bovine, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.
Article Summary:
Given the limited number of products available today to treat internal and external parasites, preserving the efficacy of the ones we have now is important.
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Source: Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
The Canadian beef industry has just released a Status Update of its 2020-24 National Beef Strategy outlining many goals attained while overcoming challenges in the industry over the past two years. The Strategy was...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Introduction
Backgrounding refers to growing, feeding and managing steers and heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot, where they are placed on a high-energy finishing ration. Backgrounding involves the feeding of a predominately...
